Obituary: Influential Conductor, Vocal Coach & Pianist Thomas Muraco Passes Away

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Musician Thomas Muraco has died. According to the Manhattan School of Music, where Muraco was a faculty member, the esteemed teacher and musician passed away on Feb. 3, 2024, after a sudden illness. He was surrounded by his sister Lorraine, partner Thomas, and close friends and colleagues. Muraco began his conducting career as an assistant to Leonard Bernstein, John Nelson, {…}

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Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Names New Music Director

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The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has announced conductor Jun Märkl as the ISO’s eighth Music Director effective Sept. 1, 2024 In a statement, James Johnson, CEO, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra said, “The ISO is thrilled to announce Jun Märkl as the orchestra’s next music director. The ISO is deeply grateful to Maestro Märkl for his artistic leadership and unwavering commitment to {…}

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The ArtChoral Ensemble to Present ‘Hallelujah’

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(Photo credit: GFN Productions Inc) The ArtChoral Ensemble, is set to perform “Hallelujah – Timeless Melodies for the Soul,” on Jan. 13, 2024 at the Maison symphonique de Montréal. Under the direction of Matthias Maute the ensemble takes the audience on a choral journey into emotional crossovers between music and poetry. Leonard Cohen’s hymn, “Hallelujah” is paired with works by {…}

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Bradyworks & Chants libres Announce the World Premiere of ‘Information’

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Bradyworks, in co-production with Chants libres have announced the world premiere of the new bilingual chamber opera “Information.” Tim Brady and Mishka Lavigne’s “Information” is set in Montreal in October 1970 focusing on issues such as the F.L.Q October Crisis, abortion rights, and the role of journalism in society. The production features Canadian vocalists mezzo-soprano Marie-Annick Béliveau, baritone Pierre Rancourt, tenor David Menzies, {…}

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Juan Trigos, Yair Klartag, Jordan Nobles, & Josef Bardanashvili Names 2024 Azrieli Music Prize Laureates

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The Azrieli Foundation has revealed its 2024 Azrieli Music Prizes laureates. Juan Trigos won the first-ever Azrieli Commission for International Music – a prize created to promote greater intercultural understanding. Yair Klartag received the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music. Jordan Nobles earned the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, and Josef Bardanashvili won the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music. Each cycle {…}

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Dinis Sousa Replaces Sir. John Eliot Gardiner in Upcoming English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir Concerts

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(Photography by Wilfredo Amaya) The English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir have announced changes to their upcoming tour in the fall. The choir and orchestra announced that they were canceling the Oct. 27, 2023 concert at the Festival Bach in Montreal, Canada. Meanwhile, conductor Dinis Sousa will step in for Sir John Eliot Gardiner, on Oct. 20 and Oct 21 at Harris Theater {…}

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Clavecin en Concert to Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Special Benefit Evening

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On June 15, 2023, Montréal-based Clavecin en Concert will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a benefit evening directed by Jacques Marchand. The event, held at Église Saint-Viateur on Laurier Street in Montreal, will feature singers, instrumentalists, and the presence of artistic director Luc Beauséjour. Singers Aline Kutan and Marc Boucher will be in attendance, alongside violinists Noémy Gagnon-Lafrenais and Mélanie {…}

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Famed Conductor Eve Queler to be Honored by The New Jewish Home

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(Image Source: Musical America) Famed conductor Eve Queler is set to be honored by The New Jewish Home this May. The organization will present the accolade at its annual “Eight Over Eighty” Gala in Manhattan on May 31, 2023 at the Ziegfield Ballroom. Queler had a storied career as one of the few women conductors during an era dominated by {…}

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L’Ensemble Caprice & l’Ensemble ArtChoral to Perform Bach’s Mass in B Minor

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L’Ensemble Caprice and l’Ensemble ArtChoral will perform Bach’s “Mass in B minor” on May 26 and 28, 2023. The first performance is set for May 26 at the Maison symphonique de Montréal with the latter expected to take place at Salle Raoul-Jobin in Québec. “It is made up of a perfect symbiosis of different musical styles of the baroque era, {…}

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Obituary: Influential Conductor, Vocal Coach & Pianist Thomas Muraco Passes Away

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Names New Music Director

The ArtChoral Ensemble to Present ‘Hallelujah’

Bradyworks & Chants libres Announce the World Premiere of ‘Information’

Juan Trigos, Yair Klartag, Jordan Nobles, & Josef Bardanashvili Names 2024 Azrieli Music Prize Laureates

Dinis Sousa Replaces Sir. John Eliot Gardiner in Upcoming English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir Concerts

Clavecin en Concert to Celebrate 30th Anniversary With Special Benefit Evening

Famed Conductor Eve Queler to be Honored by The New Jewish Home

L’Ensemble Caprice & l’Ensemble ArtChoral to Perform Bach’s Mass in B Minor