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Choral Arts Society of Washington to Showcase ‘The Choral Legacy: 60 Years of Creating Stories Through Voice’

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Choral Arts Society of Washington is set to present “The Choral Legacy: 60 Years of Creating Stories Through Voice.” The 90-minute concert will feature excerpts from Händel’s “Messiah,” Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” Verdi’s “Requiem,” Brahms’ “Requiem,” Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, and the world premiere of Saunder Choi’s “To Imagine Creation.” Choral Arts Artistic Director Marie Bucoy-Calavan will conduct the concert. “In {…}

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Kennedy Center Cancels Pride Month Celebration Events

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The Kennedy Center has canceled a week’s worth of events celebrating Pride Month. According to the Associated Press, the events planned for June 5–8, 2025, were quietly canceled or moved to other venues. As a result, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center. In a statement to the AP, June Crenshaw, deputy director of the alliance, {…}

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Boulanger Initiative Announces WoCo Fest 2025: Uplift

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Boulanger Initiative will host their annual two-day music festival, WoCo Fest 2025: Uplift, on May 30-31, at the The Mansion, Strathmore. This year’s event is an official World Pride Partner Event. For the purposes of this article only vocal concerts are included. The Opening Concert features the New Choir of Mt. Vernon with various instrumentalists including sitarist, vocalist, and composer {…}

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Carlos Simon’s ‘Good News Mass’ to World Premiere with LA Philharmonic

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The LA Philharmonic is set to present Carlos Simon’s “Good News Mass.” The world premiere will be held on April 17 and 18, 2025 at Walt Disney Concert Hall. A setting of the traditional mass in a gospel style, the multimedia piece will be led by Gustavo Dudamel and will feature vocal soloists Zebulon Ellis, Samoht, and Kierra Sheard, the {…}

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MasterVoices 2025 Review: Blind Injustice

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(Credit Photo: Erin Baiano) Scott Davenport Richards and David Cote’s “Blind Injustice” came to New York City this past week, taking the stage of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two performances on Feb. 3 and 4 presented by MasterVoices. The work follows the Ohio Innocence Project’s efforts to overturn the convictions of six men, women, and teens who were wrongly {…}

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Concerto Köln & Monteverdi Choir Hamburg 2024 Review: Jephtha

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(Photo: Daniel Dittus) “Jephtha” at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg was nothing short of a revelatory experience, thanks to the exceptional artistry of Concerto Köln and the Monteverdi Choir Hamburg. Under the direction of Antonius Adamske, the orchestra breathed new life into Handel’s late masterpiece. The choir, equally impressive, delivered each passage with precision and emotional depth. While the soloists showed skill {…}

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Laura Virella, Eugenia Forteza, Jonathan Green, Zoya Gramagin & Sara Pearson Star in ‘Voices of Heritage: Together in Song’

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(Photo credit: Justin Schuman, Jessica Osber) The upcoming Holiday Concert, “Voices of Heritage: Together in Song,” showcases a diverse lineup of artists representing the United States, Argentina, France, Puerto Rico, Russia, Ukraine, and Finland. The program features a mix of classical and contemporary music, including opera arias, art songs, spirituals, crossover pieces, and instrumental works, however, this article only features {…}

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Innsbruck Festival of Early Music 2024 Review: Dido, Königin von Carthago

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(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Christoph Graupner was a prolific German composer and harpsichordist from the late 17th and 18th centuries. Born near to the German city of Zwickau in 1683, he decided to study law in Leipzig before changing to follow a career in music. By 1705, he found himself working at the Oper am Gänsemarkt in Hamburg as a harpsichordist {…}

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Celebrity Series of Boston Announces Neighborhood Arts 2024-25 Season

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The Celebrity Series of Boston has released the details of its 2024-25 Neighborhood Arts season. Neighborhood Arts partners with the Mission Hill Arts Festival for the third year this summer to present free concerts and arts education events across Boston. In a press release, Robin Baker, Associate Director of Community Engagement, says, “We invite you to experience the rich tapestry {…}