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Alice Teyssier to Perform at Brooklyn Public Library

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The Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) has announced its collaboration with soprano Alice Teyssier. The Philadelphia early music trio, Filament will make its 5BMF debut with Alice Teyssier in the program, “Bound Up in Love.” Filament’s soloists are violinist Evan Few, Elena Kauffman on the viola da gamba, and keyboardist John Walthausen. The program places works by Isabella Leonarda, Barbara {…}

News, Season Announcement

Miller Theatre at Columbia University Announces 2025-26 Season

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Columbia University’s Miller Theatre announces its line up for the 2025-26 season. This article only features classical voice works. The season opens with a special concert in honor of Tania León, the 2025 recipient of the William Schuman Award given by Columbia University School of the Arts. The program showcases her body of work. Sorpanos Rachel Doehring Jackson and Sophie {…}

Business, News

New Music USA Announces 2024 Organization Fund Awardees

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New Music USA has named 85 awardees for the New Music Organization Fund’s 2024 grant cycle. This year, 702 applications were submitted. Grant seekers included music organizations, performance groups, dance organizations, festivals, presenters, and venues spanning 17 states. Applicants chose their preferred funding strand from one of the following categories: General Operating Support, Creation of New Work, or Live Music {…}

News

Dame Sarah Connolly, Miah Persson, & Claire Booth Headline Boston Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season

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(Photo credit: Pledger, Arnstein,& Choy) Boston Philharmonic has released the details of its 46th season. This article only features vocal performances. Performances are led by Boston Philharmonic’s Founder and Conductor Benjamin Zander. The Radcliffe Choral Society will be featured in a performance of Holst’s “The Planets.” Performance Date: November 17, 2024 Soprano Claire Booth performs Strauss’ “Four Last Songs” and {…}

News

Reilly Nelson Stars in The Happenstancers’ ‘BABES IN TOYLAND’

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The Happenstancers announces its program “BABES IN TOYLAND.” The concert features works by Unsuk Chin, W.A. Mozart, the world premiere of new music for voice and ensemble by Matthew Ricketts, as well as the Canadian premiere of works by Anna Clyne, and Ryan Chase. Performers include soprano Reilly Nelson and a roster of Canadian instrumentalists, led by conductor Simon Rivard. “‘BABES {…}

Business, News

Aspen Music Festival Partners with Apple Music Classical, Carnegie Hall+ & medici.tv

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The Aspen Music Festival is teaming up with medici.tv, Apple Music Classical, and Carnegie Hall+ for its 75th anniversary season this summer. As part of the partnership, medici.tv will webcast five events between July 10 through 14, including a concert featuring mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor as she takes on “Neruda Songs” by Peter Liebersen. Meanwhile, Apple Music Classical will curate playlists {…}

News

Les Arts Florissants to Tour North America

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(Photo credit: ©Julien Gazeau) This summer, Les Arts Florissants tours its semi-stage production of Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen” throughout North America. William Christie leads Les Arts Florissants and Le Jardin des Voix on the tour. Soloists include soprano Paulina Francisco, mezzo-sopranos Georgia Burashko, Rebecca Leggett, and Juliette Mey, tenor Ilja Aksionov and Rodrigo Carreto, baritone Hugo Herman-Wilson, and bass-baritone Benjamin {…}

IndieOpera

Metropolis Ensemble to Perform ‘Canto Ostinato’ at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

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Metropolis Ensemble, Sandbox Percussion, and musician/composer Erik Hall team up this summer to create a large-scale arrangement of Simeon ten Holt’s minimalism work “Canto Ostinato,” at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The event entitled “Biophony: Solstice” takes place on the summer solstice, with over 30 percussionists, 4 keyboards, and 16 strings and saxophones. The dual sunrise and sunset performances will culminate {…}

News

Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard & Miah Persson Lead New York Philharmonic’s 2024-25 Season

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The New York Philharmonic has announced its 2024-25 season. Here are the vocal performances. Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Miah Persson lead a performance of music by Sibelius, Julia Wolfe, and R. Strauss. Performance Dates: Nov. 7-12, 2024 Ton Koopman conducts Händel’s “Messiah”  with soloists Maya Kherani, Maarten Engeltjes, and Klaus Mertens. Performance Dates: Dec. 11-14, 2024 Kevin John Edusei and Isabel {…}