The San Francisco Early Music Society Presents ‘Invitation to a Salon’

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The San Francisco Early Music Society will present soprano Sherezade Panthaki and the early music ensemble Musica Pacifica in “Invitation to a Salon,” a French Baroque concert. The program features music that would have been enjoyed in a typical Parisian salon of the mid-18th century; suites and sonatas by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Jean-Marie Leclair; one of Georg Philipp Telemann’s “Paris” {…}

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Reginald Mobley Headlines Philharmonia Orchestra’s ‘Garden of Good & Evil’

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The Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra is set to present “Garden of Good & Evil” at Kaufmann Concert Hall in New York City on Jan. 25, 2024. The event features music by Händel, Errollyn Wallen, and Tarik O’Regan. Countertenor Reginald Mobley headlines the performance with Richard Egarr leading the ensemble. Mobley has performed with such organizations as Minnesota Opera, The Chamber Orchestra {…}

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Carnegie Hall 2023-24 Review: The New York Pops, Starring Kelli O’Hara & Sutton Foster

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(Photo Credit: Richard Termine) On November 17, 2023, The New York Pops returned to Carnegie Hall for a special concert, featuring Broadway stars Kelli O’Hara and Sutton Foster. The concert comes as part of the company’s “One Night Only” series which sees renowned guest artists in a specially-tailored program celebrating their careers on stage. Most recently, O’Hara has taken on {…}

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Karen Slack to Perform Two Recitals in Detroit

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(Credit: Kia Caldwell Photography) Karen Slack is set to perform in two Detroit concerts in October. The first concert will be on Oct. 14 with the renowned Pacifica Quartet at Michigan’s Seligman Performing Arts Center/ The program will include new work by Baltimore-based composer James Lee III, written for the quartet and Slack through a co-commission from Carnegie Hall, Shriver Hall, {…}

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Obituary: Colombian Composer & Conductor Alberto Guzmán Naranjo Dies

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The Universidad del Valle has announced the death of Maestro Alberto Guzmán Naranjo. Guzmán Naranjo was a conductor and composer who wrote music for chamber ensembles, soloists, and symphonic orchestras. Among his most recognized works are “The Water Mass” (based on Colombian Pacific rhythms), “River of the Dead” (about the Colombian civil war), and the operas “Isaacs” (about poet Jorge Isaacs) {…}

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Lizzo Makes Major Donation to The Sphinx Organization

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(Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress) Famed pop star and flautist Lizzo has donated $50,000 to The Sphinx Organization in support of Black and Latinx artists in classical music. The donation comes as part of the Lizzo’s fourth annual Juneteenth giveback. “Thank you to Sphinx for all you do to transform young black musicians lives through the arts,” Lizzo said {…}

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San Francisco Early Music Society Announces 2023-24 Season

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The San Francisco Early Music Society has announced its 2023-24 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. First up is “El Mundo” presenting “Archivo de Guatemala.” The event features sopranos Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Nell Snaidas, as well as tenor/countertenor Ryland Angel. Performance Date: Oct. 27 – 29, 2023 Vox Lumunis will then present “Bach: The Early Cantatas.” {…}

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CD Review: Christopher Cerrone’s ‘In a Grove’

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A meditation on trauma and the fallacies of human memory, “In a Grove” is Christopher Cerrone and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann’s take on a 1922 short story by Japanese author Ryonūsuke Akutagawa. With its limited cast of four soloists (doubling as two characters each) it centers on the murder of Ambrose Raines which Cerrone recounts in four testimonies and three confessions. {…}

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Alabama Symphony Orchestra Renews Music Director Contract

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The Alabama Symphony Orchestra has renewed its Music Director’s contract. The orchestra said that Music Director Carlos Izcaray will extend his contract through the 26-27 Season. He began his tenure with the orchestra in 2015. Izcaray is described as “inspiring, spirited, and conducting with nuanced sensitivity.” He has appeared with numerous ensembles across five continents and is now firmly established {…}

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The San Francisco Early Music Society Presents ‘Invitation to a Salon’

Reginald Mobley Headlines Philharmonia Orchestra’s ‘Garden of Good & Evil’

Carnegie Hall 2023-24 Review: The New York Pops, Starring Kelli O’Hara & Sutton Foster

Karen Slack to Perform Two Recitals in Detroit

Obituary: Colombian Composer & Conductor Alberto Guzmán Naranjo Dies

Lizzo Makes Major Donation to The Sphinx Organization

San Francisco Early Music Society Announces 2023-24 Season

CD Review: Christopher Cerrone’s ‘In a Grove’

Alabama Symphony Orchestra Renews Music Director Contract