Gustavo Dudamel Receives Inaugural Herb Alpert Honor

The Herb Alpert Foundation has named conductor Gustavo Dudamel as the inaugural recipient of The Herb Alpert Honor, a new $1 million unrestricted grant recognizing an individual whose work has driven meaningful social change through music. The award, announced today, goes jointly to Dudamel and his Dudamel Foundation, which he co-chairs with actress María Valverde. The foundation focuses on music {…}

Plácido Domingo Headlines Musco Center For The Arts’ 2019-20 Season

Chapman University’s Musco Center for the Arts has announced its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on opera and other vocal performances. The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra and Chapman University Big Band, directed by Scotty Barnhart, will “serve up that signature, feel-good Basie sound: foot-stomping swing, soaring dynamic contrasts and very, very danceable rhythms.” Carmen {…}