Four orchestras join the SPCO for four weeks in January - Pioneer Press
The intimacy of chamber music and the exhilaratingly full sound of an orchestra: A chamber orchestra offers the best of both worlds. And this month, those worlds come together in the Twin Cities for an unprecedented event. The St. Paul Chamber ...

Colburn Conservatory of Music prepares the orchestras of tomorrow - Los Angeles Times
As Silverstein packs up her violin, Lipsett inquires about the daily routine, her stamina and whether she's managing to fit in morning practices. She reassures him. Later, out of earshot, she confesses to staying up until 1:30 the night before ...

Six youth orchestras converge in Davies Hall for a concert to benefit ... - Inside Bay Area
Anyone who might feel a need for a shot of optimism for the coming year need only hasten to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 to experience a genuine spiritual lift. Not one, but six Northern California youth orchestras will ...

Ingrid Culliford - SOUNZ
Ingrid Culliford spent many years living and working in London as a free-lance flautist and teacher. During her time thereshe performed with many orchestras such as the London Sinfonietta, City of Birmingham Symphony, Royal Philharmonic and the ...

Diversity in the orchestra, the start of a conversation - Connecticut Post
Actually, multiplicity doesn't play into the photographs of most professional orchestras, either, save for a growing number of Asians in the string sections. Diversity is a hot topic in the symphony world. Not only is the typical classical enthusiast ...

New “West Side Story” mixes Spanish, English - Dartmouth
More than 50 years after its Broadway premiere, “West Side Story” is back with an old face pushing the show into the 21st century. The old face (pun not intended) is Arthur Laurents, 91, who wrote the book for the original Broadway production in ...

It's time for pop and classical to join forces - Guardian Unlimited
I'll admit it, I'm a traitor. A musical turncoat. I can no longer swear allegiance to the dusty old flag of classical music. After years of piano lessons, orchestras, dots on paper and a music degree, last year I did the unthinkable and went ahead ...

How Denver's symphony could crack the big leagues - Denver Post
In its December issue, the prominent classical-music magazine, Gramophone, takes on the fascinating if ultimately impossible task of naming the world's 20 greatest symphony orchestras. Any such rankings are totally subjective, of course, because ...

Conductor is expanding his repertoire - Indianapolis Star
Edward Gardner has the marquee post at the opera house where he saw his first opera as a boy, but the 34-year-old conductor casts eager eyes at the world's symphony orchestras, too. Next week, Gardner will add Indianapolis to the growing list of ...

Portland Symphony Rings In New Year - HULIQ.com
Music Director Robert Moody continues to thrill audiences during his inaugural season with the Portland Symphony Orchestra as they ring in the New Year in high style. January and February performances include a once-in-a-lifetime Portland Symphony ...