New Orleans trumpeter Terence Blanchard brings epic Hurricane Katrina suite to DSO
Jan. 31, Blanchard will perform his epic, Grammy-winning suite “A Tale of God’s Will: A Requiem for Katrina" at Orchestra ...
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Opera Lafayette to premiere oldest known opera by black American composer
Givonna Joseph, a mezzo-soprano who founded Opera Créole with her daughter in 2011, first encountered Morgiane in 2014 when a ...
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To these Chicago Symphony players, here’s the sound of music in an era of crisis
Chicago Symphony Orchestra violinist Danny Jin warms up on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, before a concert. Jin will be among a small group of players performing Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of ...
5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now
Ravel’s solo piano works, choral pieces by David Lang and Palestrina, and miniatures written for the pianist Adam Tendler are among the highlights.
Music is the star in orchestra's 'Pictures Reimagined' | Review
For the Signature Symphony's "reimagining," 11 area artists were tasked with creating an original work inspired by one of the ...
Found: A Manuscript That Unlocks a Forgotten Black Composer’s World
Almost 125 years after Edmond Dédé’s death, his magnum opus “Morgiane,” perhaps the oldest existing opera by a Black American ...
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Review: S.F. Symphony and conductor Mark Elder tap into the music of a mad genius
Two works by Hector Berlioz get the spotlight in the orchestra’s latest program, along with music by Debussy, Richard Strauss ...