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The Future of Concert Production: New World Symphony Premières Video Work for Britten's 'Peter Grimes'
The New World Symphony presents the premiere of a new work for video and orchestra in its state-of-the-art multimedia venue. -
How is an Opera Like a Game of Football? Classicalite Knows the Answer...
Opera lovers may think there are no similarities between opera and football, but Classicalite has managed to find some. -
Movie Scores with Live Orchestras Flood the Festivals and Halls of New York, Chicago, Indiana and Virginia
More and more U.S. orchestras are playing famous movie scores while the movie is shown above. But is this a positive or negative development in symphonic music? -
Chicago Lyric Stars Ana María Martínez, Albina Shagimuratova, James Valenti and More Perform at Free Millennium Park Concert
On September 7, Lyric Opera of Chicago will present its annual gift to the city, a free outdoor concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park... -
Nu-Shu, China's Secret Language of Women, Speaks Out in Tan Dun’s New Work
A secret language known only by women in China's Hunan Province is the focus of Tan Dun's new multimedia work for harp and orchestra. The piece will receive its U.S. première on October 31 by the Philadelphia Orchestra under music... -
eighth blackbird Plays Music of Wilco Drummer Glenn Kotche and Other Bad Boys of New Music at Free Chicago Concert
You can still hear eighth blackbird before they fly the Chicago coop. The Grammy-winning new music group will present a program dominated by Chicago-area composers on Wednesday, August 28 at Millennium Park--including a première by Glenn... -
B1G Trouble in River City: Robert Rumbelow, University of Illinois Band Director, Resigns Over Stolen Instruments
Dr. Robert W. Rumbelow, the director of bands at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, resigned earlier this week amid allegations that he sold the school's inventory of older musical instruments and deposited the money in his... -
David Lang’s ‘the little match girl passion’ to Receive Ravinia Festival Première
The Ravinia Festival will present two firsts on its August 26 program: the première of David Lang's Pulitzer Prize-winning 'little match girl passion,' and the debut of Chicago-based contemporary music ensemble eighth blackbird... -
Richard Strauss' 150th Anniversary: Celebrations of Note in 2014
We are barely through Richard Wagner's 200th anniversary, and already, ensembles are gearing up for the sesquicentennial of one of his most famous disciples--Richard Strauss... -
Mnozil Brass Celebrates 20 Years of Boundary-Pushing Fun with New Tour
Mnozil Brass has a cult following in Europe, but this Austrian septet seems to have flown under the radar in the U.S., never achieving the kind of rabid following they currently enjoy in German-speaking countries. The group is hoping to... -
Classicalite’s Five Best: Funny Classical Music Videos [POLL]
Louise Burton can't stop laughing at YouTube clips of: Mnozil Brass, Canadian Brass, Monty Python, Mr. Bean and Victor Borge... -
Ravinia Listeners Invited to “Name That Tune” at Ramsey Lewis, Natalie Cole Concert
Jazz legend Ramsey Lewis will unveil a new composition at his Ravinia Festival concert with Natalie Cole next week. This première is unusual because he is inviting fans to join him in the creative process and name the new tune. A video on... -
Gabriela Montero's Piano Improvisations Featured on Ravinia $10 Concert Series
The Ravinia Festival will present a rarity at 6 p.m. on August 20: a piano recital in which the entire second half is devoted to improvisation. Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero will perform works by Brahms and Schumann on the first...
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