Copland News

Broadway performer and BackStage Bistro Award-winning recording artist Rebecca Spence r will celebrate her Los Angeles concert debut with a performance of FAIR WARNING at Upstairs at Vitello's on Friday, August 15 at 8:00pm.

The New York Philharmonic will return to Bravo! Vail in Colorado for the Orchestra's 12th- annual summer residency there, performing six concerts today, July 18-25, 2014.

Explaining his British accent, Bramwell Tovey, conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, welcomed the Avery Fisher Hall audience at its July 4th Summertime Classic Star-Spangled Celebration with: "I am here to apologize for 1776...bad decision by the King.

Even with unseasonably cool weather, the "American Fanfare" performance at Concerts on the Square was a perfect prelude to the July 4 holiday.

Pack a picnic and gather the family for an evening of free music and outdoor summer fun when Pacific Symphony presents "Symphony in the Cities" in Irvine and Mission Viejo.

As the fireworks go off and the music is played, including Friday's Bravo! Vail patriotic concert at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater at 2 p.m., it's always a good time to ask oneself, "What is America?" It is a wonder we still have 50 stars on the flag.

The Silicon Valley Music Festival, a week of chamber concerts in the South Bay, is now in its third season, and it's acquired some desirable accoutrements: an attractive program book and a set of venues concentrated in downtown San Jose.

"I want to ensure that honor, respect, and the dignity of our veterans will be at the forefront of these HSO events."

Every year, we try to narrow it to the "Five concerts you can't miss," and this year is more difficult than most.