Orchestras News

Abington High graduate Jeremy Rothman returns to Philadelphia. In just a few weeks -- on Sept.

Classical Compiled by Sari Heifetz. The Pasadena POPS: The Orchestras of Pasadena Music director Rachael Worby and the Pasadena POPS presents 'In the Heat of the Night' with baritone Nmon Ford, hip poet ...

Submitted photo The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will perform "Play! A Video Game Symphony" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.

Always wanted to try opera or classical music but weren't sure if you wanted to shell out for tickets? Here's your chance to do some sampling, at a price that's hard to resist: free.

Before we pop corks in artistic celebration, let's take a closer look at two of these endeavors: opera and commissions.

The Plymouth Symphony Orchestra is renowned for its high-quality concerts, and now it is also being recognized for its adventurous spirit in showcasing up-and-coming American composers throughout the year.

A violin case slung over her shoulder, 10-year-old Daniela Fagundez trudges home along a row of muddy yards where chickens scratch among banana trees and laundry hangs drying on wire fences.

The Nashville Symphony last month received a high-profile award from ASCAP honoring its dedication to contemporary American music.

Plymouth-Canton Symphony Society Director Nan Washburn leads the four-time award winning Plymouth-Canton Symphony during a local performance.

SAN SEBASTIAN DE LOS REYES, Venezuela - A violin case slung over her shoulder, 10-year-old Daniela Fagundez trudges home along a row of muddy yards where chickens scratch among banana trees and laundry hangs ...

The Venice Baroque Orchestra has recorded several albums with violinist Giuliano Carmignola.

Not long into the new century, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra introduced a new series designed to loosen up the concert-giving format , and entice a younger, hipper crowd with the prospect of live jazz and ...

IN CLASSICAL MUSIC, June is really the cruelest month. Oh, it's summertime, all right, and music is suddenly everywhere, seemingly lured by the sun and growing right out of the cracks in the sidewalk.

The concert will feature marches, popular music, jazz tunes, movie themes and a few classical numbers.

“And both the symphony and the POPS had extensive education programs in the schools - now they're all included in one umbrella organization.”

Seven months after their Oct. 1, 2007, merger, the Pasadena Symphony and Pasadena POPS orchestras, joined by the Pasadena Youth Symphony, announced they will collectively be known as The Orchestras of Pasadena. via Whittier Daily News

“My friends don't understand why I spend so much time practicing.”

A rumored performance with Yo-Yo Ma and a European tour were enough to motivate 15-year-old cellist Maddie Tucker to leave the New England Conservatory orchestra and audition for the Boston Youth Symphony. via EagleTribune.com, North Andover, MA

Rutherford countians looking for classical musical entertainment have plenty of options, whether you want to play or just listen: Murfreesboro Youth Orchestra Director: Susan Mullen 745 S. Church Street, ... via DNJ.com

As part of a residency made possible by the Central New York Humanities Corridor with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Brave New Works will present a concert at 8 p.m.. Friday, April 4 in Barnes ... via Ithaca Journal

“It's still a very busy, thriving music scene.”

Columbus isn't the first community to face the prospect of downsizing, or losing, its symphony orchestra. via Columbus Dispatch

“Mass in a State of Distress"). The work came hot on the heels of his great oratorio, "The Creation”

Two orchestras perform nearby this week, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and the Garden State Philharmonic, with the latter augmented by the Shrewsbury Chorale. via Asbury Park Press