LA Phil's 2015-16 Green Umbrella Series Announces Contemporary Music Lineup
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 19, 2015
Every season the Los Angeles Philharmonic, though its cutting edge Green Umbrella new music series, provides patrons with its most intellectually daring forays into the works of living composers and musicians. Overseen by LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams, the Green Umbrella series consists of five concerts during the 2015/16 season performed by the LA Phil New Music Group and guest ensembles and presents eight new commissions, seven world premieres, three U.S. premieres, and five West Coast premieres.
John Adams Leads the LA Phil in GREEN UMBRELLA: THEATER OF THE OUTRAGEOUS Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 13, 2015
LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams leads the LA Phil New Music Group in an evening of edgy works by some of today's most avant-garde composers - HK Gruber, John Zorn and Olga Neuwirth - at Walt Disney Concert Hall, tonight, January 13, at 8 pm. The concert features performances by chansonnier Pieter Embrechts and countertenor Nathan Medley in a staged production by Chromatic, a Los Angeles-based production company led by director James Darrah.
John Adams Leads the LA Phil in GREEN UMBRELLA: THEATER OF THE OUTRAGEOUS, 1/13
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 9, 2015
LA Phil Creative Chair John Adams leads the LA Phil New Music Group in an evening of edgy works by some of today's most avant-garde composers - HK Gruber, John Zorn and Olga Neuwirth - at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Tuesday, January 13, at 8 pm. The concert features performances by chansonnier Pieter Embrechts and countertenor Nathan Medley in a staged production by Chromatic, a Los Angeles-based production company led by director James Darrah.
BWW Reviews: Gotham Chamber Opera's US Premiere of THE RAVEN Cries 'Nevermore'
by Richard Sasanow
- Jun 2, 2014
When New York's Gotham Chamber Opera--in collaboration with the Gerald Lynch Theatre at John Jay College--presented Toshio Hosokawa's THE RAVEN in its US premiere last week, as part of the NY Philharmonic Biennial, the composer could not have wished for a production that made a better case for it. Yet, despite the company's best efforts--and a wonderful concert opener based on an Edgar Allan Poe story, “Mask of the Red Death”--this was a less-than-fulfilling evening.
HERE's CULTUREMART 2014 Kicks Off Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 28, 2014
The OBIE-winning HERE kicks off CULTUREMART 2014 today, January 28. The event runs through February 9, 2014. In CULTUREMART, process becomes the focus, as this annual festival offers a first look at live performance work in various stages of development from the boundary-breaking artists in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP) on their journey to mainstage productions. CULTUREMART 2014 serves up 13 adventurous workshop performances of new hybrid work that blurs the lines between theater, dance, music, multimedia, puppetry and visual art.
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at HERE's CULTUREMART 2014, Set for No thru 2/9
by BWW News Desk
- Jan 28, 2014
The OBIE-winning HERE announces the line-up for CULTUREMART 2014, taking place today, January 28 - February 9. In CULTUREMART, process becomes the focus, as this annual festival offers a first look at live performance work in various stages of development from the boundary-breaking artists in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP) on their journey to mainstage productions. CULTUREMART 2014 serves up 13 adventurous workshop performances of new hybrid work that blurs the lines between theater, dance, music, multimedia, puppetry and visual art. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the performers!
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at HERE's CULTUREMART 2014, Set for 1/28-2/9
by BWW News Desk
- Dec 20, 2013
The OBIE-winning HERE announces the line-up for CULTUREMART 2014, taking place January 28 - February 9. In CULTUREMART, process becomes the focus, as this annual festival offers a first look at live performance work in various stages of development from the boundary-breaking artists in the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP) on their journey to mainstage productions. CULTUREMART 2014 serves up 13 adventurous workshop performances of new hybrid work that blurs the lines between theater, dance, music, multimedia, puppetry and visual art. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the performers!
New World Symphony Opens Season with World Premiere of Video Work by Tal Rosner Today
by BWW News Desk
- Oct 5, 2013
The New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), opens its 2013-2014 season this weekend, October 5 and 6 with the world premiere of a video work by artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner. The video, which accompanies the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes, is co-commissioned by NWS, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony. The New World Symphony performances, which will include a WALLCAST concert on October 5, are conducted by NWS Founder and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas and feature Gershwin's Cuban Overture and Piano Concerto in F performed by renowned pianist Yuja Wang, as well as Stravinsky'sPulcinella Suite.
New World Symphony Opens Season with World Premiere of Video Work by Tal Rosner, 10/5
by Christina Mancuso
- Aug 26, 2013
The New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), opens its 2013-2014 season on October 5 and 6 with the world premiere of a video work by artist and filmmaker Tal Rosner. The video, which accompanies the Four Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes, is co-commissioned by NWS, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony. The New World Symphony performances, which will include a WALLCAST concert on October 5, are conducted by NWS Founder and Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas and feature Gershwin's Cuban Overture and Piano Concerto in F performed by renowned pianist Yuja Wang, as well as Stravinsky'sPulcinella Suite.
New World Symphony's 2013-14 Season to Feature HUXLEY VARIATIONS & More
by Devin MacDonald
- Aug 5, 2013
The New World Symphony, America's Orchestral Academy (NWS), is pleased to share details of our 2013-2014 season. As a research-and-development arm for classical music, the coming season includes a series of commissions, partnerships and events that showcase NWS as a laboratory for generating new ideas about the way music is taught, presented and experienced. Highlights include the commissioning and presentation of new works by emerging and established artists, the development of multi-media collaborative projects, and the continuation of innovative concert formats. These initiatives exist with the goal of developing New World Symphony Fellows, who will advance the field of classical music and become ambassadors for the art forms in their communities and beyond.
HTY's CALL IT COURAGE Returns to Honolulu Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk
- Jun 14, 2013
Call It Courage, adapted from the Newbery Medal-winning children's tale by Armstrong Sperry, will return to the Honolulu Theatre for Youth stage tonight and tomorrow, June 14 & 15 as part of the Network of Ensemble Theatre (NET)'s MicroFest USA: Honolulu - A National Summit and Learning Exchange taking place June 13 - 18.
HTY's CALL IT COURAGE to Return to Honolulu Theatre, 6/14-15
by Tyler Peterson
- May 31, 2013
Call It Courage, adapted from the Newbery Medal-winning children's tale by Armstrong Sperry, will return to the Honolulu Theatre for Youth stage June 14 & 15 as part of the Network of Ensemble Theatre (NET)'s MicroFest USA: Honolulu - A National Summit and Learning Exchange taking place June 13 - 18. Public performances of Call It Courage and other MicroFest events are as follows:
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