Brought to you by the League of American Orchestras http://www.americanorchestras.org Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:42:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100315#404780 In February, California’s Santa Barbara Symphony presented the world premiere of Cody Westheimer’s orchestral adaptation of the children’s book The Remarkable Farkle McBride, written by actor John Lithgow. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:57:05 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100315#404779 In Saturday’s (3/13) Toronto Star, William Littler reports from Miami, “Like most sister companies on both sides of the 49th parallel, Florida Grand Opera has had to trim its production costs. … Robert Heuer, celebrating his 25th ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:53:53 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100315#404778 In Sunday’s (3/14) Los Angeles Times, Richard S. Ginell writes, “One evening in 1966, not long after the Los Angeles Philharmonic moved into the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, concertgoers were surprised to find a picket line ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:51:37 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100315#404777 In Saturday’s (3/13) Buffalo News, Tom Buckham writes, “They are no accidental tourists, this instrument-toting contingent set to perform in the shade of Florida’s coastal palms over the coming week. Far from it. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:49:52 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100315#404776 Sunday’s (3/14) Times-News (Blue Ridge, North Carolina) reports, “The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra has been awarded a grant of $4,000 by the Community Foundation of Henderson County. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:47:18 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100315#404775 In Sunday’s (3/14) Baltimore Sun, Tim Smith writes, “Scott Simon, the mellow-voiced host of National Public Radio’s ‘Weekend Edition Saturday,’ and Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:44:39 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100315#404774 In Sunday’s (3/14) Courier-Press (Evansville, Indiana), Roger McBain reports, “After years of steadily declining ticket sales, the Evansville Philharmonic has settled on what may seem an unlikely solution—cutting ticket prices. That may sound counterintuitive even in better times ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:43:11 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100312#404773 Astral Artists has announced six winners of its 2010 National Auditions, held over three days in January in Philadelphia: flutists Julietta Curenton (age 28) and Angel Hsiao (age 25); pianists Sara Daneshpour (age 22) ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:12:55 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100312#404772 Thursday’s (3/11) Manchester Journal (Vermont) reports, “Peter Kosmorsky, a senior at Long Trail School, has composed a symphonic fugue to be performed by Sage City Symphony on Sunday, March 14. ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:08:00 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100312#404771 In Thursday’s (3/11) San Francisco Chronicle, Joshua Kosman writes, “What does it take to play a note as low as any in the orchestra? Nothing more than 16 feet of wooden tubing coiled into a compact package ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:06:14 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100312#404770 In Thursday’s (3/11) Las Vegas Sun, Kristen Peterson writes, “On paper, the arts are looking grim. In less than two years the city lost the Las Vegas Art Museum and two critical downtown galleries ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:04:28 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100312#404769 In Thursday’s (3/11) Montreal Gazette, Arthur Kaptainis writes, “Two recordings by Kent Nagano and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra have been denied 2010 Juno nominations on the grounds that the soloists are not Canadian.” ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:02:22 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100312#404768 In Friday’s (3/12) Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York), Melinda Johnson writes, “While the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra feeds its audiences’ appetite for classical music, it also helps feed needy Central New Yorkers. This month the SSO is participating in 2010 Orchestras Feeding America Food Drive. ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:00:18 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100311#404767 The Solti Foundation U.S. announced that it has awarded grants to Yaniv Attar, assistant conductor of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, and Christopher Hill, music director of the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra in New Hampshire. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:23:47 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100311#404766 In Wednesday’s (3/10) Seattle Times, Tom Keogh writes, “ ‘I’ve slept in my bed maybe 25 times this year,’ says James Gaffigan, a much-in-demand guest conductor whose touring schedule has accelerated ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:21:41 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100311#404765 In Thursday’s (3/11) Washington Post, Anne Midgette writes, “Jauvon Gilliam, for seven years a timpanist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, really, really wanted to win the vacant timpani position with the National Symphony ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:19:20 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100311#404764 In Thursday’s (3/11) State Journal-Register (Springfield, Illinois), Brian Mackey writes, “This weekend, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra will play the world premiere of a new work: ‘Jefferson, In His Own Words,’ by Judith Shatin. ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:17:37 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100311#404763 In Wednesday’s (3/10) Oregonian (Portland), David Stabler reports, “Just to make sure he stays busy, Carlos Kalmar, music director of the Oregon Symphony, has added a second job—music director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de RTVE ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:15:49 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100311#404762 In Wednesday’s (3/10) Portland Press-Herald (Maine), Bob Keyes writes, “Despite operating with a budget that allows few frills, the Portland Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday announced plans for a 2010-2011 concert season that includes ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:13:22 +0100 http://www.americanorchestras.org/index.php?option=com_daily_view&Itemid=1545&date=20100310#404757 American Composers Orchestra announces Playing it UNsafe, a research and development laboratory for the creation, reading, and performance of experimental new works by American composers. The goal of the program ... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:16 +0100