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Red lights and stop signs can’t stop this award-winning performer. In 2021, Olivia Rodrigo released her first original single – “Drivers License”. Since then, Rodrigo has become a Grammy-nominated musician. She gained recognition for her album Acid and the “Good 4 U” music video. Part of what gave Rodrigo confidence …

Damien Sneed, Valerie Simpson and Karen Clark Sheard will visit Hancher this Friday with their musical performance designed to honor the Queen of Soul, who passed away in 2018. Hancher hosted Aretha Franklin in 2004 in a sold-out performance. Almost two decades ago, Aretha Franklin performed at the Hancher Auditorium …

-The power of live performance returns to Richmond in an event that will be both a symbolic and literal mark of victory and a return to value for all involved- RICHMOND, Virginia, February 16, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As one of the most innovative performing arts organizations in the country, the Richmond Symphony …

The 2021 International Digital Music Festival, which was hosted this month by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and music production company Unisonar, provided a platform for educational institutions, businesses and local governments to to exchange ideas and cooperate in the field of digital music. Activities, including seminars and a game …

Editor’s Note:Northampton’s cancellation of all indoor events for First Night (see article, A1) means that most of the First Night shows mentioned in this article will be shown live on social media and television instead. public access – Comcast cable channels 12, 15 and 23. A full schedule will be …

ASHLAND The Singing Kernels, the choir of hair salons in the region, has a new name. The Kernels announced on Saturday’s annual broadcast that the group will be known as the Eastern Kentucky Harmonic Order, or EKHO. Brian Sparks, former chairman and chairman of the group’s rebranding, said the Kernels …

GRAMMY Award-winning producer, guitarist and singer JOHN PIZZARELLI will bring his world-renowned jazz guitar and vocal skills to Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club on Thursday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. John Pizzarelli is one of 17 GRAMMY® award-winning artists on Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club 2021 Show Schedule – which …

CSO Artist-in-Residence Hilary Hahn performs Dvorak’s Violin Concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under guest conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. (Credit: Anne Ryan) Two different concerts by the always remarkable Chicago Symphony Orchestra have arrived on the Orchestra Hall stage over the past week. And each of them came with a fascinating …

Christina Chevalier | November 29, 2021 Stephen Sondheim at Lincoln Center. Photo courtesy of PBS NewsHour. Legendary and beloved composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim passed away at the age of 91 on Friday, November 26. He leaves behind 12 Broadway musicals and legions of devotees. He started collecting the Tony …

At an age when most children are fascinated by cartoons, Anuraag Gawhale was drawn to music. As a child he listened to R&B songs and artists like Abba, Yanni, Queen, Billy Joel and Bon Jovi. It didn’t take long for his singing talent to be discovered by a music teacher …

Gavin Creel & Aaron Tveit(Photo: Jenny Anderson) Here’s a quick recap of the stories you might have missed recently. Miscast22 Get a dateMark those calendars! MCC theaters Miscast22 is scheduled for April 4, 2022. The annual gala features a range of star-studded talent performing songs from roles they would never …

The University of Mississippi Opera Theater has a star crew aboard their upcoming production of “The Light in the Piazza” which will take place Friday November 19 and Sunday November 21 at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts . “Piazza” is the story that takes place around …

It’s a busy and exciting time for Georgina Hernández Escobar, Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). His latest efforts began in New York and El Paso within days of each other. “Alebrijes,”A bilingual play Le Jour des …

If you haven’t reviewed your Greek mythology lately, you’re sorry. But you may remember the parable of the doomed lovers Orpheus and Eurydice, and of Hades and Persephone, whom he forced to live with him in hell for half the year and in the sun for the other. half – …

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Iconic rock musician Slash will be walking the Beehive State this winter at the Eccles Theater. The Grammy Award-winning musician and Guns’ N Roses guitarist will be visiting Salt Lake City on February 22, 2022. All concert attendees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or …

Wayne Brady to host and perform at the annual awards ceremony Posted: October 20, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. CDT|Update: 36 minutes ago ATLANTA, 20 October 2021 / PRNewswire / – EBONY today announced that the Emmy Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated actor, singer, comedian and television personality Wayne brady was chosen to …

Legendary jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny once said that Brazilian pop music “may be the last in the world to have sophisticated harmony”. 20 Grammy Award-winning Metheny is one of many international artists who fell in love with Brazilian music from the 1970s and 1980s and incorporated the sound …

Caeciliana ChapelAdvertising – Music Director We are looking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic Music Director who shares our love of great choral music and will bring their own energy and inspiration to continue our very successful musical journey, further developing our choir. Our current Managing Director, Donal McCrisken, is …

While everyone in local music has long been talking about bringing OPM to the world stage, the plans have remained pretty much steady on the drawing board. But finally, Warner Music Philippines (WMP) sets the tone for real. October sees the official launch of an ingenious idea called GLOPM or …

It is often the simplest stories that tell the greatest stories of inspiration and success. Take, for example, the Tony Award-nominated musical “Waitress”, the National Tour including Alyssa Kay Thompson, who graduated from Baldwin Wallace University in 2017, as Music Director. Before discussing the popular pie-centric show, which features original …

It’s almost time for the three-day interactive festival, Xarkis 2021, with side events and musical performances on the schedule. Art installations found throughout the Lympia Village Festival grounds include work by architect Thanos Vozikis and designer Anastasia Melandinou who will exhibit a modern, digitized investigation of traditional methods and building …

Recent Grammy Award-winning slack key guitarist Kimo West will be the guest artist at George Kahumoku Jr.’s Slack Key Show – Masters of Hawaiian Music on Saturday, October 6. Considered one of the greatest slack key guitarists in the world, West’s music has garnered over 75 million spins on streaming …

Do you want your guitar to sound like farts instead of, you know, a guitar? Well you are in luck. Musician and sound builder Steve Gadlin created The Fart Pedal, an unprecedented guitar effects unit that gives players the ability to “lace up [their] his signature with some truly epic …

Opening nights, new works, covers and special events: the classic fall season blooms in October. It’s an exciting lineup, and here are some of the highlights you shouldn’t miss. Be sure to check the website of a venue or performing group for COVID security requirements before attending a live concert. …

South Jersey Jazz SocietyThe annual OceanFirst Foundation Jazz @ thePoint festival this week will feature five performances over four days, anchored by a performance with Grammy Award-winning trumpeter Randy Brecker on Saturday, October 2. Brecker, who will play at 7:30 p.m. at the Gateway Playhouse, 738 Bay Ave., Somers Point. …

Breeze Thru Car Wash reached its goal of raising over $ 19,000 for Larimer Search and Rescue on August 28 during its 12th annual one-day fundraiser for the organization. This year’s total helped Breeze Thru surpass the company’s 12-year goal of $ 100,000. The money raised this year will help …

Slide guitarist Wendy Jean Garrison gives voice to his acoustic guitar by moving his hand up and down the frets, his little finger covered with a steel socket wrench. While her Mississippi blues sound is easy, for Wendy speaking is more difficult. Having first noticed a change around 15 years …

This is the season that everyone has been waiting for. Fall officially arrived on Wednesday with a breath of a little cooler air. Celebrate with outdoor events, including the return of the Experience Asia festival to Tom Brown Park on Saturday. Start your Friday in great shape with Bradfordville Blues …

Involving Every Community Reveals What Life Is Like In Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo Fort McMurray, AB – The region Ephemeral photographic tour ended with the participation of hundreds of residents of Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. Aiming to capture the people and places that make this region so amazing, well-known artists …

Classic Car Week visitors looking for musical entertainment will find the best of some of our local musicians with locations spanning the gamut of restaurants, hotel lobbies, vineyard tasting rooms and event spaces. The Coffee Bank Cafe at Carmel Rancho Shopping Center wraps up its summer concert series with its …

CORN guitarist Brian “Head” Welch‘s LOVE AND DEATH side project has released the official music video for “Let me Love You”, a favorite cover of fans of DJ Serpent and Justin bieberthe smash hit of, featuring a powerful singer Lacey sturm, formerly of COVER PAGE. Watch the clip below. Welsh …

The Minnesota Orchestra announced its 2021-22 season on Friday, which will be the final season of longtime music director Osmo Vanska as head of the orchestra. Vanska first announced plans to leave in December 2018. Osmo Vanska has conducted the Minnesota Orchestra since 2003. (Courtesy Zoe Prinds) “It’s now been …

The festival opened this weekend with a performance by the National Academy Orchestra of Canada conducted by Maestro Boris Brott PRESS RELEASECOLLINGWOOD SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL************************* This past Saturday and Sunday marked the dazzling start to a week of daily performances as part of the second annual Collingwood Summer Music Festival. …

Actor Pooja Bhatt celebrated the 30th anniversary of “Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin” on Monday and recalled how there were people who dubbed the romantic comedy, along with Aamir Khan, “too risky”. Directed by Mahesh Bhatt and produced by Gulshan Kumar, the film was a big hit when it was …

For the creator of “Hamilton”, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the inspirations for art and philanthropy are inextricably linked. On Wednesday, Miranda announces a series of donations to organizations serving immigrants, whose experiences are at the heart of the new film version of her hit Broadway musical “In the Heights.” “For me,” Miranda …

Hedwig and the angry thumb, award-winning rock and roll Broadway show, comes to Israel – in Hebrew. The show, which won four Tony Awards – including one for Best Cover of a Musical – will premiere in Israel in July with Roey Dolev, a 24-year-old actor who has been in …

Here is a list of 13 things to do this week in Las Vegas for the week of June 25 to July 1: 1. The Las Vegas Philharmonic announced their 2021-22 season. Musical director Donato Cabrera will conduct 7 concerts featuring the music of Beethoven. Season passes are currently on …

The cover of the album ‘Purnama’, the seventh jazz album of the WVC Jazz Ensemble By Tania Jayatilaka June 18, 2021 Famous Malaysian Jazz Band’s Seventh Album Revisits Malaysia’s Rich Musical Heritage Newsletters Sign up for our newsletters to receive all of our best stories. Newsletters You have successfully subscribed …

Original content, 100% QuebecoisAccording to OASIS immersion founders Nicolas lassonde and Denys Lavigne, who is also co-Creative Director, the audience response has been so favorable it deserves a refresh. “We launched our inaugural exhibition, Inspirationslast winter, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Even so, the response was exceptional and …

The cast of “Get On Board” is made up of John Wells III, Andra Caston and Bryan Barbarin. Photo by Rich Soublet Like so many good relationships, it all started with Breaking Bread. This was the name of the February 2020 dinner meeting organized by The old globe, to bring …

Sixteen Ruth and James Ewing Arts Award winners were announced by the judges this week, including three Lifetime Achievement Awards given to a local author and two well-known musicians. Nationally acclaimed and critically acclaimed novelist Ernie Hebert; Lenny Matczynski, renowned master teacher and director of the Apple Hill Center for …

Featuring new performers with every show, the award-winning weekly Piano Bar Live! (PBL!) Airs this Tuesday, June 8 at 7:15 p.m. ET, with the host Scott barbarino and guests Dawn Derow, Jeremiah Michel, Chuck Flowers, David LaMarr and Darnell White plus Mystery Guests and MORE! PBL! continues the long established …

PRESS RELEASEKW SYMPHONY*************************The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is pleased to announce Ontario-based musician, engineer, composer and performer Gurpreet Chana as Artist-in-Residence until August 2022. A multi-instrumentalist known affectionately as “The Tabla Guy” Chana’s musical explorations and expression are informed through the language of the North Indian percussion instrument known as Tabla, with …

EXCLUSIVE: Allie Avital has signed with Michael Sugar’s Sugar23 for representation. Avital is a New York-born and raised writer / director whose work is visually striking and conceptually daring. She recently directed the viral music video for Olivia Rodrigo’s film Already seen, amassing over 80 million views on its official …

In 2007, the new music industry program at the University of Troy launched a bold venture that would come to life. Under the direction of Program Director Robert W. Smith, Music industry the students started Ilium Records, a student-run record label designed to promote Trojan horse music while giving current …

“There are so many platforms now for musicians to publish their work,” Podhajsky says. “In order for music to stand out among such a saturated crowd, it really has to have visual elements to help the audience understand what music is before they even listen to the music. And that …

Partygoers take their walk in the ocean for the plunge in 2019. In a long-standing Ocean City tradition, city officials will turn a ceremonial wooden key to officially “unlock the ocean” for the season at noon Friday. The free public event gets an early start on Memorial Day weekend and …

Northern Kentucky University’s School of the Arts has taken a proactive approach to ensuring the health, safety and well-being of the NKU campus and members of the community, including canceling shows. Now, SOTA hopes to start in-person productions for the 2021-2022 academic season, with events meeting all state guidelines. Further …

“We are extremely happy and proud to present our 36e of the annual Stellar Awards, on the theme “Lighting the way with our faith, our music and our family,” noted Don jackson, Founder of the Stellar Awards and Chairman of Central City Productions, Inc. “Over the past year, Gospel music …

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Nine years ago, Marie Ulven, a Norwegian suburban teenager, like most of her peers, broadcast her interests on social media. Ulven’s hobby of choice was the fingerboard, a miniaturized version of skateboarding in which people perform tricks on tiny boards just using their hands. Ulven ultimately amassed a modest following …

Launch of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Restart steps– the open-air performing arts center built on the Lincoln Center campus – May 10 with the public opening of “The GREEN,” a physical reimagining of Josie Robertson Plaza in an open space by Award-winning scenographer Mimi Lien. A Land Blessing …

In an age where we’re still so connected through social media, we never know exactly who might be seeing something we post online. For a 31-year-old Black Rock based musician Andrew Angus, that person was actor and former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. “[There was] my face slap in the …

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