Jennifer Higdons Blue Cathedral Utilizes the Instruments From a Typical Baroque Orchestra

Three Phil Kline Concerts to be Featured at Bang on a Can Concert

Composer-performer Phil Kline, long associated with Bang on a Can, will present three concerts of new and beloved works during LOUD Weekend, the three-day culmination of the annual Bang on a Can Summer Festival at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA. This year's festival, which presents an eclectic mix of experimental music, occurs from July 28-30.

Kline kicks off the weekend on Thursday, July 28 with a loud, live electric guitar performance with filmmaker and lifelong friend Jim Jarmusch at the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA. The duo will perform their soundtrack to the forgotten sci-fi classic Destination Moon, which will be accompanied by early New York footage shot by Thomas Edison. This lively performance is a byproduct of their work-in-progress Thirty Three Short Operas About Nikola Tesla, which explores the great inventor's 50 years of life in New York City.

Then, on Friday, July 29, Kline's 45-minute tape-based installation last words before vanishing from the face of the earth, for 24 boomboxes embedded in a landscape, will be presented in "Joe's field" near MASS MoCA's campus.

Kline's weekend closes on Saturday July 30 with two of his best known works, Rumsfeld Songs and Zippo Songs, which will be performed in MASS MoCA's Club B10. These two song cycles are protest music, taking on political subjects.

For complete information about Bang on a Can's "LOUD Weekend," visit https://bangonacan.org/loudweekend/

--Aleba Gartner, Aleba & Co.

PBO Music Director Richard Egarr Withdraws from European and U.S. Tour
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale (PBO) announces a change in conductors for its 2022 European and U.S. east coast summer tour. PBO Music Director Richard Egarr has withdrawn from the tour due to medical reasons. Conductor and scholar John Butt will replace Egarr in four programs at the UK's prestigious Ryedale Festival, a concert at London's St Martin-in-the-Fields, and a final concert at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, featuring star violinist Rachel Podger.

Conductor, organist, harpsichordist and leading Bach scholar John Butt holds the Gardiner Chair of Music at the University of Glasgow and is the musical director of Edinburgh's Dunedin Consort, one of the world's leading period instrument ensembles. Butt's conducting engagements with the Dunedin Consort, beginning in 2003, have included major Baroque repertory and several new commissions. Under the direction of John Butt, the ensemble has earned two coveted Gramophone Awards--for the 2007 recording of Handel's Messiah and the 2014 recording of Mozart's Requiem--and a Grammy nomination.

For more information, visit https://philharmonia.org/

--Jacob Dassa, Philharmonia Baroque

Chamber Music in the Mission
Join the Festival Mozaic chamber musicians as they perform an evening of glorious chamber music in the beautiful acoustics of Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa.

Wednesday, July 27 at 7:30 PM

Mozart: Viola Quintet in G minor, K. 516
D'Indy: Sextet in B-flat major, op. 92
Dvorak: Serenade in D minor, op. 44

For more information, visit https://festivalmozaic.org/event-detail.php?id=116

--Festival Mozaic

Orchestre de la francophonie 2022 Season
After two years of online academy activities, the Orchestre de la francophonie (OF) is returning to its in-person educational mission from July 4 to July 29. This season, exceptionally, the OF is proposing a chamber music academy, with a progressive return to in-person events leading to a full orchestral academy in 2023.

"While participating in the OF, students are helped to prepare themselves for the competitive world that awaits them by developing the best technical and musical tools. This year, we want to show them the particular aspects of chamber music. They'll develop group listening skills as they work with their colleagues and benefit from the guidance of coaches and mentors," explains Jean-Philippe Tremblay, artistic and pedagogical director of the OF since its creation.

The academy is composed of 28 musicians from different countries (Canada, USA, France, Italy, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, Spain, Colombia and Albania). They include players of the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, violin, viola, cello and double bass, whom the OF will get to know better during their learning experience.

For complete information, visit https://orchestrefranco.com/en/

--France Gaignard

PROTOTYPE: OPERA | THEATRE | NOW Announces 10th Anniversary Season
The 10th Anniversary PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now season will resume January 5 - 15, 2023 after it was postponed due to the ongoing pandemic. Three of the pieces originally scheduled for the 2022 festival were subsequently presented as standalone shows which includes Taylor Mac's The Hang from January 20 - March 6, 2022, produced by HERE; Huang Ruo's Book of Mountains & Seas from March 15 - 20, 2022, produced by Beth Morrison Projects; Grace Galu and Baba Israel's Cannabis: A Viper Vaudeville from July 14 - 31, 2022 produced by HERE.

The works that will be presented during the festival's tenth anniversary now include those by Emma O'Halloran, Gelsey Bell, Du Yun, and Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR). The international works in this year's festival include Marchita by Silvana Estrada, note to a friend by David Lang, commissioned by Japan Society (and co-produced by Japan Society and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan), and animated opera Undine by Stefanie Janssen & Michaël Brijs.

For details, visit https://prototypefestival.org/

--Andrew Ousley, Unison Media

Lukas Foss Tribute with JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic
On Monday, October 3, 2022 the multiple Grammy award-winning conductor, JoAnn Falletta, will conduct the Buffalo Philharmonic in their return to Carnegie Hall for a tribute to Lukas Foss, in honor of his 100th birthday (August 15, 1922 – Feb 1, 2009). Presented by Trinity Wall Street and Opus 3 Artists, the 7pm concert is a gift to New York City with free admission.

The program will feature five Foss works including his Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1985), commissioned by the BPO for Buffalo native Carol Wincenc, performed by Amy Porter on this concert, Three American Pieces (1944), written for Itzhak Perlman, performed by BPO concertmaster Nikki Chooi on this concert, Symphony No. 1 (1944), written in the American style, inspired by the works of Foss' friend Aaron Copland, Ode for Orchestra (1944, revised 1958), and Psalms 1956 (1955–1956). Foss loved writing for Chorus and excelled at it. This work will feature the Trinity Choir, hailed as "a choir from heaven" by The London Times in this work.

--Genevieve Spielberg, Inc.

New York Festival of Song and Kaufman Music Center Announce 2022-23 Programming
New York Festival of Song (NYFOS), led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, today announces its 2022–23 season of performances, including four Mainstage Series programs at Kaufman Center's Merkin Hall, with subscriptions now on sale and single tickets going on sale August 15. The organization celebrates its 35th anniversary this season in addition to Steven Blier's 50th anniversary as a professional pianist.

The season celebrates Artistic Director Steven Blier's 50th anniversary onstage. Featured artists for 35th Anniversary Season include Kara Dugan, Kate Lindsey, Naomi O'Connell, John Brancy, Justin Austin, Federico De Michelis, Charles Yang, Peter Dugan, Sari Gruber, and others. The season additionally includes NYFOS Next Festival, and performances at Caramoor, Juilliard, and Orient, New York.

For more information, visit https://nyfos.org/

--Katlyn Morahan, Morahan Arts and Media

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Celebration
The Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Celebration, held in honor of the composer's 147th birthday, will feature two special performances showcasing the Black-English composer's sacred choral music, and his masterpiece Hiawatha's Wedding Feast. Curated and conducted by Artistic Director Dr. Zanaida Robles, "Sacred Choral Music of Coleridge-Taylor and Robles" will take place Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m.; "Music Sunday! Church Service featuring Hiawatha's Wedding Feast" will take place Sunday, August 14 at 10 a.m. Both events will be held at the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church in Pasadena.

The "Sacred Choral Music of Coleridge-Taylor and Robles" program features a cross section of sacred works, including two settings of Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Colerdige-Taylor and Robles, and Robles' Ecstatic Expectancy with percussionist Dave Tull, which blends classical choral music with rock improvisation.

For tickets and information, visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-sacred-choral-music-of-coleridge-taylor-and-robles-tickets-377464204597

--Lisa Bellamore, Crescent Communications

The Knights and Violinist Lara St. John Perform Free Concert
Under the direction of Eric Jacobsen, The Knights & violinist Lara St. John will perform a free concert at the Naumburg Bandshell, Central Park, NYC on July 26 at 7.30pm. The concert is part of the Naumburg Orchestral Concert series, now in its 117th season.

Program:
Avner Dorman (1975- ): Nigunim (Violin Concerto No. 2), New York City premiere
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47): Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op.56, "Scottish"

For details, visit https://naumburgconcerts.org/

--Amanda Sweet, Bucklesweet

Jon Kimura Parker Extends Contract with Minnesota Orchestra
The Minnesota Orchestra has announced that Jon ("Jackie") Kimura Parker will continue to lead the annual Summer at Orchestra Hall festival through August 2024. Parker was appointed as the Orchestra's first-ever creative partner for summer programming in 2019 and stepped into the position eager to foster new collaborations and curate distinctive programs. Those plans were ultimately delayed due to the pandemic, with Parker's inaugural themed festival--"The Beethoven Influence"--now set for July 15 to August 7, 2022.

Parker's two-year extension ensures that the Houston-based pianist will continue to work closely with the Orchestra's music director, the Musicians' Artistic Advisory Committee and artistic staff to develop inventive summer programming at Orchestra Hall and neighboring Peavey Plaza.

For more information about Jon Kimura Parker and the Minnesota Orchestra, visit https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/summer

--Connie Shuman, Shuman Associates

Berkshire Opera Festival Presents Don Giovanni
On August 20, 23, and 26, Berkshire Opera Festival's 2022 season culminates with the summer's most ambitious undertaking: a new staging by BOF co-founder Jonathon Loy of Mozart's comedy-tragedy masterpiece Don Giovanni at the historic, intimate Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA. BOF Artistic Director and co-founder Brian Garman, called a "wizard" with complex scores by Bachtrack, conducts the Berkshire Opera Festival Orchestra and Chorus.

Don Giovanni, often considered to be Mozart's greatest work, is based on the legend of Don Juan and tells the story of antihero Giovanni's slow demise. Stage Director Jonathon Loy says: "This production of Giovanni is not defined by place or a time period. We will be forced to see inside the depths of Giovanni's soul for what he truly is, a devastatingly flawed, lecherous man who yields great influence over his surroundings. Through the addition of dance we'll take the journey with Giovanni as he makes his way to the depths of hell, as he tries to take everyone down with him."

For details, visit https://www.berkshireoperafestival.org/don-giovanni

--Aleba Gartner, Aleba & Co.

Oratorio Society of New York Announces 2022-23 Season
The Oratorio Society of New York, led by Music Director Kent Tritle, today announces its 2022-23 season with three concerts in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall. The 22-23 season includes a newly commissioned world premiere; the 148th year of its performances of Handel's Messiah, a venerable New York holiday tradition; and Bach's Mass in B Minor, a standout in Baroque choral works.

The season kicks off on November 15, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. with the world premiere of A Nation of Others by Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell, the Pulitzer Prize-winning team that created OSNY's enormously successful Sanctuary Road. OSNY presents its annual tradition of Handel's Messiah on December 19, and Bach's B Minor Mass concludes the season on May 8.

For for OSNY's complete 2022-23 schedule, visit https://osny.org/

--Katlyn Morahan, Morahan Arts and Media

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