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19 ABR. 2025 · There is something to be said for “togetherness” .
It’s the running theme in a recent study about the positive effects on young people who play in a classical music ensemble or orchestra.
Dr Anna Bussu of Edge Hill University near Liverpool, England, is a psychologist and a senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice. She conducted the study called: Playing music together: Exploring the impact of a classical music ensemble on adolescent’s life skills self-perception. This paper explored the effectiveness of ensemble performance on the development of an adolescent’s life skills.
10 ABR. 2025 · Back in October, 340 pianists applied for the 2025 Cliburn .
Only 30 were granted entry.
They will be coming from 17 countries when the competition begins on May 21st in Fort Worth. All of them are hoping to win Gold, but there’s the silver and bronze medals, special awards and cash prizes of over half a million dollars. This is also the first competition for the recently established Cliburn Agency that the winners can claim for career management packages worth a total of over $2 million. The CLIBURN International Piano Competition is widely considered one of the most prestigious contests in classical music.
4 ABR. 2025 · A Cancer diagnosis changes everything.
Pianist Yoko Misumi knows that first hand, which led to the album she and her colleague from the Greenwich Trio, cellist Heather Tuach curated and produced. It’s called IN THE MIRROR, an emotional journey born of reflection, healing, and hope. There are original works and new arrangements by 11 composers, all women on the album. They include Jennifer Higdon, Dobrinka Tabakova and Jessie Montgomery.
27 MAR. 2025 · DakhaBrakha is a world-music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine on an American tour. They’re performing at Bass Recital Hall on April 11th. While not classically classical, the band describes themselves as the sound and soul of Ukrainian folk music with a modern flair. Marko Halanevych and Iryna Gorban, the original members of the band, say they think of family members back home in Kyiv whenever they perform the music they love to play. While they enjoy their audiences, the members of DakhaBrakha are looking forward to seeing their families again soon.
16 MAR. 2025 · Women’s History Month has brought forth an album of classical music featuring two of the most famous women composers of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Their music is performed by pianist Anna Shelest in the album she produced called Donna Voce, Volume 3: Clara Schumann & Cécile Chaminade. She even got her husband involved. Dmitri Shelest performs with his wife on Chaminade’s Pièces Romantiques, Op. 55 for piano four hands.
Volumes 1 and 2 feature the works of Fanny Mendelssohn and Amy Beach.
This album is one of the last supported by the recently closed The Sorel Organization
10 MAR. 2025 · A new opera is about to premiere in Virginia called Loving v. Virginia. It tells the true story of an interracial couple who had to go to the Supreme Court to legalize their marriage. Two well-known opera singers were asked to compose and direct. Bass Baritone Damien Geter composed the music and Mezzo Soprano Denyce Graves is directing. Also on this March 2025 edition of Classical Music In Color. The heartbreaking story of a music camp for BIPOC high school musicians that was shut down by the federal government.
7 MAR. 2025 · Applications are now open for the La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors. It takes place in Paris every two years. It is a competition that is fast becoming THE place where women conductors can be seen, heard, and hired. Even for those who don’t win or place, there’s an Academy co-directed by the Philharmonie de Paris and the Paris Mozart Orchestra led by Claire Gibault and Olivier Mantei.
The percentage of women conductors has increased worldwide to 8%. A big increase considering it was only 4.3 in 2018. It still wasn’t enough for Gibault. She started the competition to increase the visibility of women conductors and to showcase their talent. The competition is also the subject of a documentary Maestra, now streaming on Netflix.
28 FEB. 2025 · If you are a gamer who likes to listen to the music of video games, this event is for you. POWER UP: THE ART OF VIDEO GAME MUSIC presented by Destiny 5-1-2 of Austin, is covering all of the bases when it comes to composing and recording music for video games. Perhaps the music for the video games https://www.mightycoconut.com/minigolf by https://www.mightycoconut.com/ or The (evil) Baby in Yellow composed by https://www.virginia-leo.com/ or the https://abzugame.com/ score by https://www.austinwintory.com/ captivates you as a player and as a fan of orchestral music. Artistic Director Jacob Aaron Schnitzer says the event shows that Video game music has emerged as a gateway to symphonic music which draws younger audiences to orchestral performances. Power Up: The Art of Video Game Music takes place Friday, March 14th during SXSW at KMFA.
21 FEB. 2025 · You’ve heard the term Awards Season. It refers to those major awards for stage and screen and music. For Art Spark of Texas this is nomination season. They are seeking nominations from anyone for disabled artists all over Texas for the 2025 Artist of the Year Awards. Last year’s winners of one of the four awards were the Spinrockers. Art Spark Executive Director Celia Hughes says Artists working in visual art, dance, music, theater, performance art, craft, media, and writing are eligible for nomination. The deadline to nominate is April 11th.
14 FEB. 2025 · After a two year break, Golden Hornet’s String Quartet Smackdown is on again. This is the competition that uses the bracket system of March Madness with a live audience to determine the winner. Among the 16 finalists is Evan Blaché of Cedar Park, who won the competition two years ago. The String Quartet Smackdown is Saturday, February 22nd at The Baker Center. That same weekend, the Austin Symphony Orchestra gives a nod to Black History Month with its American Splendor concert. It features Duke Ellington and Luther Henderson's evocative Three Black Kings, the world premiere of Sam Lipman's poignant Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra. Also on program, Leonard Bernstein's vibrant On the Town: Three Dance Episodes and George Gershwin's iconic An American in Paris
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