Symphony News

One of the worst-kept secrets here in Abbotsford is the existence and the excellence of the Fraser Valley Symphony.

Six cameras were set up to capture the performance in HD, and the resulting product is the impressive Elect the Dead Symphony CD/DVD set, due to be released on March 9, 2010.

Every year , I put together a little pocket guide to the Seattle Symphony subscription season for my symphony friends to help them decide which ticket package they want.

Parents at Lord Byng secondary school on Vancouver's westside are meeting tonight to discuss a controversial decision to replace the Lord Byng student symphony with chamber music courses.

Compared to the gaudy musical stars who will pack Schnitzer Hall next season, Saturday's concert by the Oregon Symphony was a low-watt affair.

As Partyline continues its look back at holiday festivities, we share photos from the Oaklands Historic House Museum annual Patrons Party.

Star Wars fans united with strings, brass, percussion and kitsch Saturday night as the Fox Valley Symphony tried its hand at 'Hollywood Pops.' Selections on the bill ranged from Judy Garland classics to Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, but people pleasing was the draw, and succeed the symphony did.

APPLETON - Steve March Torm left Los Angeles for family reasons. The son of the late jazz singer Mel Torm spent most of his life close to show business.

Lovers of love songs should have plenty to love next weekend. There will be two concerts in celebration of Valentine's Day, each presented by a different organization.

Tyler preschoolers can enjoy musical mornings this week with "Symphony Stories." The Tyler Public Library and the Women's Symphony League are partnering to offer the free events, from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Monday through Thursday, in the library's Taylor Auditorium, 201 S. College Ave.

Q. When I hear Tchaikovsky's beautiful "6th Symphony," also known as "Pathetique," I find myself trying to recall the lyrics that were added to this music.

Guest conductor Larry Rachieff leads the Grand Rapids Symphony Friday at DeVos Hall.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra's all-Tchaikovsky program on Thursday night offered a night to revel in the orchestra's stunning string sound in Music Hall.

With the luxury of hindsight, it seems obvious that Charles Ives' massive "Concord" Sonata was crying out to become a symphony.

Bugs Bunny on Broadway will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2010 with a newly-created concert sequel, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony.

The Virginia Symphony has rescheduled two concerts of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony that were canceled during last weekend's snow storm.

The Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra will be performing music to lift audiences' spirits at its fundraising concert next week.

LEEDS Symphony Orchestra will be playing in Knaresborough tomorrow with a concert at King James's School.

Piano virtuoso and Chopin contest winner Li Wang will join the Huronia Symphony Orchestra for Classic Masterworks on Feb.

Late last month - around the time the Iranian government executed two more political prisoners, charging nine others with waging war against God, a capital offense - the Tehran Symphony Orchestra was sent on a government-sponsored tour across Europe, which just ended this week.