Aaron Copland News

"Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies" performances with each orchestra include four guest vocalists and video images to show the storied characters as the music unfolds, as seen with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

It has been awhile since Paul Cellucci has been seen jogging down the streets of Hudson, but the former governor is fondly remembered in his hometown.

'I didn't grow up in a vacuum,' was Aaron Copland's response to those surprised that he, a classically trained composer, was familiar with forms of popular music, particularly jazz.

Aaron Copland once characterized "The Rite of Spring" as the foremost orchestral achievement of the 20th century, and The New York Times proclaimed the significance of the work to be "to the 20th century as Beethoven's Ninth is to the 19th."

Saturday night's final concert of the Bach Chorale Singers' 48th season was a fitting bookend with all-American fare, having opened the season last fall with "The Best of Broadway."

A programme of extreme contrasts was presented by the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra in the latest concert of its winter season in the Durban City Hall.

Researchers from University of Missouri instructed two groups of participants to try to improve their moods by listening to music.

Music Under the Steeple at First United Church is hosting Scotia Brass on Saturday at 7 p.m. The ensemble will perform with the First United adult choir, men's choir and handbell choir, all under the direction of Chris Bowman, who is the new director of the Cantabile Singers and Boys' Choir.

It started at 1 p.m. with the Gran Duo Concertante from 1844 by Giovanni Bottesini at chamber music, worked its way through a batch of early 20th century composers, to modern music master John Cage in a piece sort-of written in 1961, Punch Brothers who tap into Scottish/Appalachian tunes from the 1800s and maybe Led Zeppelin, and ended with a 2013 ... (more)

The Spektral Quartet is well known for their innovative programming. Friday night's recital at The University of Chicago 's Fulton Recital Hall was no exception.

Classic City Band Veterans Concert: 3 p.m., auditorium, Cedar Shoals High School, ; guests include Catherine Clayton and Douglas Ivey as narrators for the Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland; Mayor Nancy Denson will present the pledge of Allegiance and Navy veteran Sean Polite will offer the Benediction; song selections will have a patriotic theme; ... (more)

It's official! Welcome to the 37th annual Spoleto Festival USA! Can you feel it? This year's festival was kicked off at high noon today in front of City Hall, which has grown to be the iconic home for the festive opening.

In March, the Kentucky Center for Performing Arts in Louisville hosted the first of what will be four nationwide presentations of Music Unwound: Copland and Mexico , a multimedia project that infuses live performances with cultural and historical content.

The University City Symphony Orchestra , under the direction of Maestro Leon Burke III, held its final concert of the 2012-13 season Sunday at All Saints Church in University City.