Samuel Barber News

Three CDs, three times nominated for Grammys. That's the current record for Conspirare, Austin's acclaimed professional choir, with the news that its disc A Company of Voices: Conspirare in Concert got a nod in the Best Classical Crossover Album category in the 52nd set of recording industry awards.

Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:51 pm Press Release: Vector Wellington Orchestra In 2010 the Vector Wellington Orchestra will celebrate 300 years of wonderful music by presenting great works connected with the years 1710, 1810, 1910 and 2010.

Samuel Barber's 1939 Violin Concerto, perhaps the greatest example of the genre written by an American composer, will be the centerpiece in the second classical concert of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra's 66th season on Saturday in Symphony Hall.

Renowned soprano Kiri Te Kanawa's Saturday-evening recital at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall was billed as her "farewell" appearance in Washington.

For Sinfonia of the Gulf Coast and its followers, the season is looking on the pink side.

Ian is dedicated to the promotion of jazz all over the world and to catching just a little piece of it for himself.

When the fast-rising young American cellist Alisa Weilerstein makes her University Musical Society debut tonight, the 27-year-old American undoubtedly will be a newcomer to many listeners.

On my short list of Detroit Symphony Orchestra concerts not to miss in the 2009-10 season, this weekend's program of Samuel Barber and Richard Strauss is right at the top.

Despite last Saturday's concert labeling as the Opening Night Gala, the first Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra concert of its classical season happened on Friday night.

Samuel Barber had one of the most unusual career trajectories of any American composer.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra opens its 2009-2010 season with the Texas Instruments Classical Series .

The complete songs of Samuel Barber will be traversed during the three-day "Voice of America" festival.

Internationally acclaimed soprano Twyla Robinson will present a wide selection of songs by American composers as she opens the Stephen F. Austin State University College of Fine Arts' 2009-2010 University Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

In a home studio in north London, monitors glow and pristine equipment hums quietly.

The reference librarians at The Seattle Public Library are pretty darn amazing. They don't know everything, instead they know where to find everything.

In a home studio in north London, monitors glow and pristine equipment hums quietly.

Sunday June 28, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots around Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn, the night that galvanized the Gay Rights Movement.

When Conrad Tao says something happened when he was "really young" - as in, he first heard Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings or he composed his first concerto - it takes a moment to register.

Picture this: a ballet contrasting classical with modern movement paired with the earliest Romantic story ballet.