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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240801
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240802
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240425T145741Z
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SUMMARY:Ambient Synth Music Brought to Life in Ottawa
DESCRIPTION:Ottawa-based synth composer Nick Schofield’s latest release\, Ambient Ensemble\, was inspired by a series of concerts where special guests were invited to improvise. On Aug. 1\, Ottawa ChamberFest will present a concert version of the album. Schofield will be joined by Philippe Charbonneau\, Mika Posen (Merganzer)\, and Yolande Laroche (Orchidae) to explore the blissful interaction between acoustic resonance and the “Satie-style” sound bath of tape-slowed piano parts and layered synthesizer tracks. \nhttps://www.chamberfest.com/event/2024/ambient-ensemble-nick-schofield-philippe-charbonneau-yolande-laroche-and-mika-posen/
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/ambient-synth-music-brought-to-life-in-ottawa/
CATEGORIES:Canada,Special Projects,World Premiere
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240803
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240425T150227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T150227Z
UID:105494-1722556800-1722643199@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Adès Schubert Tribute in Ottawa
DESCRIPTION:The Danish String Quartet returns to Ottawa ChamberFest Aug. 2 for the fourth and final installment of their innovative Doppelgänger project\, in which they pair one of Schubert’s string compositions with a newly commissioned work inspired by its Schubert original. This year’s new work is Thomas Adès’ Wreath for Franz Schubert\, while the Schubert offering will be the String Quintet in C Major. \nhttps://www.chamberfest.com/event/2024/danish-string-quartet-with-johannes-rostamo-schubert-ades/
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/ades-schubert-tribute-in-ottawa/
CATEGORIES:Canada,Festivals,Special Projects
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240802
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240803
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240428T181305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T181305Z
UID:105591-1722556800-1722643199@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Cello Concerto to Premiere at Sun Valley
DESCRIPTION:The Sun Valley Music Festival commissioned a new cello concerto from Andy Akiho\, which will be given its world premiere on Aug. 2. The soloist will be Jeffrey Zeigler\, the former cellist of the famed Kronos Quartet\, for whom the concerto was written. Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks completes the program\, conducted by Alasdair Neale. \nhttps://www.svmusicfestival.org/event/andy-akihos-cello-concerto/
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/cello-concerto-to-premiere-at-sun-valley/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,U.S. Northwest,World Premiere
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240809
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240429T144921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T144921Z
UID:105621-1723075200-1723161599@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Pondering War via Chamber Music
DESCRIPTION:Two 20th-century anti-war works anchor the Aug. 8-10 program at Music@Menlo: George Crumb’s Black Angels and Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. The chamber concert opens with two late works by Bach. \nhttps://musicatmenlo.org/cp/?evt=1753
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/pondering-war-via-chamber-music/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,U.S. West Coast
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240808
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240809
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240502T183331Z
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UID:105814-1723075200-1723161599@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Dance and Music Tell Matthew Sheppard's Tragic Story
DESCRIPTION:Premiered in 2020\, Echo Chamber Ensemble’s A World Transformed tells the story of Matthew Sheppard\, a young gay university student who was beaten\, tortured\, and left to die in 1998\, bringing national attention to hate crime legislation. The piece combines new choreography with pre-existing chamber music by the likes of Britten\, Vaughan Williams\, and Amy Beach. It will be performed on Aug. 8 at Stratford Summer Music. \nhttps://stratfordsummermusic.ca/event/echo-chamber-presents-a-world-transformed/
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/dance-and-music-tell-matthew-sheppards-tragic-story/
CATEGORIES:Canada,Festivals
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240810
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240426T152529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T152529Z
UID:105566-1723161600-1723247999@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Conlon and Chicago Symphony Offer 'Idomeneo'
DESCRIPTION:Mozart’s thrilling Idomeneo will get a lavish concert treatment on Aug. 9 at Ravinia as the Chicago Symphony joins forces with conductor James Conlon. Matthew Polenzani takes the title role\, with Andrea Carrol as Ilia\, Alexandria Shiner as Elettra\, and Samantha Hankey as Idamante. \nhttps://ravinia.org/Online/Article/080924-CSOIdomeneo
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/conlon-and-chicago-symphony-offer-idomeneo/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Opera,U.S. Midwest
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240428T181818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T181818Z
UID:105593-1723334400-1723420799@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Neale Conducts 'Tragic' Symphony
DESCRIPTION:The Sun Valley Festival Orchestra will take on Mahler’s Symphony No. 6\, which the composer himself nicknamed Tragic\, saying it contained passages of “shadowy memories.” Music director Alasdair Neale conducts this Aug. 11 program. \nhttps://www.svmusicfestival.org/event/mahler-symphony-no-6/ \n 
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/neale-conducts-tragic-symphony/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,U.S. Northwest
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240502T183211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T183211Z
UID:105816-1723334400-1723420799@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:New Song Cycle Uses Margaret Atwood Poems
DESCRIPTION:Stratford Summer Music 2024 comes to an exciting conclusion on Aug. 11 when soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee performs Zombie Blizzard. In this new song cycle\, poems by Margaret Atwood have been set to music by Aaron Davis. Brueggergosman-Lee will be joined by members of the Hannaford St. Silver Band\, who commissioned the work. \nhttps://stratfordsummermusic.ca/event/zombie-blizzard/ \n 
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/new-song-cycle-uses-margaret-atwood-poems/
CATEGORIES:Canada,Festivals,World Premiere
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240811
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240503T154432Z
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UID:105845-1723334400-1723420799@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Denk Presents Work by 'Blind Tom' Wiggins
DESCRIPTION:Jeremy Denk\, in an Aug. 11 solo piano recital at Tanglewood\, will perform The Battle of Manassas by Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins (1849-1908)\, a pianist and composer born into slavery who became a hugely popular performer in his day. Ives’ Concord Sonata completes the program. \nhttps://www.bso.org/events/tli-presents-jeremy-denk-piano \n 
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/denk-presents-work-by-blind-tom-wiggins/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Special Projects,U.S. East Coast
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240813
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240421T200525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240421T200525Z
UID:105224-1723420800-1723507199@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Aucoin Conducts 'Figaro' at Aspen
DESCRIPTION:The Aspen Opera Theatre and VocalARTS program presents a fully-staged performance of Mozart’s comic masterpiece Le nozze di Figaro\, directed by Sara Erde and conducted by Matthew Aucoin\, an award-winning opera composer himself. Only on the first night of the Aug. 12-17 will the performance include all the Act 4 arias commonly cut from the score. \nhttps://www.aspenmusicfestival.com/events/calendar/mozarts-the-marriage-of-figaro-1/
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/aucoin-conducts-figaro-at-aspen/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Opera,U.S. Midwest,U.S. Southwest
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240813
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240424T144610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T144610Z
UID:105372-1723420800-1723507199@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Audiences Invited to Watch Opera Creation
DESCRIPTION:To inaugurate the Project Pipeline initiative at Glimmerglass\, the opera-in-progress The House on Mango Street will have its first public performance on Aug. 12. The Pipeline’s purpose is to help composers—in this case\, composer Derek Bermel and librettist Sandra Cisneros—develop new works while allowing opera-lovers to witness the process. \nhttps://glimmerglass.org/events/pipeline-preview-the-house-on-mango-street/
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/audiences-invited-to-watch-opera-creation/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Opera,Special Projects,U.S. East Coast,World Premiere
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240816
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240817
DTSTAMP:20260416T042543
CREATED:20240516T151520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T151520Z
UID:106737-1723766400-1723852799@classicalvoiceamerica.org
SUMMARY:Kalmar Bids Grant Park Adieu with Mahler
DESCRIPTION:Talk about going out with a bang! The Grant Park Music Festival closes its 2024 season with Mahler’s mighty Symphony No. 8\, Symphony of a Thousand\, so named because of the many forces required to perform it. Carlos Kalmar\, marking the end of his 25-year tenure as the festival’s artistic director\, will lead the Grant Park Festival Orchestra\, a children’s chorus directed by his daughter\, Katja Kalmar\, and the Grant Park Chorus. (Aug. 16-17) \nhttps://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/music/2024-season-1/mahler-symphony-no-8
URL:https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/event/kalmar-bids-grant-park-adieu-with-mahler/
CATEGORIES:Festivals,Milestones,U.S. Midwest
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