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Entitled 'Mostly Scandinavian' Geoffrey Lynn will be SSO's guest soloist. Geoffrey, who is part of the London Philharmonic Orchestra first violin section, will play Dvořák’s Violin Concerto

With major orchestras filing for bankruptcy, how do you make it as a professional musician? Experts see problems in the direction of classical music. A new website is aiming to help musicians not only in their art but also their careers.

Gilbert & Sullivan: HMS Pinafore - Opening Night, June 25 at 8:30 pm in the Venetian Theater; Rossini: Guillaume Tell - July 9 & July 15 at 7:30 pm in the Venetian Theater; Sins of Youth, SIns of Age - July 14 at 7:30 pm in the Spanish Courtyard

Jason Moran and the Bandwagon, John Scofield Trio, Christian McBride Big Band, Joshua Redman's James Farm, Renee Rosnes, Fred Hersch & Nico Gori Duo & Lucky Peterson and more

The Chamber Philharmonic Europe orchestra is visiting The George Bernard Shaw Theatre in Carlow on May 13th.

May 1 'Seventh Roadrunner' concert of music for clarinet, viola and piano trio is the final concert of the 2010-2011 Church of the Epiphany (Tempe, AZ) concert season. Sunday May 1 at 4:30 PM, 2222 S. Price Road, Tempe, AZ. Free; donations welcome.

Music selection for the fifth annual 'New Music Arizona' Concert of the Chaparral MusicFest in Prescott, AZ has been completed. The four Arizona composers whose works were selected are Judith Cloud; Sy Brandon; Craig Bohmler and Douglas Gibson.

International conductor and Adelphi Associate Professor Christopher Lyndon-Gee will have a homecoming when he returns to the podium in the Concert Hall of the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 8, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.

With a small number of places remaining on its Easter classical music festival in the heart of Bordeaux wine country (21-26 April), specialist operator Orpheus & Bacchus is offering a great deal for lovers of Mozart, Bach, Schumann and Vivaldi.

Contemporary classical musician and composer Sharon Ruchman of Washington, CT, will perform with cellist, Mary Costanza, original compositions from Ruchman's two CDs at Hunt Hill Farm in New Milford, CT, on Saturday, April 9 at 6:00 PM.

Catch the world premiere of one of the world's most performed living composers

The Lake Norman Orchestra will kick off spring at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina with Guest Soprano, Ms. Leslie Caddick!

The Lake Norman Orchestra will kick off spring at the Charles Mack Citizen Center in downtown Mooresville, North Carolina!

The Boston-based duo “2” (Peter H. Bloom flute and alto flute; Mary Jane Rupert piano) will celebrate Women’s History Month with Music of American Women Composers, March 27, 3:00 pm, McCormick Museum at Cantigny, Wheaton, IL. Call 630-260-8162.

Contemporary music composer and pianist, Sharon Ruchman, creator of two CDs, "Sharon Ruchman Chamber Music" and "Arrival of Spring", will perform her original piano composition, "Promise", at the Westport Library on Sunday, March 20th at 2:00 PM.

A contemporary classical chamber music composition by composer and pianist, Sharon Ruchman of Washington, CT, was performed by the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra. Her classical composition, "String Quartet in F#", from her new CD, "Arrival of Spring".

On Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts presents the Vocal Rising Stars program in the Rosen House Music Room.

On March 19, 2011 at 8:00 PM, the Jasper String Quartet, Caramoor’s 2010-11 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence, returns to the Rosen House Music Room in the final installment of the 2010-11 Caramoor Classics Series.

Featuring Works by Williams; Szymanowski; Elgar February 24 and 27 at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge and February 26 at Jordan Hall in Boston

Families are invited to A Far Cry's rehearsal at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, February 17. Rehearsal is free and open to the public. Concert Tickets $51, loge $56. Reception at 6:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m. BIG ARTS Schein Hall, 900 Dunlop Rd, Sanibel, FL.

BIG ARTS presents QuinTango and tango dancers at 8 p.m. Thursday, February 24. Schein Performance Hall is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. Tickets are general admission $41, Loge $46, Student $15. Call (239) 395-0900 for more information.

QuinTango takes the stage at BIG ARTS, 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Florida at 8 p.m on Thursday, February 24. QuinTango is a quintet of two violins, cello, bass and piano, accompanied by Argentinian tango dancers.

A premier concert featuring A Far Cry Chamber Orchestra on Thursday, February 17, will begin with a reception at 6:30 p.m., concert to follow at 8 p.m. BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, Florida.

Four finalists in The James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition perform at New England Conservatory's Williams Hall Jan 30 at 7 pm. Repertoire includes music of Gaubert and Devienne and a new work by Theodore Antoniou commissioned for this contest.

Classical music composer and pianist, Sharon Ruchman of Washington, CT, performed several of her original contemporary compositions from her two CDs "Sharon Ruchman Chamber Music" and "Arrival of Spring" on January 10th in Southbury, CT.

The second annual Avant Music Festival, 5 nights of music from the evolving avant-garde, takes place February 11-19th at Wild Project in NYC. The festival presents music of Georges Aperghis, John Cage, Randy Gibson, Reiko Füting, and Nils Vigeland.

Adored Operas Lucia Di Lammermoor, Turandot, and Madama Butterfly, all accompanied by the renown Russian National Symphony take center stage this season at the intimate Miramar Cultural Center.

BIG ARTS presents Pianist Julio Elizalde and Cellist Bonnie Hampton Sunday, January 16, at 3:30 p.m. BIG ARTS is at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel. Tickets are general admission, $31; Student/Child; free with paying adult. Call (239) 395-0900.

A concert featuring Schubert's Trout with The Euclid String Quartet is Thursday, January 13, at 8 p.m. at BIG ARTS Schein Performance Hall, Sanibel. Tickets are general admission $41, Loge $46, Student/Child free with paying adult. (239) 395-0900.

Internationally renowned pianist, Gabriela Montero, will dazzle listeners and critics with her one-of-a-kind style and improvisational skills in Miami, Florida on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts.

Maestro Eduardo Cedeño expects to bring the holiday season to a crescendo with the Lake Norman Orchestra!

Sharon Ruchman, classical composer and musician, has released "Arrival of Spring", her second CD of original compositions. In one year's time, Ms. Ruchman has written, recorded and released a second CD following her first CD's release in late 2009.

Michael S Kellett world renowned violinist realeases his album Cheek to Cheek to a number of online digital distributors icluding iTunes.

Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis Symphony, released 09/09, has received five GRAMMY® nominations: Best Classical Album; Orchestral Performance; Instrumental Soloist with Orchestra; Classical Contemporary Composition Best Engineered Album, Classical

BIG ARTS announces an additional educational initiative to its arts scholarship programs. The inaugural BIG ARTS/Kenneth L. Nees Scholarship Award recipient will be announced at a piano recital with Vanessa Perez, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, December 12.

FanFaire Foundation's holiday Messiah Sing-along concert launches community outreach program and gives audience unique opportunity to experience making music with full orchestra and winners of Inaugural Soloists' Competition

BIG ARTS will present a classical afternoon concert featuring Pianist Vanessa Perez Sunday, December 12, at 3:30 p.m. BIG ARTS is located at 900 Dunlop Road, Sanibel, FL.

World Renowned Flutist Elizabeth Buck joins the Prescott Strings Classical Chamber Orchestra as they launch their 28th season with a Fall concert performance at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in North Prescott.

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The Richard M Nixon Library and Birthplace Foundation Family Concerts Series presents the West Covina Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players. Sunday October 24, 2010 at 2pm - FREE!

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On Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 8:00 pm, the Great Artists in the Music Room Series continues at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with the Caramoor Virtuosi.

Ensemble Chaconne (Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; and Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute & English guitar) will perform music by Handel, Vivaldi, and other composers who captured the imagination of 18th century Londoners.

On November 21, 2010 at 4:00 PM, the Jasper String Quartet returns to the Rosen House Music Room as Caramoor’s 2010-11 Ernst Stiefel String Quartet-in-Residence.

Sharon Ruchman, contemporary classical composer and pianist, will host a benefit performance for St. Andrew’s Parish in Kent, Connecticut October 10th. Ms. Ruchman will perform original compositions from her CD, “Sharon Ruchman Chamber Music”.

Susan McCray presents Orchestra Hall. Sunday, Oct. 3rd at Noon pacific and eastern time a program to enjoy. "Carnival of the Animals" by Saint-Saens, Bizet's "Jeux d'Enfants" and Ravel's "Mother Goose Suite." A show for the entire family on KSAV.org.

The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players will perform and discuss John Cage’s Seven on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. at ODC Dance Commons in San Francisco. Event includes a discussion of the piece and a complimentary reception afterward.

The Brown Hotel invites classical music lovers to enjoy Sunday Tea in the Grand Lobby. A weekly tradition at The Brown Hotel, the Sunday Classical Hour is free to the public from 4:00 to 5:00 pm and features Ms. Nada Loutfi.

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The Hollywood Music in Media Award and Billboard World Song Contest winner Catya Maré´s new flirtingly humorous, sexy & slightly nutty album, titled "Tell Me Why..." will be in stores worldwide by September 8th, 2010.