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May 2021
PARMA Live Stage presents “Points of Interest” by the Grover von Kampen Percussion Duo. The repertoire and concept for the concert emerged over several years as ensemble members Evan and Kevin approached colleagues at the College Conservatory of Music to compose works for the duo. During this time, they invited composers into a percussion space filled with instruments and encouraged composers to explore sounds and techniques.
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Streaming from the Dvořákova Olomouc festival in the Czech Republic, this new project from trumpeter Lukáš Oravec combines the characteristic sound of the artist’s jazz quartet with the orchestral mastery of the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. All arrangements are by Russian conductor Pavel Klimashevsky.
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The Cambridge Symphony Orchestra (CSO), a community orchestra based in Cambridge MA dedicated to bringing high-quality classical music to audiences at an affordable price, streams a production of Tchaikovsky's ballet Sleeping Beauty. The production, which is free online to all, features CSO musicians as well as professional ballet dancers affiliated with City Ballet of Boston, a nonprofit that presents exciting and creative dance performances to Boston’s diverse community. The dance components will be filmed inside the Fairmont Copley Plaza Grand Ballroom, and will visually portray an abridged version of the Sleeping Beauty story.
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of Astor Piazzolla’s birth, the PARMA Music Festival is pleased to present ¡Gracias, Astor! by Tanguango Quinteto, whose performance is dedicated to the tango nuevo movement. The concert features compositions by Piazzolla, the father of tango nuevo, and works composed with his influence, including selections by Serbian artists and Argentinian traditional tango songs in "nuevo" arrangements.
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Eight Strings & a Whistle’s PopUP+! concerts are short, casual, free concerts. Before the Pandemic, these concerts would take place in casual venues, such as rehearsal studios, in New York City, where the ensemble would present a few pieces that the trio is developing and get audience feedback. For 2021, Eight Strings & a Whistle have expanded their audience by taking this series online, using the Youtube chat function to interact with the audience.
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The Boston New Music Initiative is thrilled to announce its inaugural Living Music Summit! The summit is a series of concerts, workshops, industry roundtables, and networking events designed to promote all aspects of BNMI’s central mission of supporting and advancing the careers of its members in the field of new music. Starting with a series of virtual events and culminating with a weekend of events from June 18-20, 2021, the Living Music Summit aims to make a measurable and lasting impact on both the regional and international new music communities.
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