and found many opportunities for there to be singing in choral settings,” explained Bien. Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 was the first symphony to include a chorus. As a chorus master, Bien’s ...

Part road trip, part adventure story, FOLLOWING THE NINTH is an inspirational film about Beethoven's Choral Symphony, its majestic power to liberate us, to shield us against suffering, to provide ...

Over the course of the project, the orchestra is to perform nearly all Beethoven’s symphonies plus the “Triple Concerto” and the choral “Missa Solemnis.” (The choral ninth symphony will ...

The Redwood Symphony is going big, performing Gustav Mahler's "Resurrection" symphony in a Feb. 16 concert that will includes over 170 guest singers. We spoke with Redwood Symphony founder and ...

Korea's second-largest city has brand new concert hall and maestro Chung Myung-whun BUSAN - Soon, Busan will be known for ...

New music by Julia Wolfe and performances of Haydn’s “Creation” and Ethel Smyth’s seldom-heard “Mass in D” are among the highlights of a busy concert season.

A wonderful release, in other words; the contents sufficient to satisfy anyone’s classical needs for years. It’s also very ...

As director of orchestral and choral activities at Smith College since 1997 ... presented a sold-out performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in Carnegie Hall under Hirsh’s direction. Guest ...

The LA Phil has announced the 2025 Hollywood Bowl summer season with performances  from June to September 2025. The Hollywood ...

8 and 9. While, on paper, cycles of the Beethoven symphonies tend to look ... joined together as brothers. Verdi called the “Choral” Symphony “the alpha and omega” of the canon, while adding that “it ...

This wonderful commemorative concert, marking the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death, will be hard to surpass ...

The outdoor concert season seems a like a distant melody during the chilly chords of February. But inspiring live music can ...