Lisgar Collegiate Institute, a high school for grades 9 to 12, was established in 1874. The music program began in 1918 with the orchestra being formed to raise the spirits of students from the daily news of WWI casualties. At the end of the war, the ensemble became an official school orchestra, the first ever […]
Join the Westside Chamber Players for an exciting evening of music, featuring orchestral works by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel and Beethoven, alongside Schumann's Cello Concerto at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Cary Hall. Julius Akira Mauldin, Conductor and Artistic Director Wangshu Xiang, Featured Soloist Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel Overture in C Major R. Schumann Cello Concerto in A […]
"music of introverted intensity" - The New Yorker " evening’s high point ... tender to tough to chillingly still and mysterious ... magical" - San Francisco Classical Voice Written during the height of the Covid pandemic, a complete presentation of Michael Hersch’s concert-length cycle “scars plummet to the corners” was delayed almost five years. Emi […]
Karl Kilb IV performs a collection of his original compositions for solo piano and a piano trio. Doors Open: 6:30 PM Start: 7:00 PM Karl Kilb IV, piano Victoria Lin, cello Priscilla Tam, violin
This hour-long opera retells the myth of the Greek goddess Circe. Best known for transforming men into animals, Circe, in this libretto is found interrogating immortality, and lamenting her exile to a small island, while simultaneously manifesting herself as various historical figures across time and space. Electroacoustic/acoustic music and libretto by Elizabeth Hoffman. Azalea Twining as […]
Join us this summer to celebrate Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance’s 25th anniversary as a NYC-based contemporary ballet company. This season honors the collaborators who’ve shaped our creative trajectory, bringing together dancers from the early years, current company members, and guest artists, showcasing the range of artists within the CLD family. The program includes the world premiere […]
Join us this summer to celebrate Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance’s 25th anniversary as a NYC-based contemporary ballet company. This season honors the collaborators who’ve shaped our creative trajectory, bringing together dancers from the early years, current company members, and guest artists, showcasing the range of artists within the CLD family. The program includes the world premiere […]
