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An amazing NEW musical experience – Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra to Play Carnegie Hall Oct 14-15

Experience the splendid appeal of Chinese melodies with the magnificence of a Western symphony orchestra, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra will certainly play two performances at Carnegie Hall on October 14-15, as part of its 2017 Shen Yun world tour.   Other stops this fall will consist of Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, the Boston Symphony Hall and […]

New Classical Chinese Concert at Boston Symphony Hall, Massachusetts – Oct. 13, 2017

In its continued effort to bring the best classical concerts to its patrons, the Greatest Performance (www.greatestperformance.org) has announced a new Chinese concert of Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra scheduled at 8:00 PM on October 13, 2017, at Boston Symphony Hall, Boston, Massachusetts. “Through the universal language of music, Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra is taking you […]

10 Greatest Classical Performances All Times

10 Greatest Classical Performances All Times: When it comes to performance art, there are 10 greatest classical performances all times according to Yahoo as written by Wendy Dawn. Performance art  is different from the performing arts because a performance art is not a symphony, a play, or not even a dance. It is a single […]

Top 10 Plays for Theater Newcomers

About.com Guide writer Wade Bradford lists down the top 10 plays for theater newcomers: 1. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, William Shakespeare This is one of the most popular plays by Shakespeare. The audience will enjoy this fantasy-themed play about fairies and mixed-up-lovers presented in a fun and lighter plot. 2. The Miracle Worker, William Gibson […]

The Music of Shen Yun – Incredibly Unique Classical Music

Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra seeks to open up horizons in the world of Western music by combining the spirit, beauty, and distinctiveness of Chinese music with the precision, power, and grandeur of the Western Symphony Orchestra, has become an incredible group to view.

Top 5 Classical Music Composers of All Time

The list of the top 5 classical music composers of all time: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Frederic Chopin.

Meets Trumpeter Eric Robins – Great East-West Music Across the Globe

Trumpet trekker Eric Robins loves tooting his trumpet. As soon as he puts his trumpet on his lips, a vibrant melody brightens the entire room.

10 Songs NPR Can’t Stop Playing

Heavy Rotation: 10 Songs Public Radio Can’t Stop Playing :excerptend tags: :end keyword: *NPR Heavy Rotation Series, NPR Public Radio, :start status: draft date: October , 2013

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World’s Best 10 Symphony Orchestras in Classical Music

World’s Best 10 Symphony Orchestras in Classical Music Gramophone released the results of the polls conducted among a panel of renowned music critics for the world’s best symphony orchestras in classical music. Factors considered in the deliberations were concert performances, recording output, contributions made to both local and national communities, and the ability of their […]

Why Write Symphonies? ONLY Symphonic Literature Can Move Us

“Why write symphonies,” a Pulitzer winner asks – and explains why: In 2007, one day before the premiere of his Violin Concerto, Kevin Puts was interviewed by a journalist. The journalist asked over lunch, “So why do you write in these old forms, the symphony, the concerto…?” Kevin then Puts explained to the journalist that […]