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Radiohead, Pixies, REM, Joy Division and more covered on “Under the Influence”

Berklee’s Heavy Rotation Records Releases Under The Influence Covering Seminal Songs by REM, Green Day, Radiohead,  Husker Dü, The Pixies, Joy Division and More Boston, MA: Berklee’s student-run label Heavy Rotation Records (HRR) releases its latest project, Under the Influence, on February 14. The compilation – available on CD and via download – features Berklee students and alumni covering [...]

The Boston Conservatory Orchestra Performs in Cambridge, Feb. 19

(BOSTON) The Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Bruce Hangen conductor, continues its season Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge. Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for students and seniors. Box Office: (617) 496-2222. For more information call The Boston Conservatory event line at (617) 912-9240 or visit www.bostonconservatory.edu/performances. The [...]

‘LEFT & RIGHT’ Special Valentine’s Performance

Presented by Boston Children’s Theatre Conjoined Twins on the Search for Love    BOSTON PREMIERE!   Created by Boston Children’s Theatre’s Jay Pension LEFT & RIGHT is an interactive two man dance-comedy about conjoined twins on the search for love! LEFT & RIGHT was first envisioned just over a year ago and since its first [...]

The Boston Conservatory Dance Ensemble Presents “Triple Play,” Feb. 16-19

(BOSTON) The Boston Conservatory Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Cathy Young, presents Triple Play, a varied program featuring a wide range of aesthetic and technical approaches, including a premiere by Daniel Pelzig, and live music by Music Division students. Performances take place Thursday–Saturday, Feb. 16–18 at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, Feb. [...]

The Boston Conservatory Presents Piano Masters: Janice Weber, Feb. 7

(BOSTON) The Boston Conservatory presents faculty member Janice Weber as part of its popular Piano Masters series, a unique offering of internationally renowned pianists in solo engagements, performed under the artistic direction of Michael Lewin. The performance takes place Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 8 p.m. at The Boston Conservatory’s Seully Hall at 8 The Fenway. [...]

ArtsEmerson Presents 69S. (The Shackleton Project) Feb. 7-12

(BOSTON) The second season of international theatre programming by ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage continues with the Boston premiere of the world premiere production of 69˚S. (The Shackleton Project), an impressionistic recreation of one of the greatest survival stories of all time. Performances take place Feb. 7 – 12, 2012 at the Paramount Center Mainstage [...]

Boston Conservatory Winter/Spring 2012 Season Announcement

(BOSTON) The Boston Conservatory offers award-winning, affordable, high-quality performances by students, faculty and guest artists throughout the school year. Among the offerings for the winter/spring 2012 season: new installments of the popular “Piano Masters” and “String Masters” series; performances of Ravel’s two operas, a world premiere by former Boston Ballet resident choreographer Daniel Pelzig and [...]

MassArt Spring Exhibitions and Pulic Reception

Boston, MA – Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Bakalar & Paine Galleries today announced its highly anticipated spring 2012 exhibitions—Edifice Amiss: Constructing New Perspectives and Verdant.  Both exhibitions, on view beginning January 30, 2012, explore the relationship between humans and their surroundings, and feature a variety of well-known artists and designers. Stephen D. Paine [...]

ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage Presents the World Premiere of Robbie McCauley’s SUGAR

BOSTON – The second season of international theatre programming by ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage continues with the world premiere of Sugar, the one-woman show by renowned theatre artist and Emerson College faculty member Robbie McCauley. Performances take place Jan. 20 – 29, 2012 at the Jackie Liebergott Black Box in the Paramount Center (559 [...]

NEC’s Weilerstein Trio Performs Works of Ives, Enescu, Poulenc, Jan. 23

The Weilerstein Duo, two-thirds of The Weilerstein Trio, NEC’s trio-in-residence, will perform music of Ives, Enescu and Poulenc, January 23 at 8 PM in NEC’s Jordan Hall. Violinist Donald Weilerstein, who holds the Dorothy Richard Starling Chair of Violin Studies, and his wife, pianist Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, who directs NEC’s Professional Piano Trio Training Program, [...]