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

Mandy D. Kapica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:55:03 +0000

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

Mandy D. Kapica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:49:52 +0000

(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

Mandy D. Kapica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:47:07 +0000

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

Mandy D. Kapica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:43:16 +0000

(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

Mandy D. Kapica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:41:00 +0000

(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

Mandy D. Kapica — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:36:09 +0000

(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

Mandy D. Kapica — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:52:50 +0000

(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

Mandy D. Kapica — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:45:42 +0000

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

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:09:56 +0000

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

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:04:10 +0000

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, [...]

The New England Institute of Art’s Poster Design Competition

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:59:26 +0000

Brookline – The New England Institute of Art and Americans for the Arts, the nation’s leading nonprofit organization for advancing the arts and arts education, announce that entries for the 2012 Poster Design Competition will be accepted through February 3, 2012. This year’s competition challenges high school seniors and high school graduates from the U.S., [...]

NEC’s Tatyana Dudochkin and Friends Celebrate Composer Anniversaries for Debussy, Massenet

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:26:18 +0000

NEC’s Tatyana Dudochkin Presents Salute to Debussy and Massenet, January 29 at 8 p.m. in NEC’s Jordan Hall Students, Faculty, Alumni and Friends Perform in 22nd Annual Composer Anniversary Tribute Concert In her 22nd annual composer anniversary salute, Tatyana Dudochkin of the NEC Preparatory School piano faculty celebrates birthdays of French composers Claude Debussy (1862–1918) [...]

Marcelo Lehninger replaces Andris Nelsons for upcoming BSO concerts

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:19:53 +0000

Conductor Andris Nelsons regrets to announce that he will not be able to travel to Boston for his scheduled concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra on January 6, 7, and 8, as he and his wife prepare for the imminent arrival of their first-born child. BSO Assistant Conductor Marcelo Lehninger will step in to conduct this program, with Haydn’s [...]

ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage Presents January Film Programming

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:11:02 +0000

BOSTON – ArtsEmerson: The World On Stage continues its second season of adventurous, independent and repertory films with the start of Gotta Dance, a survey of the American film musical, which will continue through May 2012; the Boston premiere of Taiwanese director Chang Tso-Chi’sWhen Love Comes; and another installment of Light Reading, presenting the second annual round-up of outstanding artist [...]

Inspire a Difference with Wheelock Family Theatre

Mandy D. Kapica — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:55:16 +0000

Live Theatre Transforms Lives In the 31 years since Wheelock Family Theatre was founded, we have dedicated ourselves to bringing the joy and enrichment of live theatre productions and classes to children of all ages and abilities. We have been especially proud of our longstanding commitment to providing access to families of limited financial means and people with [...]