Donald McCullough, Composer/Conductor McCullough: In the Shadow of the Holocaust (NY Premiere) Jonathan Griffith, DCINY Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Zane Zalis, Visiting Composer Zalis: I Believe (US Premiere) www.ibelieveproject.org Featuring Distinguished Concerts Orchestra and Distinguished Concerts Singers International I Believe is about the power of faith during the Holocaust, at which time cruelty and (more…)

Discovery Orchestra brings you Discover Brazil. The Aria from the Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5 for Soprano and Eight Cellos is one of the most hauntingly beautiful pieces of music ever written.  Find out why in this interactive exploration of the piece by Maestro George Marriner Maull and the cellists of The Discovery Orchestra. Visit discovery (more…)

The Bach Dances includes three RIOULT Dance NY works set to the music of J.S. Bach – Views of the Fleeting World (2008) set to “The Art of Fugue,” City (2010) set to “Sonata for Violin and Piano #6 in G major,” and Celestial Tides (2011) set to “Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major.” (more…)

One of the most musical, witty and inventive choreographers of his generation,”(The New York Times), Doug Elkins comes back to The Joyce with the New York premiere of HAPLESS BIZARRE, a delightful dance for six performers including a new vaudevillian, which explores the intersections between physical comedy, choreography, flirtation, and romance; and MO(OR)TOWN/REDUX, which revisits, (more…)

The Afro Jazz Alliance brings you Jazz Across the Americas: Mexico. With the roots of jazz originating in 19th century New Orleans from interactions between African American, Caribbean and Mexican musicians, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra draw particular attention to the compelling contributions made by Mexican jazz artists. Jazz Across the Americas: (more…)