Symphony Silicon Valley opens 2019-2020 Season with Tchaikovsky, Oct 5-6 in San Jose Symphony Silicon Valley’s season opens with a richly exotic, song-filled work by Zoltán Kodály. Based on a Hungarian folk tune, its variations set a festive mood. That mood shifts in the second half with Tchaikovsky’s deeply emotional final symphony. The composer heard only its first, poorly received performance; but its second was a triumph, … Continue reading Symphony Silicon Valley opens 2019-2020 Season with Tchaikovsky, Oct 5-6 in San Jose

The Western Stage presents Sarah Ruhl’s “For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday”, a tale both touching and surreal, where the refusal to grow up confronts the inevitability of growing old. In the wake of their father’s death, five siblings in their golden years reconnect with childhood dreams between family slice-of-life comedy and a Neverland fantasia. Ghosts, pets and arguments without resolutions surround the kitchen table free-for-all, … Continue reading Fly in the Face of Time with “For Peter Pan on her 70th Birthday” – Playing at The Western Stage September 14 – 29

PHILIP GLASS’ DAYS AND NIGHTS FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS NINTH YEAR Philip is thrilled to announce his line-up for the Mainstage Performances in Big Sur And Carmel. More Second Stage and Community Event Announcements Coming Soon! TICKETS ON SALE SEPTEMBER 3rd –  Click Here 2019 Festival Mainstage Overview: A THOUSAND THOUGHTS: A LIVE DOCUMENTARY WITH THE KRONOS QUARTET:  CONCERT / FILM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th, 7:30p Henry Miller … Continue reading Philip Glass’ Days And Nights Festival 2019 Mainstage Line-Up includes Grammy Award-winning Kronos Quartet, Renowned  Film Composer Danny Elfman and a Tribute to María Irene Fornés – Tickets on sale September 3rd!

62nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 27-29 Headliners Include Diana Krall, Chris Botti, Snarky Puppy, Kenny Barron & Dave Holland, Tank and the Bangas, Christian McBride,  Bob James, David Sanborn & Marcus Miller; Eliane Elias, and Many Others Monterey, Calif, August 20, 2019; A six-time JazzTimes Readers Poll winner, the 62nd Monterey Jazz Festival, September 27-29, will feature another “jaw-dropping line-up” of nearly 130 performances from iconic and emerging jazz artists, educational events, conversations, films, and exhibits … Continue reading 62nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 27-29

San Francisco Ballet rehearsing McIntyre’s Your Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem in 2017. Photographs of McIntyre’s The Big Hunger in rehearsal will be available soon. (© Erik Tomasson) SAN FRANCISCO BALLET GIVES WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCES OF TREY MCINTYRE’S THE BIG HUNGER ON PROGRAM 03: DANCE INNOVATIONS, FEBRUARY 13–23, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, 2019—San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) presents the world premiere of Trey McIntyre’s The Big Hunger, his third ballet for … Continue reading SF Ballet gives world premiere performance of Trey McIntyre’s The Big Hunger, February 13, 2020

Por: Ernesto Altamirano SAN JOSE, CA – La presentación del musical WICKED de Broadway San Jose no pudo haber regresado en mejor momento ya que el elenco de la gira nacional de envió un mensaje alto y claro durante su actuación del jueves por la noche en el San Jose Center for the Performing Arts: Ya sea que hayas visto el éxito de taquilla de … Continue reading La presentación del aclamado musical WICKED de Broadway San Jose brilló por su vital mensaje de aceptación a la diversidad

JASON MRAZ JOINS WITH THE RECORDING ACADEMY™ TO FIGHT FOR MUSIC CREATORS’ RIGHTS  DISTRICT ADVOCATE DAY UNITES ARTISTS, SONGWRITERS AND PRODUCERS WITH CONGRESS FOR LARGEST GRASSROOTS MUSIC MOVEMENT SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (AUG. 13, 2019) — Nearly one year after the successful passage of the transformative Music Modernization Act, the Recording Academy will unite music creators and members of Congress in their hometowns to continue the momentum for music creator … Continue reading Jason Mraz Joins With The Recording Academy To Fight For Music Creators’ Rights

“Of Mice and Men” Musical Resurrected After 61 Years in Archives TWS Mounts Revival of the 1958 Off-Broadway Premiere SALINAS, Calif. – After presenting a staged reading in 2018, The Western Stage has obtained the rights to fully produce Ira Bilowit’s musical adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,” a work that has not been seen onstage since its brief run off-Broadway in 1958, … Continue reading “Of Mice and Men” Musical Resurrected by The Western Stage After 61 Years in Archives

There are four more concerts at Sunset Center, as well as stimulating chamber concerts at San Carlos Cathedral and All Saints’ Episcopal Church in the closing days of the 2019 Festival. Each Sunset concert offers dynamic, engaging programs, and each has limited availability. This is your last chance to experience the joy of the 2019 Festival! The Bach Festival Chorale takes the stage for “Signs and … Continue reading 2019 Carmel Bach Festival Final Concerts including “Best of the Fest” Closing Night on Saturday, July 27th

SYMPHONY SILICON VALLEY 2019-2020 Season Overview  Seven programs you won’t want to miss!  Single tickets go on sale Monday, August 26 Peacock Variations & Tchaikovsky Saturday 8:00pm October 5, 2019 Sunday 2:30 pm October 6, 2019  Conductor: Carlos Vieu     Zoltán Kodály: Variations on a Hungarian Theme – Peacock Variations Pyotr Iliych Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 – Pathétique Our season opens with a richly exotic, song-filled work by Zoltán Kodály. Based on a … Continue reading Symphony Silicon Valley’s 2019-2020 Season opens October 5 in San Jose