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🎄 What if Christmas sounded a little wicked?
Jingle Hell mixes celesta, pizzicato strings, sleigh bells and cheeky woodwinds into a festive orchestral piece full of color and mischief.
🎧 Listen: youtu.be/5122WT666rc
#JingleHell #Orchestral #HolidayMusic
Jingle Hell mixes celesta, pizzicato strings, sleigh bells and cheeky woodwinds into a festive orchestral piece full of color and mischief.
🎧 Listen: youtu.be/5122WT666rc
#JingleHell #Orchestral #HolidayMusic
#ClassicalMusic Surprise pick: Apple Music Classical’s top album of 2025 is Alice Sara Ott’s recital of John Field’s Complete Nocturnes. The Dublin-born pioneer of the nocturne is winning new fans, and Ott is honored by the response. Agree with the choice? #Music #Ireland
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#ClassicalMusic Surprise pick: Apple Music Classical’s top album of 2025 is Alice Sara Ott’s recital of John Field’s Complete Nocturnes. The Dublin-born pioneer of the nocturne is winning new fans, and Ott is honored by the response. Agree with the choice? #Music #Ireland
#ClassicalMusic Daniel Barenboim returned to the podium in Milan, leading Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 5 with the Filarmonica della Scala. Soloist: Lisa Batiashvili. Were you there? Share impressions. #LaScala #Beethoven
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#ClassicalMusic Daniel Barenboim returned to the podium in Milan, leading Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 5 with the Filarmonica della Scala. Soloist: Lisa Batiashvili. Were you there? Share impressions. #LaScala #Beethoven
#Classical Apple Classical Top 10: 1 David Fray—Baroque Encores; 2 Max Richter—Sleep; 3 Bach Goldberg Variations (Morinière/Garcia). New at No.7: Shani Diluka—Renaissance. Also charting: Lang Lang, Armin van Buuren, Tiffany Poon, A. Kobekina, Quatuor Arod. #AppleMusic #Piano
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#Classical Apple Classical Top 10: 1 David Fray—Baroque Encores; 2 Max Richter—Sleep; 3 Bach Goldberg Variations (Morinière/Garcia). New at No.7: Shani Diluka—Renaissance. Also charting: Lang Lang, Armin van Buuren, Tiffany Poon, A. Kobekina, Quatuor Arod. #AppleMusic #Piano
#News LA Phil is reducing YOLA programming at East LA’s Torres High, with beginner classes affected. The org cites funding shortfalls, says students can shift to other sites, and plans to continue YOLA in East LA, per Boyle Heights Beat. Thoughts? #LosAngeles #MusicEducation
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#News LA Phil is reducing YOLA programming at East LA’s Torres High, with beginner classes affected. The org cites funding shortfalls, says students can shift to other sites, and plans to continue YOLA in East LA, per Boyle Heights Beat. Thoughts? #LosAngeles #MusicEducation
#ClassicalMusic Georgijs Osokins salutes Arvo Pärt at Berlin’s Kühlhaus: vivid Pärt alongside Schubert, Bach/Busoni, Scriabin, Liszt. World-premiere Fratres transcription, blazing Chaconne, and encores on a 1925 "Blue" Steinway. Cool space—literally. Were you there? #ArvoPart #Berlin
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#ClassicalMusic Georgijs Osokins salutes Arvo Pärt at Berlin’s Kühlhaus: vivid Pärt alongside Schubert, Bach/Busoni, Scriabin, Liszt. World-premiere Fratres transcription, blazing Chaconne, and encores on a 1925 "Blue" Steinway. Cool space—literally. Were you there? #ArvoPart #Berlin
#ClassicalMusic In Louisville, pianist Yuja Wang stepped onto the podium in overalls, cueing the Louisville Orchestra for Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody. Earlier, she performed Ligeti’s Piano Concerto with Grammy winner Teddy Abrams. What did you think? #YujaWang #LouisvilleOrchestra
November 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#ClassicalMusic In Louisville, pianist Yuja Wang stepped onto the podium in overalls, cueing the Louisville Orchestra for Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody. Earlier, she performed Ligeti’s Piano Concerto with Grammy winner Teddy Abrams. What did you think? #YujaWang #LouisvilleOrchestra
#ClassicalMusic Big news from Leipzig: Bach-Archiv marks its 75th with the confirmation of two organ chaconnes by J.S. Bach—now BWV 1178 & 1179. Premiered by Ton Koopman; editions issued by Breitkopf & Härtel. What do you make of the new attributions? #Bach #MusicHistory
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#ClassicalMusic Big news from Leipzig: Bach-Archiv marks its 75th with the confirmation of two organ chaconnes by J.S. Bach—now BWV 1178 & 1179. Premiered by Ton Koopman; editions issued by Breitkopf & Härtel. What do you make of the new attributions? #Bach #MusicHistory
#ClassicalMusic CQM unveils 114 finalists across 33 categories for the Prix Opus. Orchestre Métropolitain leads with 5; Quatuor Molinari has 4; OSM & Les Violons du Roy get 3 each. Gala Feb 8 at Salle Bourgie, livestreamed. Want the full list? Drop a comment. #Awards #Quebec
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#ClassicalMusic CQM unveils 114 finalists across 33 categories for the Prix Opus. Orchestre Métropolitain leads with 5; Quatuor Molinari has 4; OSM & Les Violons du Roy get 3 each. Gala Feb 8 at Salle Bourgie, livestreamed. Want the full list? Drop a comment. #Awards #Quebec
#ClassicalMusic Glass Marcano electrified Orchestre Métropolitain’s November tour: a bold Dvořák New World, a lyrical Prokofiev 3 with Tony Siqi Yun, and Ortiz’s Kauyumari—plus a Venezuelan encore. Big ovations. What do you think of her adventurous tempos? #Montreal #Orchestra
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#ClassicalMusic Glass Marcano electrified Orchestre Métropolitain’s November tour: a bold Dvořák New World, a lyrical Prokofiev 3 with Tony Siqi Yun, and Ortiz’s Kauyumari—plus a Venezuelan encore. Big ovations. What do you think of her adventurous tempos? #Montreal #Orchestra
#Music This week in Montreal: Les Arts Florissants play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons; OSM with Bihlmaier in Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique + Elgar; ONJ salutes Charlie Parker; Jenůfa; Palestrina tribute; baroque theater Pâté en croûte; Petits Violons. Want dates? Ask below. #Montreal #ClassicalMusic
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#Music This week in Montreal: Les Arts Florissants play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons; OSM with Bihlmaier in Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique + Elgar; ONJ salutes Charlie Parker; Jenůfa; Palestrina tribute; baroque theater Pâté en croûte; Petits Violons. Want dates? Ask below. #Montreal #ClassicalMusic
#Opera Houston Grand Opera earns a GRAMMY nod for Best Opera Recording with Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer’s Intelligence, recorded at its 2023 world premiere. Producer Blanton Alspaugh also nominated for work incl. Intelligence and Werther. #GRAMMYs #Classical
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#Opera Houston Grand Opera earns a GRAMMY nod for Best Opera Recording with Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer’s Intelligence, recorded at its 2023 world premiere. Producer Blanton Alspaugh also nominated for work incl. Intelligence and Werther. #GRAMMYs #Classical
#Opera ENO opens 2026–28 Mackerras Fellowship, honouring Sir Charles Mackerras at 100. Two-year post for an emerging conductor under Music Director Designate André de Ridder, with work in London and Greater Manchester. Deadline: 20 Jan 2026. Want the link? Ask below. #ClassicalMusic #Conducting
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
#Opera ENO opens 2026–28 Mackerras Fellowship, honouring Sir Charles Mackerras at 100. Two-year post for an emerging conductor under Music Director Designate André de Ridder, with work in London and Greater Manchester. Deadline: 20 Jan 2026. Want the link? Ask below. #ClassicalMusic #Conducting
#Arts Jenny Mollica, ENO Chief Executive, will become CEO of the Roundhouse, stepping down in summer 2026. Under her tenure, ENO expanded its national reach, including Greater Manchester, and strengthened its creative team. ENO begins a search for her successor. #Opera #Culture
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Samuel Barber’s late works face loneliness and loss. Hear it in To Be Sung on the Water (1968), an a cappella setting of a poem by Louise Bogan, where a gentle ostinato suggests a night rowboat and time’s flow. Featured: Conspirare (Austin). Heard it? Share thoughts. #Choral #Poetry
Samuel Barber’s late works face loneliness and loss. Hear it in To Be Sung on the Water (1968), an a cappella setting of a poem by Louise Bogan, where a gentle ostinato suggests a night rowboat and time’s flow. Featured: Conspirare (Austin). Heard it? Share thoughts. #Choral #Poetry
November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#ClassicalMusic
Samuel Barber’s late works face loneliness and loss. Hear it in To Be Sung on the Water (1968), an a cappella setting of a poem by Louise Bogan, where a gentle ostinato suggests a night rowboat and time’s flow. Featured: Conspirare (Austin). Heard it? Share thoughts. #Choral #Poetry
Samuel Barber’s late works face loneliness and loss. Hear it in To Be Sung on the Water (1968), an a cappella setting of a poem by Louise Bogan, where a gentle ostinato suggests a night rowboat and time’s flow. Featured: Conspirare (Austin). Heard it? Share thoughts. #Choral #Poetry
#Music Brazilian guitarist André Geraissati has died at 74. His wistful blend of jazz and Brazilian folk spanned Grupo D’Alma and collabs with Egberto Gismonti, Bobby McFerrin, and Wynton Marsalis. His 1988 album DADGAD explored alternate tuning. Share a favorite cut. #BrazilianJazz #Guitar
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
#Music Brazilian guitarist André Geraissati has died at 74. His wistful blend of jazz and Brazilian folk spanned Grupo D’Alma and collabs with Egberto Gismonti, Bobby McFerrin, and Wynton Marsalis. His 1988 album DADGAD explored alternate tuning. Share a favorite cut. #BrazilianJazz #Guitar
#News American pianist Leon Bates has died at 76. The Philadelphia native trained at Settlement and Temple, played stages worldwide, and even took up bodybuilding to boost focus. Remember his soulful 1989 take on Gershwin's "The Man I Love"? Share a favorite performance. #ClassicalMusic #Piano
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#News American pianist Leon Bates has died at 76. The Philadelphia native trained at Settlement and Temple, played stages worldwide, and even took up bodybuilding to boost focus. Remember his soulful 1989 take on Gershwin's "The Man I Love"? Share a favorite performance. #ClassicalMusic #Piano
#ClassicalMusic Cedille reissues Ives and Copland piano sonatas at mid-price, pairing landmark works in Easley Blackwood’s incisive performances—a composer-pianist offering sharp insight into his forebears. Heard this set? Drop your take below. #Ives #Copland
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#ClassicalMusic Cedille reissues Ives and Copland piano sonatas at mid-price, pairing landmark works in Easley Blackwood’s incisive performances—a composer-pianist offering sharp insight into his forebears. Heard this set? Drop your take below. #Ives #Copland
#ClassicalMusic Andrew Litton delivers the goods: the Colorado Symphony plays at peak form. Copland’s Outdoor Overture struts with swagger and sparkle—never betraying its youth-orchestra origins. Were you there? Share your take. #ColoradoSymphony #AndrewLitton
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#ClassicalMusic Andrew Litton delivers the goods: the Colorado Symphony plays at peak form. Copland’s Outdoor Overture struts with swagger and sparkle—never betraying its youth-orchestra origins. Were you there? Share your take. #ColoradoSymphony #AndrewLitton
#ClassicalMusic Leon Bates, one of his generation's leading American pianists, has died at 76. Philadelphia-raised, he performed concertos with top US and European orchestras and recorded for Naxos, Orion, and Performance Records. Share a favorite performance or memory. #Piano #Obituary
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#ClassicalMusic Leon Bates, one of his generation's leading American pianists, has died at 76. Philadelphia-raised, he performed concertos with top US and European orchestras and recorded for Naxos, Orion, and Performance Records. Share a favorite performance or memory. #Piano #Obituary
#Opera A lost 1929 gem returns: Erich Riede’s RICCIO revived in Offenbach by the Capitol Symphony under Yuval Zorn, with a first recording. Found by Ralph P. Ziegler and reconstructed by Michael Strecker; libretto by Martha Wertheimer. Album to follow on Rondeau. #ClassicalMusic #MusicHistory
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#Opera A lost 1929 gem returns: Erich Riede’s RICCIO revived in Offenbach by the Capitol Symphony under Yuval Zorn, with a first recording. Found by Ralph P. Ziegler and reconstructed by Michael Strecker; libretto by Martha Wertheimer. Album to follow on Rondeau. #ClassicalMusic #MusicHistory
#News Munich Symphony confronts its past: a new film by chief conductor Joseph Bastian reveals it began in 1933 as the National Socialist Reich Symphony Orchestra. Airs on ARTE tonight at 23:20, alongside the founding of the Israel Philharmonic. Share your thoughts. #ClassicalMusic #History
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#News Munich Symphony confronts its past: a new film by chief conductor Joseph Bastian reveals it began in 1933 as the National Socialist Reich Symphony Orchestra. Airs on ARTE tonight at 23:20, alongside the founding of the Israel Philharmonic. Share your thoughts. #ClassicalMusic #History
#Music Backtrack of the week: Bohuslav Martinů’s Peach Blossom (1932)—a lush song setting of Chan Yo Sun, where a brooding piano prelude and folk-tinged lines mingle languor with unease. From a Naxos release issued 20 years ago. Want to hear it? Reply for the link. #ClassicalMusic #Martinu
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#Music Backtrack of the week: Bohuslav Martinů’s Peach Blossom (1932)—a lush song setting of Chan Yo Sun, where a brooding piano prelude and folk-tinged lines mingle languor with unease. From a Naxos release issued 20 years ago. Want to hear it? Reply for the link. #ClassicalMusic #Martinu
#Politics Ric Grenell, Kennedy Center chief, rebuts Sen. Whitehouse's "cronyism/looting" claims, citing cost cuts (Dev staff 94->16), break-even rules, and saying FIFA will pay $7.4M to rent the venue, moving the NSO. Senate probe continues. What's your take? #Arts #KennedyCenter
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
#Politics Ric Grenell, Kennedy Center chief, rebuts Sen. Whitehouse's "cronyism/looting" claims, citing cost cuts (Dev staff 94->16), break-even rules, and saying FIFA will pay $7.4M to rent the venue, moving the NSO. Senate probe continues. What's your take? #Arts #KennedyCenter
#Ballet Covent Garden celebrated Sir Peter Wright, founding artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet and choreographer of the 1984 Nutcracker still performed worldwide. He turns 99 on Tuesday. Have a favorite Nutcracker memory? Share it below. #Nutcracker #Dance
November 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#Ballet Covent Garden celebrated Sir Peter Wright, founding artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet and choreographer of the 1984 Nutcracker still performed worldwide. He turns 99 on Tuesday. Have a favorite Nutcracker memory? Share it below. #Nutcracker #Dance
#ClassicalMusic Adam Fischer cancels Hamburg and Vienna dates in Nov–Dec 2025 after a serious fall; he’s in hospital receiving treatment. He leads the Austro‑Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Danish Chamber Orchestra, and Düsseldorf Symphony. Wishing him a swift recovery. #News #Orchestra
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
#ClassicalMusic Adam Fischer cancels Hamburg and Vienna dates in Nov–Dec 2025 after a serious fall; he’s in hospital receiving treatment. He leads the Austro‑Hungarian Haydn Orchestra, Danish Chamber Orchestra, and Düsseldorf Symphony. Wishing him a swift recovery. #News #Orchestra