Pacific Symphony in Orange County, Calif., would usually make more than $8 million in ticket sales for the year, but it’s expecting to make only about $120,000 this year, president John Forsyte told The Epoch Times. While musicians and other staff have taken pay cuts and been furloughed, the symphony has been determined to continue its free virtual programming to uplift spirits in difficult times, he said. And…
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to Perform Free Live Show
March 25, 2021
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Grammy award-winning violinist Gil Shaham will perform alongside the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) in a virtual extravaganza March 26. As part of the LACO’s Close Quarters premium streaming series, audience members can take in a night of classical music performances set to compelling visual elements. “Gil Shaham’s virtuosic artistry, musical creativity and the unabashed joy he projects in his…
‘The Light of Hope’: Music Video Urges People to Reject the ‘Poison of Communism’
The music video “The Light of Hope,” produced by a London-based Indie band, is a shining spark of hope amid the chaotic despair spread by the “poison of communism.” The song’s thought-provoking lyrics and gripping visuals based on significant events of modern-day history hint at the concluding battle between good and evil and the impending…
Why Music Reminds Us We Are Human, Even in the Darkest Places
There was a gang member who had been in prison all his life, who said he’d never once cried in all his years. He’d buried his mother, he’d buried his father, and he saw the door to his future close when he was sentenced to be locked up for decades, maybe the rest of his…
Classical Music Could Upgrade Your Exercise Playlist
For many people, an essential part of any exercise regime is the music that accompanies it. Whether you’re a runner, a rower, or a bodybuilder, there’s a good chance you have a favorite selection of tunes and some headphones to help you through. The right choice of music can inspire, energize and provide much needed…
The Premiere, in Life and in Music
How will 2021 fare in its early days? Will the early reviews be kind, or savage? And will they prove to be true? The poet Alexander Pope’s line, “Hope springs eternal in the human breast” may have no better illustration in recent memory than the much anticipated dawn of the year 2021, and good riddance…
Musician Alex Boyé on Staying Positive Through Fear, Failure, and This Tumultuous Year
When the pandemic hit, everything came to a halt. About $250,000 worth of contracts and work suddenly went up in smoke for musician Alex Boyé, and he was stuck with nothing he could do about it. “Then I thought, OK, well what can I do right now, in this situation where all of my friends…
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