Opera North and Kirklees Council have announced details of Kirklees Concert Season 2023-24, with a scaled-up programme of orchestral, organ, and festive performances in Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town Halls for Kirklees Year of Music 2023, and chamber concerts extending into summer 2024.
how does that feel? - it feels fantastic. it s been a long time coming. i m the resident conductor, and i am in charge of my own productions and my own agency, which is fantastic for. - that s unbelievable. - you know, for a woman of color, for a woman in general, and most, like, latina, here in la, it s just fantastic. - it s incredible. yeah, because they don t believe in america that latin people can hold this space. for as long as classical music has existed, it s been recognized as a western art form. we all know what that means: european and white. but in recent years, latinos have made their way in. and though we still make up only a small percentage of conductors in the united states, people like lina are changing the game. the same is true for venezuelan gustavo dudamel, who has been the music and artistic director of the prestigious la philharmonic since 2009. you came from colombia, came to jackson heights, where i grew up in queens. - yes. - how was that journey? - i m an o
CARMEL IN — Carmel Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director Janna Hymes has added another post to her list of impressive career achievements. Sedona, Arizona’s Verde Valley Sinfonietta recently announced its appointment of Hymes as Artistic Director & Conductor. Hymes was selected by an eight-member search committee, comprised of orchestral musicians and board members. The selection followed …