The results of the 2012 Rhapsody Jazz Critics' Poll were announced today, and Devin Gray's debut disc, Dirigo Rataplan, came in at #3 in the "Best Debut Album" category. A drummer and Peabody...
My favorite concerts this year all happened outside the local club scene—three were at schools and one was at an arena. Two of the school concerts were associated with OrchKids, the BSO-sponsored...
Up-and-coming Brazilian conductor Alexandra Arrieche has been chosen to receive this year's BSO-Peabody Conducting Fellowship. She will start a one-year artist diploma program at Peabody next month...
The most ambitious and spirited show I've seen in a long time took place Saturday afternoon at City Neighbors High School. The average age of the performers was about 13, and the hour-long concert...
Monday afternoon, participants in the BSO's OrchKids program rehearsed at Griswold Hall with students from Baltimore School for the Arts, New Song Academy, City Neighbors High School, and Peabody...
Peabody and Johns Hopkins have announced a new concert series, Jazz at the Johns Hopkins Club. Backed by Hopkins president/jazz fan Ron Daniels and curated by Gary Thomas, Peabody's director of jazz...
Guitarist Manuel Barrueco and choreographer Liz Lerman have won fellowship grants for artistic excellence from United States Artists, the national arts advocacy organization. Lerman, who won a...
Tori Amos left Peabody at the age of 11, after five years at the Conservatory. Amos, who grew up in the Baltimore area, was the youngest student ever accepted at Peabody, and she’s still irked by...
Peabody's Manual Barrueco just got a much deserved Latin Grammy nomination in the "Classical Album" category. Barrueco's album, Tarrega!, spotlights Spanish composer/guitarist Francesco Tarrega and...
