Swing music bops into the Northern Kentucky Convention Center Event Hall at 7:30 pm. Nov. 18 as the Kentucky Symphony chronicles two swing eras – the original swing sound (1931-1943) and the late 1990s swing revival. And you can get up and dance (!) to the sound of the KSO’s 19-piece swing band, with local vocalist Troy […]
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Remembering WKRP in Cincinnati: A KSO Musical Tribute
Baby, if you’ve ever wondered… Kentucky Symphony’s Boogie Band and area vocalists time-travel back to 1978 on Saturday, Sept. 2 for its final free concert of the summer season in Devou Park. 1978, you ask? Why 1978? You’re kidding, right? That’s when Dr. Johnny Fever was living on the air in Cincinnati – Cincinnati WKRP. […]
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“Game of Thrones” Actor to Tour with Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
For five seasons he featured prominently as the not-so-loving father Tywin Lannister on the wildly popular HBO series Game of Thrones. Now, he’s hitting the road with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. CSO will be traveling Europe this month and September, playing Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. Actor Charles Dance will be the narrator at three stops on the […]
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Purple People Bridge Concert Series Adds 5 More Free Shows
The new concert series on the Purple People Bridge is adding five more dates to close out the summer. First announced in May, the Glier’s Goetta “Party on the Purple”, originally was expected to run through August 2. Now, there are five more concerts planned for Wednesdays, August 9 through August 30. The events are […]
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WKRP in Cincinnati, Local TV Personalities Part of Kentucky Symphony’s Summer Series
Cue the fireworks! Kentucky Symphony opens its free summer concert season at Devou Park on July 8 with Let Freedom Sing! – but first the symphony will bring the patriotic program to Ft. Thomas’s 150th anniversary on July 4. Area vocalists Rob Reider and Nancy James join the KSO Chorale and the KSO in what music director James […]
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Long-Vacant Newport Theater Could Become Something Special for Symphony, NKY
When J.R. Cassidy finished his undergraduate studies, he found himself in Tampa without a position in music like he had hoped. He bacame a carpenter. Now, he may be about to build his biggest project yet. “This is what the architects have said to us: the bones of this place are remarkable in the shape […]
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Interesting: Former IMAX at Levee to Play Host to KSO Gala
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra will party to a 007 theme on Saturday as the KSO and friends rendezvous at the former IMAX Theater at Newport on the Levee. Music-loving KSO fans will find three levels of live music, video, bourbon tasting, food, drink, dancing, and a silent auction. KSO musicians will perform throughout the IMAX […]
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Kentucky Symphony to Present Midwest Premiere of “Amadeus Live”
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra has snagged the Midwest premiere of Amadeus Live – the extravagant, Academy Award-winning film bio of Amadeus Mozart – accompanied by live orchestra. It will be screened in HD on April 8 at Northern Kentucky University’s Greaves Hall. This will be only the second U.S. performance. Pianist Sandra Rivers performs all of […]
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Time for a “Makeover”, Says Kentucky Symphony
It’s the start of a new year – a perfect time for a makeover. Kentucky Symphony Orchestra joins the trend Jan. 14 with Extreme Makeover: Classical Music Edition (Symphonic Facelifts) featuring the three Bs — Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms – as “renovated” by 20th century giants Elgar, Mahler, and Schoenberg. KSO Music Director and founder […]
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Kentucky Symphony Crosses River for “Touched by an Angel” at Landmark Church
The Kentucky Symphony Orchestra offers an appropriate theme for its Nov. 20 concert at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral in downtown Cincinnati: Touched by an Angel. The KSO will explore sacred and liturgical music, uncover historical contexts, and debut an area premiere, collaborating with the Cathedral’s professional choir, led by Anthony DiCello, for a sacred […]