Center orchestra tickets for the new Andrew Lloyd Webber musical?
The Fleece, Bristol, Tue; Central Station, Wrexham, Wed; Sound Control, Manchester, Thu; Plug, Sheffield, Fri JR Wynton Marsalis and his Lincoln Center orchestra arrive for their longest UK residency yet.
Minutes before the musical "American Idiot" had its first performance on Broadway last March 24, the packed crowd at the St .James Theater gave a roaring ovation to Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer of Green Day, as he took his center orchestra seat for the show, which is based on the band's music.
She had a center orchestra aisle seat for a recent performance of "Copenhagen," and true to her luck, the man in front of her was about 6 feet 3 inches with a large head and broad back.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, Sat JA This opening gig of a UK tour for Marsalis and his famous Lincoln Center Orchestra sees the ensemble focusing their finesse and firepower in order to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Blue Note record label.
One of the most important events is a concert (featuring the Cello Concerto and the "Holiday Overture") with the superb Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, fronted by two illustrious advocates for Carter's music: the conductor Oliver Knussen and the cellist Fred Sherry.
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Symphony Center, Orchestra Hall, 220 South Michigan Avenue, (312) 294-3120.
VIVIEN SCHWEITZER DVORAK: SYMPHONY NO. 8 Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, conducted by James Levine (BSO Classics download; bso.org/Merchandise/Detail/43876).
Opera, chamber, symphonic, jazz and folk concerts featuring the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, the Transylvania Symphony Orchestra, Glenn Dicterow, Kathleen Battle and Janos Starker.
The Choir has worked with the New York Philharmonic, the Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra and the Baltimore Symphony.
