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Cellist Helen Newby returns Friday to perform with the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra for its holiday concert.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) announced the appointment of five new full-time musicians to the Orchestra roster for the 2023-24 season. Learn more about the new appointments here!

At a glance John Williams' movie music and Maurice Ravel's piano pieces might have little in common. Except, both composers very much reflect their nationalities. Williams' American brashness jumps out of almost every score he wrote for some of the most popular films ever. Ravel's colorful piano works deeply reflect his Frenchness in every sinuous, seductive, splashy phrase.

Soprano Renée Fleming, who co-runs the opera and voice program here, delivered the biggest rewards Saturday night. Demand for tickets had forced the festival to move it from the intimate confines of Harris Hall to the 2,000-seat music tent. With Inon Barnatan on piano, Fleming explored a range of beautiful music connected to nature, which dovetailed with her most recent album, “Voice of Nature,” and the festival’s theme for 2023, “Adoration of the Earth.”

Concert pianist Anton Nel loves to breathe the thin mountain air on daily dawn walks, dine in fine restaurants and cook with friends when he comes to Aspen every summer. But his biggest motivation is to teach promising young talent and play chamber music with musicians who share his passion for the art form.