Bryce Dessner News

Shriver Hall Concert Series (SHCS) — Baltimore's premier presenter of chamber music ensembles and solo recitalists — will welcome the Grammy-winning Takács Quartet as it returns to Shriver Hall on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 5:30pm.

Watch the video trailer for She Came to Me with Peter Dinklage, Anne Hathaway & More and learn more about the film which also features music from Bryce Dessner from The National, who collaborated with Dinklage in the Cyrano movie musical. Bruce Springsteen's new song 'Addicted to Romance' was also written for the movie.

Sounds from a Safe Harbour Festival (SFSH), renowned for its eclectic and ground-breaking programming, announce their last round of ticketed shows to their line-up of artists for the 2023 edition.

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) Interim Dean Jonathan Kregor has announced the addition of Nick Photinos to the college's roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members.

Rite of Summer Music Festival's twelfth stellar season kicks off on Saturday, July 22nd at 1pm and 3pm at Nolan Park on Governors Island with Irish ensemble Dublin Guitar Quartet.

Conductor, vocalist, composer, and instrumentalist Raquel Acevedo Klein has revealed her Summer/Fall 2023 engagements.

Rite of Summer Music Festival‘s spectacular season kicks off on Friday, June 16th at 1pm and 3pm at Castle Williams on Governors Island with The Jazz WaHi Composers Sextet. The program will feature world premieres and works of composer/performer members: Julie Maniscalco, Trumpet; Berta Moreno, Tenor sax; Michael Rörby, Trombone; Mark Kross, Piano; Eddy Khaimovich, Bass and Joseph Chidiebere Emmanuel, Drums.

The Fisher Center at Bard has added a seventh performance (June 29 at 7:30 pm) to its world premiere production of Illinois, a music-theater work based on Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed album of the same name.

Artistic Directors Pam Goldberg and Blair McMillen present the 12th Season of the Rite of Summer Music Festival, taking place Summer 2023 on Governors Island, New York City. Rite of Summer will present six FREE outdoor concerts from June through August.

Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) returns for its fourth edition, from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th September, welcoming some of the finest International and Irish artists to stages across Cork city, and beyond.

Acclaimed Grammy Award-winning choir The Crossing, led by Donald Nally, releases its 30th album Titration, on Navona Records. Premiered at the Warren Miller Performing Arts Center in Big Sky, Montana in August 2022, Titration is another creative collaboration between The Crossing and Shara Nova, founder of the chamber pop band My Brightest Diamond and one of the featured composers on the choir's most recent album, Carols After a Plague.

Vanessa Wagner taps into her love of contemporary minimalist music in her Classical Session. Wagner’s program begins with Lullaby by Bryce Dessner, guitarist with the band The National and an acclaimed composer. Wagner also performs two pieces by Philip Glass—“Dead Things,” from Glass’ soundtrack to The Hours, and the Etude No. 12.

The Fisher Center at Bard will present Illinois, a world premiere music-theater work based on Sufjan Stevens’ acclaimed album of the same name, June 23–July 2.

Dream House Quartet will make their North American debut on April 23 at Town Hall, in a concert presented in collaboration with The Kitchen, and produced by ArKtype.

Dream House Quartet performs at UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) on Sunday, April 30 at 7 pm in Royce Hall as part of the group's highly anticipated North American debut tour.

The National has released a third new track ahead of its upcoming album First Two Pages of Frankenstein. “Eucalyptus” is taut and punchy, having come together in a charmed burst of spontaneity surrounding a visit to the historic Capitol Theatre just north of New York City in Port Chester. Watch the new music video now!

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced the company’s 2023/24 Season, which takes audiences on a global tour of opera featuring a richly curated slate of musical events in six different languages.

The National Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2023–2024 season led by Music Director Gianandrea Noseda and incoming Executive Director Jean Davidson.

Continuing to bring world class dance to the stages of the National Cultural Center, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 2023–2024 dance season. Being at the forefront of responding to the moment, today’s artists and companies are challenging the frame of storytelling, shifting the boundaries of what movement can be, and showcasing the dynamic form in a multitude of ways blurring the lines between classical and contemporary. Through this lens, audiences will experience a season filled with innovative works and collaborations among ballet and dance offerings, beloved classics, master voices, and newcomers to the stage. Subscriptions for the 2023–2024 season are now available here or by calling (202) 416-8500.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops announced details for the 2023-24 season, Louis Langrée’s eleventh and final season as Music Director of the Orchestra.