Notes by Luke Fitzpatrick My violin concerto Nightfall was written with a lot of reflection of some of my past work to forge something new and fresh. I wanted to create a distinct sound world to explore and I found the perfect combination of instruments to do so. The piece is in five movements and is …

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra in Port Townsend, Washington, seeks a new Conductor/Artistic Director to take up the baton starting with our 2027-2028 season. Tigran Arakelyan, our conductor of nine years, will be leaving after this season’s final concert in April 2026. We are grateful for his tremendous contributions to our orchestra. For application details …

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Florence Beatrice Price (née Smith; April 9, 1887 – June 3, 1953) was an American classical composer, pianist, organist and music teacher. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Price was educated at the New England Conservatory of Music, and was active in Chicago from 1927 until her death in 1953. Price is noted as the first …