Alan Hovhaness
1911 - 2000
American
Summary
Alan Hovhaness was born Alan Vaness Chakmakjian on 8 March 1911 in Somerville, Massachusetts, to an Armenian father and a mother of Scottish descent. He died, aged 89, on 21 June 2000.
News
- Summer Listening: Viola Concertos
- 12th July 2019
- [The viola] had a commanding awkward size, a somewhat veiled, slightly melancholic tone quality, and it seemed always in the middle of things, a good vantage point for a composer.— John...
Performances
18th January 2025
- PERFORMERS
- Midcoast Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Rohan Smith
- LOCATION
- Gendron Franco Performing Arts, Lewiston, ME, United States of America
19th January 2025
- PERFORMERS
- Midcoast Symphony Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Rohan Smith
- LOCATION
- Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham, ME, United States of America
15th February 2025
- SOLOISTS
- Acosia Red Elk
- PERFORMERS
- Billings Symphony Acosia Red Elk
- CONDUCTOR
- Anne Harrigan
- LOCATION
- Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, MT, United States of America
15th March 2025
- SOLOISTS
- Storm Large Hudson Shad; Inbal Segev
- PERFORMERS
- Las Vegas Philharmonic
- CONDUCTOR
- Leonard Slatkin
- LOCATION
- The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America
19th April 2025
- PERFORMERS
- First United Methodist Easter Eve Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Brian Norcross
- LOCATION
- First United Methodisty, Lancaster, PA, United States of America
Features
- Catalogue Classics: Jean Sibelius - Symphony No 5
- The fifth symphony by Jean Sibelius serves as a powerful foundation for any concert programme, offering a rich tapestry of themes that can be beautifully enhanced by a wide range of complementary orchestral works. Be inspired by music from the Wise Music catalogue to craft a well-rounded and cohesive concert programme around exploration of nature, nationalism, or resilience.