Join us at our “Vitality” concert where the University Wind Ensemble presents a variety of repertoire in collaboration with guest artists Eighth Blackbird, faculty conductor Jerry Luckhardt, and doctoral candidate conductor Yusri Muhamad. Repertoire includes Bjork Guðmundsdóttir’s Overture from Dancer in the Dark, Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Scherzo alla Marcia, Carlos Simon’s Sweet Chariot, Ida Gotkovsky’s Poeme Du Feu, and Viet Cuong’s Vital Sines.

University Wind Ensemble and Eighth Blackbird Present "Vitality"

University of Minnesota

Under the direction of Mark Hopkins – Professor of Music at Acadia University and in-demand guest conductor – the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra kicks off a brand-new season with True North! Hear music from classical heavyweights like Beethoven and Sibelius, plus symphonic gems from Gabrieli, Björk, and Whitacre. Finally, experience the heart wrenching, JUNO Award-winning musical tribute to 15-year-old Amanda Todd by the late Canadian composer Jocelyn Morlock.

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NSYO: True North

St. Andrew's United Church

Grammy-winning soprano Renée Fleming draws inspiration from the vivid imagery of nature's beauty and the urgent need to protect our planet in Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene. This program seamlessly blends timeless classical works with modern compositions, reflecting our evolving relationship with the environment.

Renée Fleming, soprano

Segerstrom Center for the Arts

In a performance inspired by her 2023 Grammy-Award winning album, experience the turbulence and resilience of Mother Nature's life as Renée Fleming performs music by Handel, Nico Muhly, Björk and Lord of The Rings' Howard Shore—all set against a backdrop of stunning film from the National Geographic Society.

VOICE OF NATURE: The Anthropocene

The Geraldine V. Chavez Center for the Choral Arts

Classical Series Concert 4: Mozart’s Requiem

Civic Auditorium Santa Cruz

Watsonville High School

Kennedy Center Honoree Renée Fleming is one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time, performing on the stages of the world’s great opera houses and concert halls. Winner of five Grammy Awards and the US National Medal of Arts, she has sung for momentous occasions from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the Super Bowl. This special performance, inspired by her 2023 Grammy Award-winning album, Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene, spans classical, romantic and contemporary music, exploring nature as both inspiration and victim of humanity, with an original National Geographic Society film created to reflect the musical selections in the 2nd half. Don’t miss this Savannah Music Festival debut performance!

Renée Fleming, Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene

Lucas Theatre For the Arts

One of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time, Renée Fleming is a National Medal of Arts recipient who has sung for momentous occasions ranging from the memorial service at Ground Zero after 9/11 and the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to the soundtrack for The Lord of the Rings and the Super Bowl, where she was the first classical artist ever to sing the National Anthem.

Renée Fleming, soprano Inon Barnatan, piano

University of Michigan

British saxophonist Jess Gillam is one of music’s young firecrackers. At 15, she gave a TEDx talk on her instrument, receiving over 100,000 views on YouTube. Her pioneering approach to concerts includes a desire to see more dancing, cheering and clapping between movements, saying, “an instinctive reaction from the audience only prove[s] the joy of music”.

Recital: Jess Gillam saxophone

Aspen Meadows Resort

British saxophonist Jess Gillam is one of music’s young firewrackers. At 15, she gave a TEDx talk on her instrument, receiving over 100,000 views on YouTube. Her pioneering approach to concerts includes a desire to see more dancing, cheering and clapping between movements, saying, “an instinctive reaction from the audience only prove[s] the joy of music”.

A Recital by Jess Gillam saxophone

International superstar and America’s most celebrated soprano Renée Fleming joins your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra for a Halekulani Masterworks season finale! Inspired by her 2023 GRAMMY® Award-winning album, Voice of Nature: the Anthropocene comes to the symphonic stage. Experience the majesty of nature with stunning film projections by the National Geographic Society, accompanying inspired songs, arias by Handel and Puccini, music from Lord of the Rings and Carousel, contemporary hits by Björk, Kevin Puts, and Nico Muhly , and selections by famed film composer Ennio Morricone.

Björk Guðmundsdóttir

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 7, 2026

Renée Fleming: Voice of nature: the anthropocene · Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Feb 11, 2026

University Wind Ensemble and Eighth Blackbird Present "Vitality" · University of Minnesota School of Music

Nov 29, 2025

NSYO: True North · Symphony Nova Scotia

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