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The Boston Pops world premiere of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, which will take place at Boston's Symphony Hall on May 18 and 19, is set to receive a live audio recording for later release. The event will also be documented in a video exclusive, featuring interviews with composer Peter Boyer, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, and conductor Keith Lockhart, as well as excerpts from the show itself.

Fans of New York City's Tall Tall Trees can catch the band's non-traditional sound at five non-traditional venues across the Northeast this May. The banjo-driven folk rock band will play New York City's Shambhala Center on May 15th; Somerville, MA's Johnny D's on May 20th; New York City's Bryant Park on May 26th (as part of the Bryant Park After Work series); Stroudsburg, PA's Sherman Theater (opening for Donna the Buffalo) on May 28th; and Cooperstown, NY's Memorial Day Festival at the Ommegang Brewery on May 29th.

On May 19th, the Boston Pops will feature the music of award winning pianist, composer Roger Kellaway at their 'Presidents At Pops' Gala. The piece is called 'We The People' with lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and will be performed that evening by vocalist Patti Austin. It is the theme for 'Visions of America - A Photo Symphony' which was commissioned by renowned photographer, Joseph Sohm.

Tony- and Emmy award-winning actress Cherry Jones joins Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and special guests-actors Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris-for the world premiere performance of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers-the centerpiece of the Boston Pops' 125th anniversary season celebration-on May 18, at 8 p.m. (repeated on May 19), at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. Cherry Jones, who can currently be seen in the hit TV show 24 as President Allison Taylor, has appeared in Oceans Twelve, The Village, Signs, and Cradle Will Rock, and in guest appearances on television shows including 'The West Wing' and 'Frasier.' Ms. Jones won Tony awards in 1995 for her leading role in The Heiress and in 2005 for her leading role in Doubt, and won an Emmy award in 2009 for her role in 24. The world premiere performances of The Dream Lives On are the centerpiece of the Boston Pops 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20.

Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet will perform three nights at Zinc Bar in Greenwhich Village June 8-10.

Musicians from the New York Philharmonic will perform chamber works by Debussy, Mendelssohn, and Shostakovich at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sunday, May 9, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. They will be joined by guest pianist Alexei Volodin.

Flute/percussionist duo Conor Nelson and Ayano Kataoka will close the inaugural season of Music at First on May 28th, 2010 at 7:30pm. This special concert is held in celebration of the release of the Duo's CD 'Breaking Training,' (New Focus Recordings).

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

Fans of New York City's Tall Tall Trees can catch the band's non-traditional sound at five non-traditional venues across the Northeast this May. The banjo-driven folk rock band will play New York City's Shambhala Center on May 15th; Somerville, MA's Johnny D's on May 20th; New York City's Bryant Park on May 26th (as part of the Bryant Park After Work series); Stroudsburg, PA's Sherman Theater (opening for Donna the Buffalo) on May 28th; and Cooperstown, NY's Memorial Day Festival at the Ommegang Brewery on May 29th.

Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops present the orchestra's 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20, 2010, outlining programs that celebrate the orchestra's rich tradition of performing the great music of this country's past and present, for which the Boston Pops is so well known.

Ravinia Festival President and CEO Welz Kauffman has been selected to lead a team of Illinois decision-makers-including leaders from the Illinois State Board of Education, The Polk Brothers Foundation and the University of Illinois-at a multi-state Education Leadership Institute convened by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Illinois team joins four others-led by the Oregon Arts Commission; Washington States Arts Commission; New Hampshire State Council on the Arts; and the Ohio Arts Council-at the NEA Institute in Chicago on July 26-28. The goal is to create strategies to strengthen arts education. The Illinois team will explore the role of the arts in developing 21st-century skills.

Today, Friday, February 19, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops announced details of the orchestra's 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20, 2010, outlining programs that celebrate the orchestra's rich tradition of performing the great music of this country's past and present, for which the Boston Pops is so well known.

Duduka Da Fonseca and Helio Alves will close a week of performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center entitled 'Samba Jazz and the Music of Jobim' on May 2nd.

Broadway ledgends Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno will be appearing at the Tilles Center for seperate but consective engagements in the upcoming weeks. Moreno will grace the Tilles stage on April 24, while Rivera will present her 'Chita Rivera: My Broadway' show on May 1.

Duduka Da Fonseca and Helio Alves will appear in a week of performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center entitled 'Samba Jazz and the Music of Jobim' from April 27th to May 2nd.

Acclaimed actors Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, and Morgan Freeman give life to the words of John, Robert, and Edward Kennedy, respectively, when they join conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus for the world premiere performance of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers-the centerpiece of the Boston Pops 125th anniversary season celebration-on May 18, at 8 p.m. (repeated on May 19), at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA.

Joe's pub announces their upcoming shows, kicking off with Matt Doyle APRIL 21-28, kicking off Wednesday, April 21 at 7:00 PM.

Broadway ledgends Chita Rivera and Rita Moreno will be appearing at the Tilles Center for seperate but consective engagements in the upcoming weeks. Moreno will grace the Tilles stage on April 24, while Rivera will present her 'Chita Rivera: My Broadway' show on May 1.

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

Joe's pub announces their upcoming shows, kicking off with Matt Doyle APRIL 21-28, kicking off Wednesday, April 21 at 7:00 PM.