The Arts

Off the plane just a few hours before, a group of Seattle Symphony musicians and music director Ludovic Morlot – in New York for an appearance in the Spring for Music festival at Carnegie Hall Tuesday night – took the stage at Greenwich Village nightclub Le Poisson Rouge  late Monday. The 10 p.m. chamber gig’s…

Update from Seattle Symphony: The SSO has stopped taking RSVPs for tickets to the free May 2 concerts because of overwhelming response. That said, there might be no-shows, so the orchestra will give away those seats to walk-ups on a first-come, first-served, space-available basis on the night of the performances. Why: Seattle Symphony has been chosen…

Seven aspiring musicians from the Puget Sound region have been chosen to join the 2014 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, Carnegie Hall administrators have announced. All 120 members of the NYO-USA are ages 16-19 and come from 33 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. More than 20 are returning from last…

Six young musicians from the Puget Sound area have been named to the first National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, according to an announcement from Carnegie Hall. The 120 NYO-USA musicians chosen from 42 states, all ages 16-19, will will travel to New York in late June for a two-week training residency…