Category: Classical

  • Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes Brings Oktoberfest for Opening Concert on October 12

    The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (OSFL) celebrates Oktoberfest this autumn with a musical journey through the works of legendary German and Austrian composers, including Beethoven, Brahms, and the Strauss family—Josef, Johann Sr., and Johann Jr.

    This special concert will take place on Saturday, October 12, at 7:00 PM, at Christ Episcopal Church in Corning, NY.

    OSFL

    The evening’s highlight will be a performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto, featuring Jinyoung Yoon, an award-winning violinist from Seoul, South Korea, whose stunning artistry has earned her international recognition. She has been a soloist with prominent orchestras, including the Seoul Philharmonic and Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra as the first prize winner of the ECSO concerto competition. Jinyoung is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at the Curtis Institute of Music under the tutelage of Ida Kavafian and Erin Keefe. Yoon continues to impress audiences as a rising star in the classical music world.

    The OSFL, under the baton of Maestro Toshiyuki Shimada, will perform a program filled with iconic works, capturing the lively spirit of Oktoberfest. The repertoire for the evening includes Beethoven’s Fidelio Overture and Brahms’ Violin Concerto on the first half of the concert. The second half brings together the prolific output of the talented Strauss family with polkas, waltzes and more: 

    • The famous Blue Danube, Gypsy Baron Overture, Annen Polka, and Leichtes Blut “High Spirits” Polka composed by Johann Strauss, Jr. 
    • Frauenherz Polka “A Woman’s Heart” by his brother Josef Strauss
    • Radetzky March by their father, Johann Strauss, Sr.

    From Beethoven’s dramatic overture to the swirling waltzes and polkas of the Strauss family, “Oktoberfest at the Symphony” offers a perfect blend of elegance and festivity, reminiscent of Vienna’s golden age of music.

    OSFL

    In an effort to make this cultural experience accessible to all, the OSFL is offering FREE tickets for children under 18 when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Tickets are available at $29, $44, or $59, with a discounted rate of $15 for college students with a valid ID.

    This concert is presented in cooperation with Corning Rotary’s Crystal City Oktoberfest, promising a festive atmosphere that celebrates the intersection of music and community. 

    A sneak peak of this concert will be presented to Corning Painted Post Middle School students, with support from the Bobbie and John G. Ullman Family Foundation.

    OSFL

    Programs of the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes are made possible in part with general support from the Community Foundation of Elmira-Corning and the Finger Lakes, the Hilliard Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the governor and the New York State Legislature, and Corning Incorporated Community Impact & Investment. FREE Under 18 is provided by the Anderson Foundation.

    For tickets, subscriptions, and more information, visit www.osfl.org or contact the OSFL office at (607) 936-2873.

  • Free Music at Noon Series Returns in Troy

    Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has announced the lineup for the next installment of the Music At Noon free concert series.

    Originating in 1988, the Music at Noon concert series has brought music to the people of Troy every second Tuesday of the month from October through May. A free community event designed to present skilled musicians with a diverse mix of musical styles, folks of all ages are encouraged to attend the performances in addition to a special children’s workshop.

    The main event will feature an opening performance by fortepianist Daniel Maltz on October 8, the Vermont based woodwind ensemble Heliand Quartet on November 12, the medieval, renaissance, and baroque music focused Bleecker Consort on December 10, a performance from pianist Michael Century on January 14, an enrapturing clarinet, hichiriki, cello, and piano show from Thomas Piercy, Marina Iwao, and Daniel Hass, and a concluding Irish traditional music and song performance from Toss the Feathers on March 11.

    Opening the season is fortepianist Daniel Adam Maltz, who is offering an exciting educational interactive performance and deep dive into the world of Classical era Vienna and its music in the way iconic composers like Hadyn and Mozart intended for them to be heard.

    Based in Vienna, Maltz studied Historical Performance at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at Vienna’s University for Music and Performing Arts- meaning this 90 minute experience will not be one to miss.

    Additionally, prior to the Heliand Quartet’s performance on November 12, the group will engage in a hands-on exploratory musical experience that will be concluded with a petting zoo. Best for students grades one through four but open to all, the educational hour will begin with the musicians introducing the students to the sounds of chamber music, particularly with the piano, oboe and bassoon.

    Students will be able to identify how the instruments work, sound, and fit into the ensemble dynamic. The workshop will conclude with students being able to experiment with the instruments themselves prior to the fan favorite petting zoo. Seating for this event will be limited- click here to register.

    Music at Noon is completely free to attend with no registration needed. Folks are encouraged to bring their own lunch, and larger parties or teachers with buses should call ahead to reserve seats. In addition, there are a limited number of handicapped accessible spaces available.

    For further details and information on other programs put on by the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, please visit their website here.

  • The Binghamton Philharmonic to Open Season With “Restless Oceans”

    The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra has announced the opening concert of their 2024-2025 season, “Restless Oceans.”

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    Acting as the Southern Tier’s largest and longest-serving symphony orchestra, the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra has been presenting the population of Downtown Binghamton and Broome County at large with an annual series of classical, pops, and chamber music since 1955. 

    Represented by Local 380 of the American Federation of Musicians and hailing from the Southern Tier, New York City, and beyond, the professional musicians of the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra serve up to 10,000 people annually within and beyond the concert hall.

    Returning for their 2024-2025 season, the Philharmonic is bringing the concert Restless Oceans to the stage on Saturday, September 28. Taking its name from its first piece, the program spans two centuries of music celebrating the healing power of nature.

    Highlights include the titular “Restless Oceans” by celebrated Anglo-American composer Anna Clyne which connects the sound of the natural world to the resiliency of the human spirit, Richard Stauss’s witty and jovial Horn Concerto No.1 that utilizes the French horn to evoke the ancient sounds of the hunt, and the concluding Beethoven’s famous hymn to nature and its restorative powers, Symphony No.6, the “Pastoral”.

    Included in the performance of Horn Concerto No.1 is the Philharmonic’s principal horn Alex Shuhan as soloist. Shuhaun is not only the principal horn for Binghamton Philharmonic- he holds the same position in the Fort Smith, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra as well as teaching at Ithaca College as a Professor of Horn. Performing as a soloist in orchestras across the United States as well as touring the globe in the Rhythm & Brass ensemble he co-founded, Shuhan’s performances are not to be missed.

    In addition to a riveting concert, the Philharmonic invited the public to a Pre-Concert Chat at 6:30pm, “Sound and Vision in Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony” by the Philharmonic’s Director of Education and Community Engagement Dr. Julia Grella O’Connell. In the season’s first installment of the Philharmonic’s pre-concert talks, Dr. Grealla O’Connell will discuss the avenues Beethoven took to communicate particular visual information to listeners through sound.

    Tickets are available now, starting at $28. Kids 17 and under attend free thanks to the Symphonic Series Sponsor M&T Bank. For more information and ticket purchasing, visit the Philharmonic’s website here.

  • Albany Symphony Announces Water Music NY: More Voices Festival

    The Albany Symphony has announced the Water Music NY: More Voices Festival, a mini concert series celebrating underrepresented voices to commemorate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal’s completion.

    Water Music NY: More Voices Festival

    Two-time Grammy award winners and the most ASCAP awarded orchestra in America, the Albany Symphony is highly respected and admired for their blend of classical orchestral performances, lesser-heard masterworks, and a diverse selection of works from the leading and emerging voices of this generation.

    Led by Music Director David Alan Miller, the Symphony brings a world-premiere or recent composition to every single one of their performances. In addition, they host a multi-day American Music Festival that celebrates both established and emerging living composers, a family series and holiday concerts that are both an active collaboration with youth performing arts groups, and an array of award-winning education programs, including the Symphony in Our Schools program that introduces musicians to the classroom for interactive music education.

    With a history of bringing new voices to light like theirs, the Albany Symphony’s newest endeavor, Water Music NY, only makes sense. Inspired by the orchestra’s original 2017 Water Music NY Festival, the project is a three-year venture expanding upon the original musical tour down the Erie Canal. Now, with more resources and bigger pictures in mind, the Symphony is uplifting underrepresented voices including those of women, immigrants, people of color, and indigenous peoples.

    “We believe that by commissioning brilliant new works by some of the most compelling composers working today, and challenging them to look at the Canal through fresh eyes, the music they create will spark dialogue, expand perspectives, and energize canalside communities on what the Canal represents, and what it can become.” 

    – David Alan Miller

    In collaboration with the New York State Canal Corporation, this fall’s Water Music NY: More Voices programming includes five free pop-up concerts, featuring small ensembles of Albany Symphony musicians and vocalists along the path of the Erie Canal, highlighting the 524 mile system’s past, present, and future.  

    Performances will occur at the Lock Tenders Tribute Monument in Lockport, Old Lock 36  (near  Lock 17) in Little Falls, Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site in Fort Hunter, Waterloo (Livestream only), and the Montezuma Audubon Center at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. In addition to in person attendance, each concert will be available to view online via livestream. Featured composers Daniel Bernard Roumain, Clarice Assad, Francisco del Pino, Dai Wei, and Juhi Bansal will all have their works premiered at these venues along the Canal.

    Daniel Bernard Roumain’s piece, Agrarian and Liquid, was the result of a partnership with librettist Marc Bamuthi Joseph. The piece highlights the relationship between the Erie Canal and abolitionist and freedom fighter Harriet Tubman.

    Francisco del Pino’s piece, Orenda, is inspired by the concepts of place and connectedness with nature through a continuous stream of motion under which things change imperceptibly over time, just as with bodies of water. Floating above the piece is a vocalist chanting words from the Oneida Nation’s motto: good mind, good heart, strong fire.

    Clarice Assad’s piece and world premiere, Earth and Water, explores themes of environmental change, human progress, and the relationship between nature and civilization as it is rooted in the Erie Canal’s construction. Concepts for the composition emerged from a conversation with celebrated Mohawk storyteller, teacher, and writer Kay Olan.

    Dai Wei will perform a livestream exclusive show featuring a piece exploring the journey of Chinese merchant Oong Ar Showe who adeptly navigated the social and economic landscape of 19th century America, emphasizing the key role the Erie Canal played in facilitating interregional trade.

    Juhi Bansal’s piece Refuge will wrap the mini-concert series in the thriving expanse of marshes belonging to the Montezuma Wetlands Complex.

    For more information on these performances and how to attend/watch virtually, please visit here

    The full list of performances is below.

    Water Music NY: More Voices Festival Mini-Series Dates

    Thursday, September 26, 4:00pm

    Lockport Flight of Five in Lockport, NY – Lock Tenders Tribute Monument

    Friday, September 27, 4:00pm

    Little Falls, NY, Old Lock 36, near Lock 17

    Saturday, September 28, 4:00pm

    Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, Fort Hunter, NY – In partnership with New York State department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

    Friday, November 1, 4:00pm

    Waterloo (LIVESTREAM ONLY)

    Saturday, November 2, 4:00pm

    Montezuma Audubon Center at Montezuma Wetlands Complex, Savannah, NY – In partnership with Montezuma Audubon Center

  • “La La Land” in Concert Featured at Carnegie Hall in February

    Composer of the Oscar award winning score for acclaimed 2016 film La La Land Justin Hurwitz will be conducting the Wordless Music Orchestra for a once in a lifetime live-to-film concert experience at Carnegie Hall on Saturday, February 1.

    La La Land Concert

    For one night only, the Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall will be hosting award-winning composer Justin Herwitz as he conducts his work for critically acclaimed film La La Land with the Wordless Music Orchestra. A collaboration with Hurwitz Concerts, a company started in 2022 to produce live concerts of Justin Herwitz’s film scores worldwide, the evening is perfect for lovers of La La Land, musical score, and everything in between.

    Most known for his work on the La La Land soundtrack that landed him two Academy Awards, A Golden Globe, and a BAFTA, Justin Herwitz is a longtime collaborator with director Damien Chazelle, scoring each one of his films- Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, Whiplash, La La Land, First Man, and Babylon, with First Man and Babylon each earning him an additional Golden Globe for Best Original Score respectively.

    The Wordless Music Orchestra is the house band of New York’s Wordless Music series, founded by Ronen Givony. Presenting contemporary and classical concerts around the world, the Orchestra is composed of some of New York’s brightest young musicians who are incredibly familiar with performances of live scoring, with a repertoire including Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Punch-Drunk Love, and Ryan Coogler’s Creed.

    Hurwitz and Wordless Music Orchestra will come together in a swoon-worthy live performance of the La La Land soundtrack in synchronization to the film, which will be shown on a big screen. Beginning at 8:00 PM on Saturday, February 1, this exciting musical movie experience is not to be missed. 

    Tickets prices are tiered, beginning at $59 plus applicable fees. Sales will begin on Friday, September 13 at 11:00 AM EST. For more information and ticket purchasing, please visit here.

  • Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Announces Appointment of Stacey Bridge to Managing Director

    Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has announced the appointment of Stacey Bridge to the position of Managing Director. Stacey’s contributions have been crucial to the growth of several projects presented by the Music Hall.

    Stacey Bridge

    In her new expanded role, Stacey is directly responsible for day-to-day operations in addition to a significant role overseeing the Renaissance 150 expansion project. Stacey Bridge has held a wide range of roles, specializing in finance and operations and has over 25 years of valuable experience in the industry.

    In addition to her role at Troy Music Hall, Stacey currently serves as a Board Member for the Hart Cluett Museum. She is also a member of the Lending Committee of the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region. 

    The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall has been a prestigious venue for arts and performance in the Capital Region since the late 19th century. Stacey Bridge has played an instrumental role in contributing to the music hall’s projects for the last decade. There is no better acquisition to the music hall than Stacey.

    With the new appointment, the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall looks to expand their prestige and reach even further. Stacey is surely one to contribute to this goal given her experience, capabilities, and prestige herself.

    “We are preparing our organization for its next phase with the arrival of project Renaissance 150 and the opening of the Capital Region Music Hub. As a part of this preparation, Stacey Bridge has been appointed Managing Director of the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Corporation. Stacey’s contributions have been instrumental in our organization’s growth journey and will continue to be crucial as we move ahead.”

    Jon Elbaum, Troy Savings Bank Music Hall Executive Director

    For more information on Troy Music Hall such as upcoming events, click here.

  • New York City Opera Installs Constantine Orbelian as Executive Director & Music Director

    The board of New York City Opera announces the appointment of Constantine Orbelian as the organization’s new Executive Director & Music Director. Constantine succeeds General Director Michael Capasso.

    Constantine Orbelian

    Four-time Grammy-nominated conductor Constantine Orbelian has been called “the singer’s dream collaborator” by Opera News. He has toured and recorded with some of the world’s greatest singers, such as American stars Renee Fleming, Sondra Radvanovsky and Lawrence Brownlee. He also toured with the great Dmitri Hvorostovsky and other renowned singers in European, North American, and Asian music centers.

    Orbelian’s accomplishments include being Music Director of the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Philharmonia of Russia. He founded the annual Palaces of St. Petersburg International Music Festival and was Chief Conductor of the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra in Lithuania. He was the first American to become music director of an ensemble in Russia.

    NYC Opera’s 2024-25 season is poised to captivate and inspire with dynamic repertoire that celebrates resilience, history, and community. The season also features the long-awaited revival of William Grant Still’s Troubled Island. It is presented 75 years after its 1949 premiere at City Opera.

    “I am honored and excited to take on the role of Executive Director in addition to my current role as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the New York City Opera, a company with such a rich legacy and profound history in the world of music. This opportunity allows me to blend my passion for artistic excellence with mindful and positive stewardship, ensuring that the cherished traditions of this great institution continue to thrive. Together with this wonderful community, we will embark on a journey that honors the past while boldly shaping the future of this iconic opera company.”

    Constantine Orbelian

    To learn more about NYC Opera’s new executive director and music director Constantine Orbelian, please click here.

  • Mutual Mentorship for Musicians Announces Third Annual M³ Festival

    The Mutual Mentorship for Musicians, or M³, mentorship initiative has announced its third annual two-day cumulative festival on October 25 and 26 in Brooklyn.

    About M³

    Founded in March of 2020 in the midst of lockdowns being put in place, co-founders Jen Shyu and Sara Sherpa created Mutual Mentorship for Musicians out of a shared recognition that music and performing arts as a whole are shaped within the context of male power, creating unequal environments and increased challenges for musicians of underrepresented groups- the exact issue M³ seeks to rectify. Through commissioning women, nonbinary, and BIPOC musicians for new music/video compositions, creates the space for marginalized artists to flourish and share both their works and their stories with the world. 

    Additionally, dedicated to display a variety of composer-performers from a range of backgrounds and genres, the M³ Festival is a celebration of the founding principal of the program, the traditions and histories of the members, and the skills honed in each individual performing.

    Program Layout

    Over the course of two days, the program will feature headlining duo Linda May Han Oh with Fabian Alzaman and solo headliner Craig Taborn. Composers and musicians who have collaborated remotely, mostly those of M³’s fifth cohort, will meet in person for the first time to celebrate and share their work as well.

    The first day will feature projects “Selat Segara” (“separated by the ocean”) by Sattvitri and CC Sunchild, a project interpreting the majesty of the ocean, “All Roads Lead to Home” by The Kativa Shah Quintet, a vignette of works from their upcoming album of the same name, an improvisational exploration meshed with song-form that reflects the innermost questions of creators Tara Kannangara and Krissy Bergmark, the compositions of Jessica Jones and her fellow tenor saxist husband Tony Jones, and Craig Taborn’s working piece “Shadow Plays Solo”, a performance tailored to the concert space and audience for a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

    On day two, Dafna Naphtali and Gwen Laster will open with their newly reimagined M³ commissioned piece “Wake Me When It’s Green.” Now tailored to the live experience alongside musicians Ras Moshe and Alex Waterman, followed by a soundscape of Rani Jambak’s on her cultural identity journey as Minangkabau, a solo concert of Aline Franzão’s own compositions largely in portuguese with a blend of African, Brazilian, and Jazz influences, and the final performance of the evening- the ever-respected musical duo Linda May Han Oh and Fabian Almazan who will perform original works alongside improvisation, soundscapes, and both acoustic and electric elements.

    Tickets are on sale now for the M³ Festival at $25 per day on October 25 and 26 at the Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. For further information and ticket sales, please visit here.

  • fivebyfive Chamber Ensemble Announces 2024-2025 Season

    The fivebyfive chamber ensemble announces its 2024-2025 season with the “Our Stories” concert series in Syracuse and Rochester, featuring “Fantastical Stories (Historias Fantásticas)” in the fall, “Enduring Stories” in the spring, and the release of their fourth album, Eclipse, to bridge the two programs.

    fivebyfive is a Rochester based chamber ensemble of five professional musicians and one video and audio artist dedicated to cross-genre programming and commissioning new works from artists who are underrepresented in their field. Standard programs are composed of music written for flute, clarinet, electric guitar, piano, and bass- however, as is the norm with fivebyfive, this season is to be anything but standard. This year, new pieces will include banjo, fiddle, and voice.

    The evolutions in this year’s programming does not stop there. In addition, the ensemble will be performing folk songs, ghost stories, ballads, and original poetry, as well as newly commissioned works by renowned composers Roberto Sierra and Emily Pinkerton. 

    For the fall concert series on October 5 and 6, fivebyfive will perform “Fantastical Stories (Historias Fantásticas)”, featuring a newly commissioned piece from Ithaca-based Grammy-nominated composer Roberto Sierra, Sonidos Del Tiön. Sierra utilized the Argentine poet Jorge Borges’ story to weave a composition of both fantasy and reality. In addition to Sierra, the concert will highlight other Latin American composers including Clarice Assad and Miguel del Aguila. Musicians from Society of New Music will perform select pieces as well.

    In the Spring program on March 29 and 30, a mix of chamber and folk music will be performed in “Enduring Stories”, a collaboration between fivebyfive and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emily Pinkerton of Albany. Throughout her new work “Ephemera Ballads” Pinkerton will play the banjo and fiddle alongside the ensemble, adding her voice to the mix as well. The ballads represent the lost voices of the Appalaichan and Catskills women of over two hundred years ago, whose stories of struggles with class, gender, and bodily autonomy still resonate to this day.

    In addition to these two exciting programs, the ensemble will be releasing its fourth album Eclipse on November 8. Distributed by Grammy-nominated label Bright Shiny Things, Eclipse features four pieces commissioned by fivebyfive for last April’s North American Total Solar Eclipse.

    Earlier this year, the ensemble held three sold-out shows at Rochester’s Strasenburgh Planetarium performing the tracks alongside an immersive video created by fivebyfive’s executive director Marc Webster. The composers include Jessica Meyer (“In the Path of Totality”), Marc Mellits (“Eclipse”), Kamala Sankaram (“Under the Shadow”), and Genesee Valley native Glenn McClure (“Totality”).

    Performances for “Fantastical Stories (Historias Fantásticas)” will be at the Onondaga Community College in Syracuse on October 5 and the Hochstein Performance Hall in Rochester on October 6. For more details and tickets, please visit here.

    Performances for “Enduring Stories” will be at the May Memorial Unitarian in Syracuse on March 29 and the Rochester Academy of Medicine on March 30. For more details and tickets, please visit here.

    To learn more about fivebyfive, Eclipse, and other events, please visit their website here.

  • Musicians of Ma’alwyck Announce 25th Season Opening

    The Musicians of Ma’alwyck open their 25th Anniversary season with Player’s Choice, a selection of the core musicians’ favorite pieces and composers, taking place September 21 and 22 in Schuylerville and Schenectady.

    Musicians of Ma'alwyck

    Founded in 2000 by violinist and artistic director Ann-Marie Baker Schwartz, the professional chamber music ensemble Musicians of Ma’alwyck began with a specialization in pieces that may have been heard in Albany during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Since conception, the chamber has expanded their repertoire into twentieth century works, contemporaries, and commissions from emerging composers. Releases from the ensemble include Music in the Schuyler Mansion (2016) and Hyde Hall & the Silver Goddess: Operatic Brilliance of Auber, Bellini, Meyerbeer, and Rossini from the Drawing Room (2021).

    The ensemble is widely recognized for bringing history to life. Now in their 25th Anniversary season, the Musicians of Ma’alwyck have made a history of their own. With a residency of 25 years at the Schuyler Mansion in Albany, a current residency at SUNY Schenectady, five nominations for a Thomas Edison Capital Region Music Awards under their belts, and an expansive archive of performances throughout the Capital Region and beyond, this season’s addition to their repertoire is not to be missed. 

    Player’s Choice will feature a variety of works hand picked by the core musicians, including pieces from David Amram, José Ximénez, Franz Doppler, and Jean-Baptiste Bréval. Not only are pieces from these notable names being performed, the award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist David Amram will be in attendance on Sunday, September 22 to join the spirit of musical celebration.

    Born in 1930, Amram’s musical repertoire is expansive- being dubbed “the Renaissance man of American music” by the Boston Globe and “one of the most talented musicians in the universe” by the New York Times, his reputation and skill precedes him. Amram has performed with all of the greats of the 20th century across a multitude of genres and composed for a variety of notable film scores, including ‘Splendor in the Grass’ (1961) and ‘The Manchurian Candidate’ (1962).

    The program also features the premiere of a new work by Max Caplan titled Sketches, commissioned by Judy Edwards in loving memory of her husband Dr. Keith Edwards.

    The first performance of Player’s Choice will take place in Schuylerville on September 21 at the Old Saratoga Reformed Church, with tickets at $20 per person. The second performance will be in the First Reformed Church of Scotia, with tickets at $40 per person. To conclude the weekend a celebratory dinner will be held at the Turf Tavern, with individual tickets priced at $80 per person or a combined ticket for admission to both Sunday’s performance and dinner at $105 per person. For more information and ticketing details, please visit here.