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Well, damn. Clearly, I had more research to do. Born on the edge of the Cotswolds region of England in 1874, Gustav Holst was a composer and raving socialist who had lots of interesting medical ...

It was good to see a full and enthusiastic audience for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Thursday night concert. But in Gustav Holst's The Planets, the experience was compromised by applause after ...

Founded in 1985, the Massapequa Philharmonic will hit some major milestones in 2025, in addition to commemorating its 40th anniversary. One major development was this homegrown musical outfit being ...

The concert will feature Ron Spigelman, Guest Conductor and Tulsa Chorale Women’s Chorus with Zachary Malavolti, Artistic Director. They will perform selections from John Williams’ E.T. the ...

New Jersey stargazers will be treated to visual splendor in the night sky this month. February features what scientists call a “planetary parade” with Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ...

The four performances will take place Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 7:30 pm, at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick; Friday, January 31, 2025, at 8 pm, at New Jersey Performing Arts Center ...

‘The Planets,” the 2018 work which propelled English composer Gustav Holst to “rock star” status, has been a powerful influence on music of all genres ever since — and film composer John Williams in ...

The English composer's supernova hit continues to obscure his jaunty, folk inflected St. Paul's Suite. In The Shadow Of 'The Planets' Lies Gustav Holst's Sweet Little Suite Morning Edition's series ...