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Music Notes: Allerton Music Barn, New Salem tribute, Autoharp master Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 11:56PMThis weekend, fans of classical and jazz music will flock to one of the more unusual music venues in central Illinois: the hayloft of an old dairy barn.
Making a mix with Bobby Lee Rogers (mp3, song clips) Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:46PMWho: Bobby Lee Rogers has quite the resume. A gifted songwriter, musician, student, and one of the youngest instructors to ever teach at Berklee School of Music, it was hardly a surprise he could craft a memorable mix for this edition of Weekend. His music is intelligent rock of a run-and-gun variety from the mind of a jazzman. Like if Johnny Cash had been raised on Miles and Coltrane, instead ...
gazettepreps.com: Gymnastics season preview Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 7:21PMYou know how annoying it is when you get a song stuck in your head and you can’t get it out? Well, Pine Creek gymnastics coach Amber Curry has it happen to her “all the time,” but she doesn’t mind because it is part of the job, even though...
Orchestra taps dancer Kumagai for cross-genre concert Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:14PMThirty-three-year-old Kazunori Kumagai started tap dancing when he was 15. Four years later, he went by himself to New York to attend special training for a role in "Noise/Funk," a Broadway show that traced black history in the United States through tap, hip-hop and funk rhythms. His Broadway dream was thwarted by visa issues, but that didn't stop him from getting experience on a different stage ...
Sangre Chronicle > Angel Fire > Romantic theme pervades 27th season Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 9:09AMANGEL FIRE — If there is one word to describe the upcoming 27th season of Music From Angel Fire that would be “drama.” Every year is dramatic, of course.
The place to be Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:01AMR&B legend Smokey Robinson , touring in support of "Time Flies When You're Having Fun," will close out the concert season Aug. 28 at the Country Club Hills Theater.
Album review: Emma Kirkby & Daniel Taylor, Stabat Mater Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:05PM**** BIS SACD 1546, £12.99
'Family History' of Kimimaro Ayanokoji; profile of the Glover House; CM of the week: Gin no Sara Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:14PMBewigged comedian Kimimaro Ayanokoji made it the hard way; not on TV or even in theaters, but at sightseeing destinations where he would board tour buses and pass out cassettes of his act to middle-aged women, who tended to be the target of his humor. They loved it, and word-of-mouth eventually made him one of Japan's most popular standup acts. This week, the first installment of NHK's four-part ...
Lawrence Lebo: Rhythm and Roots Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 1:22AMA myth exists in singer Lawrence Lebo's family that the pixie-banged brunette with the warm and humid presence, and encyclopedic American musical view, was conceived during a Saturday night re-run of the Lawrence Welk show--hence, the name. That name. Lawrence Lebo. Delicately avoiding strict political correctness, "what kind of name is that for a girl?" The answer to that question is part of ...
The Classical Music Network Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 1:52PMHomepage of ConcertoNet.com, the Classical Music Network
Summer classical music festivals blazing Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 2:37AMThe numbers vary, but the trend is clear — attendance at many of the dozens of summer classical music festivals across the country is on the rise, and budgets, for the most part, are staying in the black.
Bach and Polyphonies with Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 3:47PMPianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard will return to the Mostly Mozart Festival, playing in six performances Aug. 13 to 16.
Fast-rising pianist Simone Dinnerstein finds fame can be a challenge Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 2:26AMIt's not often that the notion of "survivor's guilt" comes up in a conversation with a classical pianist.
Teacher has a summer of Bach Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:35PMWhen Henrietta “Cissy” Matthews returns to Stivers School for the Arts next week, she’ll have plenty of new plans to get her students excited about Johann Sebastian Bach and his music.From June 28 to July 23, Matthews was in Germany studying the composer through a National Endowment for the Humanities summer fellowship program. Matthews was one of 25 teachers selected to participate in the ...
What's the difference between Mozart and Miley? Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 10:15PMNobody wants to watch a movie with a guy who talks through the whole thing; it ruins the cinematic experience. But when it comes to listening to music, people act as if this behavior is completely acceptable. It's played at a party to create background noise, or in the workplace to drown out that noise.
Duato at Chekhov Festival Is Highlight of Season Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 3:56PMPerforming under the auspices of the International Chekhov Festival, the Spanish troupe first presented a new work of Duato’s centered on Anton Chekhov and titled “The Infinite Orchard” and went on to perform one of the choreographer’s acknowledged masterpieces, “Multiplicity.
Review: A DK/Ensemble Voltaire at First Friday Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 8:58AMCapitalizing on First Friday art revelers, Dance Kaleidoscope and Ensemble Voltaire performed in the first floor theater space at the Athenaeum. by Rita Kohn 4 stars The Athenaeum. Aug. 6 ushered in a crowd-pleasing new First Friday format for The Athenaeum with Dance Kaleidoscope and Ensemble Voltaire performing in the first floor theater space. David Hochoy restaged two pieces from his "Frere ...
The Golandsky Institute’s Summer Symposium and International Piano Festival, Princeton, New Jersey, July 10-18, 2010 Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 4:13AMThe Golandsky Institute's Summer Symposium and International Piano Festival was held in Princeton, New Jersey during July 10-18, 2010. In its seventh year now, this week-long festival offers a multitude of evening concerts at Princeton's Taplin Auditorium.
15th International Organ Festival now underway at St James’ Basilica in Prague Friday, August 6, 2010 @ 12:09PMThe 15th International Organ Festival got underway at Prague’s St James’ Basilica on Thursday night with a recital by the American organist John Scott. In a series of eight concerts over a month and a half, the city’s music lovers will have the chance to hear some of the world’s best players perform on greatest organ in the Czech capital.
ReligionNotes Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 4:01AMGurnee Installation: Bethel Lutheran Church invites members, friends, preschool families, neighbors and the Lake County Community to join in celebrating the installation of Pastor Benjamin Squires at 4 p.m. Sunday at 5110 Grand Ave. Squires graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, in 2000. He spent his vicarage near San Francisco. He has also served congregations in Manitowoc and Brookfield ...
Pacem in Terris in Warwick to host Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 1:38AMguitar and violin concert on Aug. 8 Warwick - Violinist Robin Zeh and guitarist Scott Jackson Wiley return to Pacem in Terris in Warwick on Sunday, Aug. 8, beginning at 5 p.m.
A classical twist to local folk songs Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 9:03PMTHE weather outside was gloomy and dark but inside the Cititel Penang, it felt like a cheery Sunday afternoon — courtesy of the talented musicians of the Ensemble Koschka.
The Classical Music Network Saturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:07AMHomepage of ConcertoNet.com, the Classical Music Network
Germany Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:25AMKey facts, figures and dates
Bell leads deep reading of 'A Child of Our Time' Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:07AMMichael Tippett's oratorio, "A Child of Our Time," is a rare work that honors the past and gives consolation for the present in equal measure. When heard in an account as committed as the one Christopher Bell led with vocal soloists and the Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus on Friday night, the score's occasional awkwardness drops away, leaving a sense that the gratifications of high art are still ...
Phelps Mansion to hold two cello concerts Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 8:23AMThe Phelps Mansion Museum in Binghamton will feature Brian Manker, solo cellist of the Orchestre Symphonique of Montreal, for two concerts. Manker will perform the six suites of Johann Sebastian Bach at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 and at 3 p.m. Sept. 19.
Oratorium Project Choir and Orchestra on tour this weekend Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:45PMThe Oradea Jubilate Foundation’s Oratorium Project Choir and Orchestra will perform at the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Hall, on Sunday, July 25, at 7 pm. The ensemble will be led by conductors Delta David Gier and Kenneth Tucker.
Film premiere Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:41PMRuntime: 110 min.
Summerfest reaches around the globe Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 11:37AMSummerfest celebrates the music of Germany, Austria and Central Asia in the third concert of its season, titled “Voices of the Land: Reflections on Identity.” The Summerfest musicians will perform the “Trout” Quintet by Schubert, music for winds by Hindemith and a work by the intriguing contemporary composer Vivian Fung at 7 p.m. Saturday at White Recital Hall.
Jerome Christenson: Music teacher helped change my tune Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:00AMIt's not a bad idea to do some listening in school. What youlearn might change your life.
Recital on Sunday to benefit Carversville Christian Church Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 10:01AMTimothy Harrell remembers only too well — and he’s returning the gesture.