Classical Music

Tiempo Libre reworks Bach and adds some funk to the fugue - Boston Globe

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:09:00 GMT

If Bach were alive, he?d flip that periwig to hear one of his neat fugues reworked by the congas, fiery vocals, and noisy brass section of a Latin band. Jorge Gomez, the leader of the Miami-based Cuban group Tiempo Libre, thinks Bach might even hit ...

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Wordless Music speaks for itself at the Southern Theater - Minnpost.com

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:13:00 GMT

Acoustic piano, electronic percussion, organ, string quartet and live electronic processing filled the Southern Theater with ambient and melodic, minimalist and symphonic sounds in last night?s installment of the Wordless Music Series. Based in New ...

ROooOOck (doctordoozer) - Thaindian.com

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:19:00 GMT

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz, and classical music. A group of musicians ...

The Classical Music Review - Nymag.com

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT

W onderful things have befallen composers in recent years. Orchestras and festivals sign them up young. Entrepreneur-musicians build careers on a constant supply of fresh scores. New clubs encourage string quartets and D.J.?s to mingle in stylistic ...

Half-dozen classical music festivals and concerts series beckon - Granite State News

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:41:00 GMT

Summer is the season when classical musicians traditionally rusticate and play concerts in resort communities in northern New Hampshire and western Maine, and this year six classical music festivals and concert series in the two-state region beckon ...

Korea's Classical Music Industry Is Stuck in the Middle - Digital Chosunilbo

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:48:00 GMT

Assessing a nation's competitiveness is a complex job. It involves more than economic power, military might and diplomacy. The biggest news from the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition last month, one of the most prestigious piano ...

New York world-rock trio draws influence from both home and abroad - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:07:00 GMT

Consider the Source takes listeners on a wild ride on the CD "Are You Watching Closely?" Right at the beginning of the newest CD by Consider the Source, something very strange occurs. First, a Balkan melody and rhythm emerges, sounding like an entire ...

Veteran classical music broadcaster Norman Pellegrini dead at 79 - WQAD

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:49:00 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) ? Veteran Chicago broadcaster Norman Pellegrini, who served as program director at fine arts station WFMT-FM 98.7 for more than 43 years has died at age 79. WFMT's general manager Steve Robinson said Pellegrini died Thursday morning ...

UF station will drop music for talk radio - Gainesville Sun

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Starting next month, WUFT-FM will drop classical music in favor of news and talk programming. The University of Florida?s College of Journalism and Communications announced Thursday that the university-owned station will broadcast National Public ...

Symphony On The Square Features Caribbean Sound - Tyler Morning Telegraph

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:16:00 GMT

The cool sounds of the Caribbean will flow from Tyler's downtown square in celebration of the Fourth of July this evening. The steel pan and world ensemble, Caribbean Sound will pair up with ETSO for Symphony on the Square at 7 p.m. All proceeds will ...

'Music can change lives,' choral director believes - South Coast Today

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:50:00 GMT

Pauline Brazil DeBalsi doesn't make music, she lives it. From 1979, as piano accompanist for the New Bedford Public School music department, to the present day, as choral director at New Bedford High School, Brazil-DeBalsi has shared her passion for ...

Iowa Public Radio announces job cuts - Sioux City Journal

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:40:00 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa Public Radio has bought out, laid off or reassigned five employees and will leave four other positions unfilled in an effort to cut costs. The umbrella news organization, which is made up of employees at radio stations at Iowa ...

Mariusz Smolij Leads Hartford Symphony - HULIQ.com

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:38:00 GMT

Since classical music can be heard everywhere from movie soundtracks to cartoons, the final program of the 2009 Talcott Mountain Music Festival will feature some of the tunes that always get stuck in your head! Guest conductor Mariusz Smolij will ...

Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Strings: Renegades

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:05:19 GMT

Flutist Nicole Mitchell has been earning much deserved praise as of late for her various Chicago-based projects.

"Dream Forest"

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:14:52 GMT

Every week Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from Thu., July 9 until Sun., September 27 Price: Contact Info: 931-648-5780 Event Website LeQuired Reading Jack Silverman Sculptor Alan LeQuire is no stranger to making large-scale art: His re-creation of Athena Parthenos in Centennial Park's Parthenon and the Musica statue at the ...

Happy, Content and Satisfied

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:58:58 GMT

When Bonnie Krupa is swarmed by dogs, all they leave behind is love. Well, plus a little slobber.

21 more theater events today

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:02:47 GMT

Director Richard Israel and his fine cast have a first-rate revival of this 1996 Broadway musical, based on the film that made Tom Hanks a star.

French boys to sing at St.?Agnes

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:06:51 GMT

" Maitrise des Hauts de France, a French boys' choir, has been traveling throughout Europe and the United States since its inception in 1972 and will continue its current United States' tour with a performance at St.

Aldo Ciccolini - Satie: Popular Piano Works

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:24:02 GMT

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : Classical : Aldo Ciccolini - Erik Satie is one the most significant impressionist-era composers to today's musical landscape.

Breakable - Ingrid Michaelson

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:29:02 GMT

With her piano-fueled songwriting, witty wordplay, and slight vocal vibrato, Ingrid Michaelson carries the tradition of the female singer/songwriter into the 21st century.

Cuban Tiempo Libre adds twist to Bach

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:37:09 GMT

If Bach were alive, he'd flip that periwig to hear one of his neat fugues reworked by the congas, fiery vocals and noisy brass section of a Latin band.

Classical

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:31:27 GMT

Portuguese pianist Maria Joi 1 2A o Pires has always had the most beautiful sound and phrasing so vocal you forget the phrases come by way of hammers on strings.

This week: From July 3, 2009

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:33:23 GMT

Here's your guide to events in Warwickshire this week: Friday, July 3 24-hour sponsored organ playing at All Saints church, Leamington.

Take That honoured at awards bash

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:43:28 GMT

Take That, Queen and Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson all received honours at the O2 Silver Clef Awards.

Mariusz Smolij Leads Hartford Symphony

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:47:44 GMT

Gay prince of the globe

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:05:26 GMT

VADODARA: It has been quite a journey for Rajpipla's gay prince, Manvendra Singh Gohil, ever since he went public with his being gay in 2005.

a Operaa promoter adds chamber music to repertoire

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:29:17 GMT

Sometimes, labels do make a difference in the marketing of music. Take Robert Swan's latest series of concerts at the Acorn Theater in Three Oaks.

When birthdays collide: Dawn Upshaw at the Elora Festival

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:40:34 GMT

John Terauds CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC It's not on the program, but it's practically guaranteed that we're going to hear a rousing chorus of "Happy Birthday" when American soprano Dawn Upshaw arrives at the Elora Festival on July 17.

Bellingham Festival of Music features world class artists - Tacoma News Tribune

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:32:00 GMT

BELLINGHAM - The Bellingham Festival of Music is celebrating its 16th season of orchestral and chamber concerts from Friday, July 3, to Sunday, July 19. Board member Herb Fine recently spoke about the upcoming festival. What's makes this festival ...