classical-music
News
Sir Roger Moore reveals that Bond villians had best linesJames Bond legend Sir Roger Moore has revealed he would have preferred to have played a villain because they had better lines than the infamous secret agent.
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 12:32
Dance Dialogues: Good vibrations at Boston Court
683-6883; www.bostoncourt.com Once a season, Music at Boston Court opens up its intimate acoustic space to dancer-choreographers whose bodies become another instrument in the performing arts center's series ...
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 08:08
Voices of Change performs Karlheinz Stockhausen's 'Stimmung'
Members of Voices of Change await a dress rehearsal of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Stimmung .
Source : topix.net | 12-Oct-2008 00:25
Placido Domingo - Surviving Three Tenors Pay Tribute to Pavarotti
Caption: Placido Domingo The 2008 ALMA Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium - press room Los Angeles, California .... JOSE CARRERAS and PLACIDO DOMINGO are to perform together on Sunday for the first time ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 19:53
Stephen Sondheim has more 'Story' to tell
"I didn't really think about it," says Sondheim, who at 78 has been writing words and music for more than a half-century. "But now that you mention it, it makes me extremely self-conscious. I guess people ...
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 15:19
Irish classical musicians blaze a trail
Thanks to serendipitous concerts and a strong community of composers, Ireland's new-music scene is booming Comments Pick a tune, any tune a the Irish Composers' Collective.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 10:49
Classical CDs: Tchaikovsky, Saariaho, Schumann and more...
The best of the week's new releases The classical CD of the week: Alkan: Cello Sonata.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 06:24
Ask Alice - On musicians and intelligence, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh
Hi Alice, Did you know that musicians are actually smarter than other people? Get a load of this: New research suggests that trained musicians really do think differently than the rest of us.
Source : topix.net | 11-Oct-2008 01:49
Tso CD debuts at No. 2 on U.S. classical charts
The hunky violinist prevented the Tucson Symphony Orchestra's from realizing its dream of debuting at No.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 21:16
Beltran guilty verdict upheld
Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran has been found guilty by the Court of Appeal of charges of rape and sexually molesting a child.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 17:02
Student accused of assaulting teacher
A 16-year-old Lenoir County Schools student was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors on Tuesday.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 12:47
Domingo's 1st concert in India
SPANISH tenor Placido Domingo is due to perform his first concert in India this weekend after singing at the world famous ancient Mayan site of Chichen Itza earlier this month.
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 08:22
Classical music's clash of the titans
"Sunday, sweet Sunday, with nothing to do..." That may have been Sunday on Grant Avenue, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. in 1961, but that sentiment from the Broadway show "Flower Drum Song" is long gone -- ...
Source : topix.net | 10-Oct-2008 04:06
Virtual battle of the bands rocks on
Wannabe rock stars will have a greater choice of instruments and songs to choose from as videogames like "Guitar Hero World Tour" and "Rock Band 2" introduce new features.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 23:50
Judge offers classical justice in noise case
URBANA: A defendant had a hard time facing the music in western Ohio. Andrew Vactor of Urbana was looking at a $150 fine for playing rap music too loudly on his car stereo.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 19:30
Musicians at The Wood eager to perform
The 'Music@The Wood' annual fall concert will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Helen Laird Theatre at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County, 2000 W. Fifth St.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 15:16
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Names New President
Oct 8, 2008 7:50 am US/Central The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra has named Sarah Lutman as its new president.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 10:49
Get your toga and your tickets
Theatre Woodstock is presenting a musical comedy called "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." It's playing on October 16th - " 19th and 23rd to 25th, 2008.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 06:35
A grasp on the past or an eye on the future?
Ottawa's National Arts Centre Orchestra is where scores by Mozart and Brahms are illuminated with traditional precision.
Source : topix.net | 09-Oct-2008 02:04
American Airlines Prevents Plane Porn
U.S. carrier American Airlines says it will block access to pornographic Web sites for passengers using its Gogo inflight wireless Internet service.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 21:37
Classical review: BBCSO/Belohlavek, Barbican, London
Its composer's most ambitious work and arguably his greatest, Beethoven's vast Missa Solemnis still presents substantial challenges to performers more than 180 years after its premiere.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 17:07
New Classical Tracks: Pablo Garibay's 'Guitar'
On this new release, guitarist Pablo Garibay blends the past with the present as he looks to the future.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 12:43
SPCO names new president
St. Paul, Minn. - The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra has named Sarah Lutman, a senior vice president at Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media, as its new president.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 08:31
Salvation Army bags 1m record deal
The Salvation Army has signed a 1 million global record deal to boost its Christmas fundraising.
Source : topix.net | 08-Oct-2008 03:59
Mumbai goes classical to honour music great Mehta
MUMBAI * Western classical music comes to Mumbai this week as the city marks the birth centenary of one of its most famous sons with a star-studded series of concerts.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 23:29
Classical concert especially for babies
A CLASSICAL music concert for babies has hit the high notes today in Burnley. The Lancashire Sinfonietta's Mini-Mozart concerts, funded by Lancashire County Council, are designed specially for babies, aged up ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 19:08
Classical music review: Valeriy Sokolov and David Fray
The Vancouver Recital Society opened on Sunday with the unusual placement of two relatively new names in the Chan Centre, which is normally reserved for well known stars.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 14:49
Princess Leia Takes Charge
Trumping the Tabloids Two years ago she attempted something completely different -- a solo show she describes as "an embarrassing intimate account of my all too eventful life." Called Wishful Drinking , Fisher ...
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 10:18
New 'Story So Far' CD surveys Stephen Sondheim's long career
Broadway buffs just can't get enough of Stephen Sondheim on CD. And to satisfying that addiction, Sony BMG Masterworks has just released a four-CD box set surveying his career.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 06:01
Webber's children won't inherit his fortune
British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has revealed that his five children won't own his Really Useful Group company and will receive only a small portion of his 750 million pounds fortune.
Source : topix.net | 07-Oct-2008 01:32
Classically Poochy Tunes A Few DogRelated Classical Music and Opera Numbers
After all the meowing... vocally and instrumentally, there's a need for some barking counter-punches! Here are 5 dog-ophilic songs among the many you can find in the classical section of the music stores near ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 21:12
Classical musician experiments with his sound
Bruin performer Ethan Braun attempts to bring his kind of improv music to mainstream It is an aspiring composer's fantasy - " one day you're holding jam sessions in the privacy of your tiny Westwood apartment, ...
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 16:49
Obama Doesn't Deserve Sole Credit for Illinois Ethics Bill
Barack Obama likes to give himself star billing for his role in enacting ethics reforms in Illinois a decade ago, but he didn't act alone.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 12:31
Classical: Ensemble Plus Ultra
When William Byrd died in 1623 at 83, someone at his funeral might have muttered, "He was a lucky devil." He was the greatest English composer of the 16th and early 17th century.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 08:14
Classical guitar virtuoso to perform at Union Monday
Special to The Times-Tribune Terry Pazmino, a classical guitarist and composer from Quito, Ecuador, is coming to Union College on Monday to share his riveting music and masterful playing with the community.
Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 04:00
New Classical Tracks: Time was right for Joshua Bell's 'Four Seasons'
Violinist Joshua Bell has been playing Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" in public for several years, honing his own sense of the drama, and the fun, of these beloved pieces.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 23:24
Beethoven Music Used in the Movies
Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the world's most famous and influential composers of classical music. His music has been played all over the world for over 180 years. Even...
Source : about.com | 05-Oct-2008 22:26
Critic's picks - classical music
This series of free concerts takes place, no surprise, on the first Monday of every month, and presents New England Conservatory faculty and guests performing a wide range of repertoire.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 18:50
Classical review: Opening Day, Kings Place, London
Contemporary music at 9.30am seems a cruel and unusual way to start a long, celebratory day of 10 back-to-back concerts that won't end, albeit with some soothing Handel cantatas, much before midnight.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 14:17
Placido Domingo sings at Mexico pyramid
Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a classical program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero appeared to smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza.
The Spanish-born Domingo grew up in Mexico, and enthusiastic fans in the southern state of Yucatan erupted in applause on Saturday at his 'Concert of 1,000 Columns.' Many here see it like a homecoming; one of Domingo's first performances was in Yucatan in 1957.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 09:48
Classical review: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/ Rattle, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
'I never do this,' said Simon Rattle to the audience at the end of his homecoming concert.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 05:14
Classical review: Budapest FO/Fischer, Royal Festival Hall, London
The international standings of the Budapest Festival Orchestra and of its founding artistic director, Ivan Fischer, have risen in tandem over the last few years.
Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 00:46
Modern forensics solves the musical mystery of an unsung composer
Musical sleuth Martin Jarvis in his Darwin home. He believes many compositions attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach were created by his wife, Anna Magdalena.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 20:24
Classical guitarist to perform at Shorter
Classical guitarist Petar Jankovic will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 at Shorter Colleges Brookes Chapel.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 15:59
NonTraditional Classical Music
The phrase "nontraditional classical" seems like an oxymoron, but that description fits Boise State's Classic Performances series to a tee.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 11:28
Mexicans boo Mayan pyramids concert by Great Tenor
Spain's singer Placido Domingo speaks during a press conference in Chichen Itza, Mexico, Thursday, Oct.
Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 06:53