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Sir Roger Moore reveals that Bond villians had best lines

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:32:58 GMT

James 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.

Dance Dialogues: Good vibrations at Boston Court

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:08:02 GMT

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 ...

Voices of Change performs Karlheinz Stockhausen's 'Stimmung'

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:25:19 GMT

Members of Voices of Change await a dress rehearsal of Karlheinz Stockhausen's Stimmung .

Placido Domingo - Surviving Three Tenors Pay Tribute to Pavarotti

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:53:30 GMT

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 ...

Stephen Sondheim has more 'Story' to tell

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:19:20 GMT

"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 ...

Irish classical musicians blaze a trail

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:49:48 GMT

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.

Classical CDs: Tchaikovsky, Saariaho, Schumann and more...

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:24:20 GMT

The best of the week's new releases The classical CD of the week: Alkan: Cello Sonata.

Ask Alice - On musicians and intelligence, with classical music agony aunt Alice McVeigh

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:49:13 GMT

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.

Tso CD debuts at No. 2 on U.S. classical charts

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:16:31 GMT

The hunky violinist prevented the Tucson Symphony Orchestra's from realizing its dream of debuting at No.

Beltran guilty verdict upheld

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:02:37 GMT

Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran has been found guilty by the Court of Appeal of charges of rape and sexually molesting a child.

Student accused of assaulting teacher

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:47:19 GMT

A 16-year-old Lenoir County Schools student was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors on Tuesday.

Domingo's 1st concert in India

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:22:40 GMT

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.

Classical music's clash of the titans

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:06:10 GMT

"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 -- ...

Virtual battle of the bands rocks on

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:50:23 GMT

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.

Judge offers classical justice in noise case

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:30:16 GMT

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.

Musicians at The Wood eager to perform

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:16:52 GMT

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.

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Names New President

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:49:14 GMT

Oct 8, 2008 7:50 am US/Central The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra has named Sarah Lutman as its new president.

Get your toga and your tickets

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:35:05 GMT

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.

A grasp on the past or an eye on the future?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:04:47 GMT

Ottawa's National Arts Centre Orchestra is where scores by Mozart and Brahms are illuminated with traditional precision.

American Airlines Prevents Plane Porn

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:37:04 GMT

U.S. carrier American Airlines says it will block access to pornographic Web sites for passengers using its Gogo inflight wireless Internet service.

Classical review: BBCSO/Belohlavek, Barbican, London

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:07:36 GMT

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.

New Classical Tracks: Pablo Garibay's 'Guitar'

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:43:42 GMT

On this new release, guitarist Pablo Garibay blends the past with the present as he looks to the future.

SPCO names new president

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:31:47 GMT

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.

Salvation Army bags 1m record deal

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:59:26 GMT

The Salvation Army has signed a 1 million global record deal to boost its Christmas fundraising.

Mumbai goes classical to honour music great Mehta

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:29:21 GMT

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.

Classical concert especially for babies

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:08:03 GMT

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 ...

Classical music review: Valeriy Sokolov and David Fray

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:49:20 GMT

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.

Princess Leia Takes Charge

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:18:18 GMT

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 ...

New 'Story So Far' CD surveys Stephen Sondheim's long career

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:01:54 GMT

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.

Webber's children won't inherit his fortune

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:32:40 GMT

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.

Classically Poochy Tunes A Few DogRelated Classical Music and Opera Numbers

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:12:33 GMT

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 ...

Classical musician experiments with his sound

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:49:54 GMT

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, ...

Obama Doesn't Deserve Sole Credit for Illinois Ethics Bill

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:31:33 GMT

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.

Classical: Ensemble Plus Ultra

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:14:49 GMT

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.

Classical guitar virtuoso to perform at Union Monday

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:00:07 GMT

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.

New Classical Tracks: Time was right for Joshua Bell's 'Four Seasons'

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:24:20 GMT

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.

Beethoven Music Used in the Movies

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:26:56 GMT

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...

Critic's picks - classical music

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:50:18 GMT

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.

Classical review: Opening Day, Kings Place, London

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:17:09 GMT

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.

Placido Domingo sings at Mexico pyramid

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 07:48:24 GMT

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.

Classical review: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/ Rattle, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:14:47 GMT

'I never do this,' said Simon Rattle to the audience at the end of his homecoming concert.

Classical review: Budapest FO/Fischer, Royal Festival Hall, London

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:46:11 GMT

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.

Modern forensics solves the musical mystery of an unsung composer

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:24:35 GMT

Musical sleuth Martin Jarvis in his Darwin home. He believes many compositions attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach were created by his wife, Anna Magdalena.

Classical guitarist to perform at Shorter

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:59:30 GMT

Classical guitarist Petar Jankovic will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 at Shorter Colleges Brookes Chapel.

NonTraditional Classical Music

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:28:15 GMT

The phrase "nontraditional classical" seems like an oxymoron, but that description fits Boise State's Classic Performances series to a tee.

Mexicans boo Mayan pyramids concert by Great Tenor

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:53:18 GMT

Spain's singer Placido Domingo speaks during a press conference in Chichen Itza, Mexico, Thursday, Oct.