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Reluctant Diva
In a world of niche audiences, the singer who refuses to go gently into a particular niche and stay there is at best a challenge and at worst a double agent. Cassandra Wilson, the willfully original jazz singer, has been puzzling her audiences for nearly half of her fifty-two . . .
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Wilmington singer inspired by Magnolia Baroque Festival
The term "baroque" is taken from an Italian word, "barocco," which translates to "bizarre" in English. While the word began as a descriptive term for architecture, it eventually came to define the music associated with the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Night Life
ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL 237 W. 42nd St. (212-997-4144)--June 18: Fish. In the early eighties, Marillion defied the era’s trends by taking its cues from Yes, the Peter . . .
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South Pacific sailing at Tonys
Lavish production picks up seven prizes; In the Heights named best musical; August: Osage County best play
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Budding superstars Jonas Brothers rockin' this summer.
The Jonas Brothers, a band of three brothers and movie stars are now filming their next movie, "Camp Rock," set in a make-believe music camp.
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Double Story
Alexei Ratmansky’s new piece for New York City Ballet, “Concerto DSCH,” to Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto (the initials are the composer’s, in the German form), opens like a beach party, with dancers in swimsuitlike costumes doing sporty maneuvers. Then the lights dim, the concerto’s lovely slow movement begins, and a . . .
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Art catalog unveiled: 'A Unique Vision of Art'
Nearly 200 original works by regional artists hanging on the walls of Greater Latrobe Senior High School make it one of the most unique galleries in the country.
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Classical Music
OPERA METROPOLITAN OPERA: “LIVE IN PROSPECT PARK” Peter Gelb can’t be accused of retiring the Met’s longtime series of free parks concerts, but he is certainly interested in getting more bang for the buck. There will be only one this year, but on a grand scale: the soprano Angela Gheorghiu . . .
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"Osage County," "Heights," "South Pacific" top Tony winners
"August: Osage County," Tracy Lett's 31/2-hour play about a dysfunctional family, swept five Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall last night, including the prize for best play.
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'Heights' is Tony's top new musical
"South Pacific," "In the Heights," "August: Osage County," "Boeing-Boeing" and the cast of "Gypsy" saw, came and conquered.
Newsday |
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From 'Coolsville' to Somerville, Rickie Lee Jones takes up residency at Johnny D's
Individuality is a rare commodity in music. When Rickie Lee Jones busted out in 1979 with "Chuck E.'s in Love," she sounded like no one before her - a brew...
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Hotline: Warts and all, Toad marks 15th anniversary
Things change over 15 years. But for tiny Cambridge night spot Toad, resistance to change has become a part of its success. Built on a tradition of a presenting music...
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ORCHESTRA BAOBAB
The spirit of survival resonates after 40 tumultuous years for these Senegalese pioneers of world music. Disregarded 20 years ago as stale when they briefly disbanded, the...
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'Old-timers' still play beautiful music
FAIRMONT - At the back of the band, the bass drummer keeps the rhythm, leading the group with a steady beat as he bangs away on a simple instrument that changed his life. Ron Hegerle joined the Fairmont City Band after his sophomore year in high school, encouraged by Dick Scherer, who directed the school and city bands.
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Staying Close: Love of music and performing together is tie that binds the Snyder family together
LEXINGTON -- Playing in a band wasn't the plan when Bud and Laine Snyder got their children involved in music several years ago. The plan was to get their children a good start in life, and what better way to do that, they thought, than to put musical instruments in their hands.
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Takes Thoughts to Tango: Your Mind in Motion and More from July's SciAm [Scientific American Magazine]
Never mind what's on display at the average office party or college mixer: humans have an innate ability to dance. Even toddlers spontaneously jump and sway in time to music that they like. Dance is roughly universal among the world's cultures and is often invested with great, even sacred, significance; the exceptions seem to be societies where dance was expressly forbidden because its ...
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So You Think You Can Dance?: PET Scans Reveal Your Brain's Inner Choreography [Scientific American Magazine]
So natural is our capacity for rhythm that most of us take it for granted: when we hear music, we tap our feet to the beat or rock and sway, often unaware that we are even moving. But this instinct is, for all intents and purposes, an evolutionary novelty among humans. Nothing comparable occurs in other mammals nor probably elsewhere in the animal kingdom. Our talent for unconscious entrainment ...
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Stadlen and Stephenson Are The Producers at the Muny Beginning June 16
Mel Brooks' Tony-winning musical The Producers kicks off the 2008 summer season at the St. Louis Muny, the nation's oldest and largest outdoor theatre, June 16.
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Jazz-infused journey through Kunqu Opera
A unique jazz-infused journey through the kingdom of Kunqu Opera with Belgian musician Jean Maljean and singer Zhang Jun will give this ancient Chinese art form a sophisticated, modern twist. What happens when jazz meets Kunqu Opera ...
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Thespis , Lost G&S Operetta with New Score by Shepard, Premieres in NYC
Grammy Award winner Thomas Z. Shepard — famous as a producer of legendary Broadway musical cast albums — will hear the June 16 concert world premiere of the new score he composed for Thespis, the Gilbert and Sullivan burlesque that is obscure today because the original Arthur Sullivan music was lost.
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"August" And "In The Heights" Win Best Play, Best Musical At Tonys
"South Pacific" was the big winner at Sunday night's Tony Awards, winning best musical revival, best director for a musical, and five other awards to top all entries at Broadway's annual awards fest.
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List of winners of the 2008 Tony Awards
Play (and playwrights): "August: Osage County" (Tracy Letts). Musical: "In the Heights."
Times Leader |
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NXNE closes on high note
TORONTO - This year's North By Northeast (NXNE) music festival was another rather interesting affair that saw a few surprises, the occasional disappointment and one band in particular that left you wondering why they were asked to play in the first place.
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Recent Original Stories
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New Mobile Computing |
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Williams excites Omaha crowd with rowdy comedy
The Omaha Music Hall was jam-packed and ready to erupt Wednesday night in preparation for comedian Katt Williams' "It's Pimpin' Pimpin'" Tour. It was the first visit to Omaha for Williams and the four other performers involved with the tour, but it definitely won't be their last.
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