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Preview: Halle Orchestra/Elder, St Paul's Cathedral, London
Is conducting an orchestra a physically tiring occupation? The conductor Mark Elder, 61, who was knighted in the 2008 Queen's birthday honours list and who is in charge of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, is to conduct a concert at St Paul's Cathedral, as part of the City of London Festival.
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Rock concerts 'add years' to artworks
Rock concerts staged in the grounds of country homes are damaging works of art with sound vibrations which "age" them, Russian research reveals.
Independent |
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Polish Fest wraps up
The 54th annual Polish Festival wrapped up Sunday in downtown Syracuse. The three day event featured music, dancing and of course cultural food in Clinton Square.
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Howard Mandel's freelance Urban Improvisation
"We're doing everything we can to eliminate jazz from American culture," a promoter for Live Nation Artists , the world's dominant pop music production and marketing firm "joked" to Florida councilmen considering a proposed upcoming music festival. Jazz responds with a can't-be-bothered shrug.
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Prizes awarded in global music contest held in LA
More than $250,000 in prizes were announced Sunday after a weeklong competition that mingled features from "American Idol" with the world of classical music. Top prizes of $50,000 in the Jose Iturbi International Music Competition were awarded to soprano Angela Meade, 30, a resident artist at Philadelphia's Academy of Vocal Arts, and pianist Mariya Kim, 26, of the Ukraine and Germany. Kim ...
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Dion AC/DC cover hits rock bottom
AC/DC fans, the natural enemies of the music of Celine Dion, will be horrified to learn that she's turned one of the band's classics into the worst cover version of all time.
Adelaide Now |
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Business of carrying a tune
Before Martin Bandier agreed last year to sign on as chief executive of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, there was just one concern weighing on his mind: Michael Jackson (below).
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Council’s lifeline for music school’s plans
SPIRITS at the Orange Regional Conservatorium have never been lower after the financially struggling organisation failed to attract state or federal government funding towards a building expansion program.
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Schodack Man Makes NOISE
A Schodack man is soliciting musical donations to help a New Orleans charter school whose entire collection of instruments was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
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Our World: Chaos curbed
“Eyes up,” Doug Caperton shouts at the top of his lungs. “Eyes up! To me! To me! On the bike! On the bike!” As participants finish the 5-kilometer run of the Naples Fitness Challenge and exit the bike chute, Caperton’s job is to organize the chaos.
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High fuel prices put brakes on indie band tours
Cramming into a van and playing dive bars is a summer ritual for many young musicians and ambitious independent bands. But like everything else that requires lengthy time on the road, filling up at $4 a gallon or more is taking a toll.
KATU Portland |
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Play it again
Long written off by critics and the public, the vinyl record, that old music industry standby, is having a renaissance.
The Prague Post |
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Dion's AC/DC cover an 'offence'
CELINE Dion is credited with the world's worst cover version - a rendition of AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long - Total Guitar says.
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Celine Dion's AC/DC cover an 'offence'
CELINE Dion is responsible for the world's worst cover version - a rendition of rockers AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long - a Total Guitar magazine poll says.
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Thousands brave the rain to enjoy Glasgow’s Mela
Several thousand people turned out for Glasgow's multicultural Mela festival yesterday, despite the wet weather. The numbers were considerably down on last year's event as rain kept many families indoors.
The Herald |
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Irish festival in North Haven
North Haven (WTNH, June 22, 2008 5:39 PM) -- Although St. Patrick's day was months ago, Conneticut's Irish are finding plenty to celebrate about this weekend.
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Documentaries on UK surgeon, U.S. musician win award
Films about a British neurosurgeon in Ukraine, a U.S. banjo player seeking the instrument's African roots and a battle over a community garden in a poor Los Angeles neighbourhood were top winners at the Silverdocs documentary festival on Sunday.
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From Missouri's Capital City. Sunday, June 22, 2008 Photo: The Jefferson City band, The Frequency, performs at the recent Crossover Christian Music Festival.
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Local band wins Christian music festival, advances
Fresh full-course meals served each hour, backstage passes, premiere parking, preferential treatment and hob-nobbing with top name artists like BarlowGirl or Downhere - being treated like a rock star is a childhood dream for many.
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Jazz artist coming to Ridgewood
She’d just finished commenting on the “discouraging” conclusion of the Democratic primary — citing Sen. Hillary Clinton’s defeat and the “unfair” criticism that stalked her as proof that sexism isn’t a thing of America’s past — when Rickie Lee Jones paused.
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Training
Inauguration of National Leadership Training Programme for Women with Disabilities at Seva Kendra, off Convent Road, 9.30am. A musical evening featuring Vishwa Mohan Bhatt at Gyan Manch, 6.30pm.
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Patrice to perform at Arenele Romane
Reggae music singer Patrice will perform today at Arenele Romane in Bucharest.
Nine O'Clock |
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RCSD Students Take Off on a Pilot Program
Some Rochester city school students will travel around the world in 40 days. A pilot exchange program in Rochester partnered with Beijing, China's, sister city in Washington D.C. to send students to this year's Olympic host country for five weeks.
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Annual Harbor Festival Wraps Up
Between this weekend's rain showers, thousands made their way out to Charlotte's Annual Harbor Festival. Vendors lined Ontario Beach Park selling knick-knacks and food while rides, big and small, entertained the young and old.
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Celine Dion's AC/DC cover an 'offence'
French-Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion is responsible for the world's worst cover version - a rendition of rockers AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long - a Total Guitar magazine poll says.
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