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ESO gives two scholarships
After auditions in late May, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra has announced the winners of two scholarships.
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Drummer to keep time for 31/2 days in record try
Playing drums in a band can be a thankless gig. Fans often don't pay the drummer much attention unless he screws up the groove and then all eyes are suddenly on the person with the sticks.
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First Concerts in Park event canceled
Many people showed up to Matter Park for the season-opening Concerts in the Park event, but the concert was canceled because of a severe thunderstorm.
Marion Chronicle-Tribune |
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Leonard Cohen - Festivals May See More Silver Crowd Surfers
Research from Alliance & Leicester has revealed the over 50s will not only be performing at festivals this summer, four million may also be going.The bank has ...
ContactMusic |
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'Married Alive!' good fit for Act II
It's no mystery why Act II Playhouse added Married Alive! as a late entry to finish out its 2007-08 season: The show is a natural follow-up to its most recent production, Songs for a New World - another song cycle, mostly about relationships, for four singers. In addition, the production gives Act II's new producing artistic director, Frank "Bud" Martin, a chance to introduce himself to Ambler ...
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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Music Review: Nat King Cole - Sings for Two In Love/Sings Ballads of the Day
More splendid traditional balladry from the baritone crooner. Continuing with my assessment of Collectors’ Choice’s reissues of Nat King Cole’s great Capitol albums, this twofer contains a pair of albums perfectly suited for a romantic evening. 1955’s Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love and 1956’s Nat King Cole Sings Ballads of the Day carry heavy thematic similarities, of...
Blogcritics.org |
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Sign up for Duneland Kindermusik summer camp
CHESTERTON A musical summer program at Duneland Kindermusik offers creative summer classes for ages newborns to 8 years old.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Jay-Z, Usher and Mary J Blige confirm Africa Rising Festival
THISDAY, Africa's leading media source is set to revolutionise the way awareness is raised for African issues through its annual star-studded THISDAY Festival.
Undercover |
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Glastonbury Fire Breaks Out
A fire has broken out at a scapyard just a mile away from the Glastonbury festival site. Festival goers have not yet been evacuated, but a number of locals living in the vicinity have been told to leave thiers homes.
Undercover |
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'Little Women' comes to the Canterbury Theatre
MICHIGAN CITY The first musical of the Festival Players Guild’s 2008 Canterbury Summer Theatre Season is the musical "Little Women." The production has opened and continues through July 5 at Michigan City’s Mainstreet Theatre, 807 Franklin St.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Summerfest fans enjoy beer, music
Any lingering frustrations from weeks of floods and months of budget-breaking gas prices were drowned readily in...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
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Song and dance
PORTAGE Natalie Franks sees the Children's Theatre Camp as an experience that grows along with young thespians.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む
Master Japanese drummer Daihachi Oguchi, who led the spread of the art of “taiko” drumming to the U.S. and throughout Japan, has died after being hit by a car, an official at his ensemble said. He was 84.
Japan Today |
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Quick wit, cool vision — no wonder nobody wants to be far from the Maddin crowd
Even with a hangover, writer/director Guy Maddin is such a swell chatter that it seems like a shame to prune the chattiness. In anticipation of today's opening of his hilarious, idiosyncratic portrait of his hometown, 'My Winnipeg,' here's what the maker of 'Brand Upon the Brain' and 'The Saddest Music in the World' had to say:
Pioneer Press |
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The 60-Second Interview: Carlo Nuccio
One of the city's preeminent drummers (as well as a talented songwriter), Carlo Nuccio was once as well known for his off-stage nocturnal exploits as for his amazing stage skills.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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The Legendary Mustangs rev up for performance
Inside the Fender Center in Corona Thursday, the Legendary Mustangs gave a rock 'n' roll history lesson as they rehearsed for a performance tonight at Harada Heritage Park in Eastvale.
The Press-Enterprise |
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Campus notes
Huntington Huntington, Ind. Emily Wilson, of Hammond, graduated May 17 from Huntington University. She received a bachelor's degree in music education. She is the daughter of Michael and LouAnn Unger, of Hammond, and is a graduate of Illiana Christian High School in Lansing.
The Times of Northwest Indiana |
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Archives
Taking a break from summer classes, the Campus Activity Board hosted a pajama jam in the Martin Village Community Jam Wednesday June 25. The party started at 7 p.m. DJ Dexter Dynamite provided the clubbing music all night.
Niner Online |
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Ten bands to play at benefit for Legg family on Saturday
MARBLE ROCK — A benefit, featuring music by 10 North Iowa bands, will be held Saturday, June 28, for the Tim and Heather Legg family, which lost three children in a fire in Marble Rock on April 25, and had a fourth child injured.
The Globe Gazette |
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Quickies: Cassandra Wilson, Larry Vuckovich Trio, Peter Calandra
This episode of Quickies has a bit more of a cinematic feel than prior ones. Find out why... For this episode of Quickies, we stick mainly with the jazz genre with a couple of diversions to other styles found here and there. These new releases all start with traditional jazz, but our protagonists each put their own little twist on it. Our first entrant is a well-known quantity in jazz circles ...
Blogcritics.org |
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Carried away by karaoke
"I like big butts and I cannot lie," Christopher Brent rapped with the unapologetic attitude of the song's creator, Sir Mix-A-Lot.
The News-Press |
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Sony's Networked Future
Taking on Apple, electronics giant aims to deliver music, movies and TV shows to any Sony networked device.
Forbes |
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Rockford Building Fire Investigation Continues
St. Joseph Fire Investigators are digging through the rubble to get to the root of yesterday's downtown fire. One of the city's worst fires in recent history completely destroyed part of the Eshelman Music complex.
KQ2 St. Joseph |
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Juliana Hatfield To Publish Memoir
Juliana Hatfield has unveiled details of her upcoming memoir, entitled When I Grow Up, to be published in September. The book follows the singer/songwriter's much-anticipated new album, How To Walk Away, due from Hatfield's own Ye Olde Records on August 19th.
Undercover |
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Orchestra stepping out of Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Orchestra is making a road trip, playing the Western suburbs twice this week. The first concert, at 7 p.m. tomorrow, isn't in Chester County, but it's not far off - at Cabrini College in Radnor. That's a lot closer than the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the orchestra's home base.
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
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