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MPO part of Petronas's social responsibility says deputy minister
Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, S.K. Devamany, said the establishment of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra (MPO) is part of Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) social responsibility to provide recreation to meet needs of a certain segment of society.
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Zimbabwe: Country Signals Band to Give Civilians Affordable Lessons - Top Official
The Zimbabwe Signals Band - an arm of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces with a membership of 109 soldiers specialising in music - intends to give civilians affordable lessons and public performances, a top official has said.
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Sensex, music and headphones
Investors need not worry about short-term volatility. Over the long term, equities offer the best returns. as per a study
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Fewer Hawaiian shirts, more rock 'n' roll
Under an exposed air-conditioning duct that seemed barely functional stood a petite woman in fishnets, polka-dotted heels, sparkly blue eye shadow and an oh-so-short turquoise jumper.
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People and Places
Former American Idol Ruben Studdard has married Surata Zuri McCants at a church in a suburb of Birmingham, Ala. But there was no singing during the 30-minute ceremony - just an exchange of vows, prayers and music provided by a string ensemble. A reporter from the Birmingham News attended the ceremony.
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No probe into Winehouse 'punch'
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse will not face an investigation after she appeared to throw a punch at the end of her Glastonbury Festival set.
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Chelsea schools hit crossroads
CHELSEA - Two decades after being taken over by Boston University, the schools in this blue-collar city on the other side of the Tobin Bridge now sparkle instead of crumble. Students are more likely to graduate from high school than to drop out. Art and music programs have been implemented in the elementary and middle schools, and high school students ...
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EVENTS will take place across the North East this week as part of a national schools festival designed to celebrate ...
Events in the festival, called Shine, will showcase dance, music, film, sport, science, enterprise and a host of less recognised talents such as caring and leadership.
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The Power of Song
NEW HAVEN - Lillie Perkins, who has taught countless students how to join their singing voices as one, was never technically a music teacher.
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PrepArts briefs for Monday, June 30
Karaoke Camp offered ENCINITAS ---- Encinitas School of Music will offer a Karaoke Camp for children interested in vocal production and performance.
North County Times |
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Sled Island a hit with crowd
Some of Calgary's hottest up-and-coming bands played to crowds under the scorching sun this weekend at the second-annual Sled Island festival.
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Edgy Fest
BEXHILL held it's own mini version of Glastonbury over the weekend, providing a range of music and celebration for all tastes, at Edgerton Park's Edgy Fest. (29/06/2008 16:35:46)
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Students join musical elite
FOUR Redlands College students have received places in the Young Conservatorium Griffith University and the Queensland Youth Music programs.
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Sideshow: N.J. native's gospel dream realized
Bridgeton, N.J., native Melinda Watts beat out two competitors to take the top prize on the finale of the American Idol-style Gospel Dream 2008, which aired last night on cable's Gospel Music Channel. After her performance of "In Christ Alone,"
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With the National Orchestral Institute, Beauty Is Youth
We hold conductors responsible for what we hear in an orchestral concert. We expect them to inspire their musicians to better playing and fault them when they don't. But much of the impetus comes from the musicians themselves. When an orchestra is full of players who care passionately about what...
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Bands highlight Barnum fest
BRIDGEPORT - The weekend will be one for fans of marching bands thanks to two Barnum Festival events. Shelton Mayor Mark A. Lauretti will serve as this year's Barnum Festival ringmaster. He proclaimed the theme of this year's celebration to be "A Salute to Our Military and Old Glory."
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PERFORMING ARTS
Everything about Datarock is calculated, from the matching red tracksuits and wraparound sunglasses to the over-the-top enthusiasm and canned stage patter ("You're the best audience ever!").
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A Reverent Salute to von Bingen
Chamber choirs Carmina and Illuminare brought medieval music and words to life in an uplifting performance on Saturday afternoon at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The penultimate concert of the Washington Early Music Festival featured the 12th-century writings of Hildegard von Bingen.
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Barrett's Bernstein: Soaring & Stumbling
Demonstrable talent plus Grade A material ought to add up to more than they did Saturday night when Brent Barrett offered a cabaret of Leonard Bernstein's Broadway songs.
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Leonard Slatkin's swan song at NSO
Leonard Slatkin is temperamentally nervous. When he takes the stage to conduct, he walks out rapidly, slightly hunched, his head thrust forward, as if moving through a gauntlet and trying to protect himself from the needling arrows of thousands of watching...
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Countdown! 100 New Music Classics
Which albums from the past 25 years stand with the all-time greats? We reveal nos. 100-76
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North West Evening Mail
A MOVING tribute has been paid to a Dickensian festival stalwart who has died, aged 70. He would don period costume for the festival and would play music from the Evening Mail office in Market Street as Queen Victoria paraded past.
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'Green' festival will feature activist Pete Seeger
CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. - Let it never be said that the Clearwater Festival - subtitled "Great Hudson River Revival" - isn't an event that puts its commitment where its mouth is.
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Yale joins with fourth-graders to put music to story
NEW HAVEN - Trumpet-carrying Yale University students and crayon-wielding fourth-graders may seem like an unlikely combination, but when they get together, lives are changed.
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Liz Smith
Madonna 's ticket sales may have gotten off to a slow start, but Janet Jackson 's are doing fine, claims Live Nation, their concert-tour company.
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