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$10m deal puts singer Katherine in record books
WELSH singer Katherine Jenkins has signed the biggest album deal in classical music history, making her one of Wales’ wealthiest female show business stars.
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It’s a family affair
Trumpeter Duane Eubanks was born into a family of gifted musical talent. His mother, pianist Vera Eubanks, brothers, trombonist Robin Eubanks and Tonight Show with Jay Leno guitarist Kevin Eubanks and uncle, legendary pianist Ray Bryant, have all contributed to his early music education. Hear his jazz, hip hop, funk music at the Turning Point Cafe joined by John Hart, guitar; Bill Moring, bass; ...
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UO alum discovers world music as host of new Fuse show
"Castle parties, island raves, heavy metal maniacs, Asian pop fanatics - it's all part of the adventure," writes Fuse TV about its new program, "Fuse Excellent Adventure."
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LOG ON
Forever Liesl Entertainment : Books : Reviews Exactly when The Sound of Music became a gay classic is debatable but a sugary tell-all bio from Charmian Carr, who played 16-going-on-17 Liesl, promises further gay appeal.
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Why we can't ignore A R Rahman
Shy guy A R Rahman sheds some of his legendary reticence as he prepares to promote a musical reality show on television.
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A little late, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It's looking a lot more like Christmas at the Costco store in Union Gap. Popular holiday songs come from a rotating carousel music box on display. An inflatable Santa towers over one of the holiday-themed aisles.
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‘Live’ boost for awards show
Organisers of a Chinese music awards show have tied up with Astro to promote the event here and abroad, writes SHARON WONG.
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All About Jazz:
How do you keep track of all the musical projects you have going on at any one time? Satoko Fujii: It's hard to explain, because I just do the things that I want to do. I'm not making plans one by one and doing things in a very organized way. I just pick something I'd like to do and continue.
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“[Hutcherson] wields just two mallets now...but his shimmering notes are so carefully chosen that less is indeed more.”
Whereas Hutcherson never mentioned song titles, Gates made a point of identifying them, citing composers and relating anecdotes about their histories. (More jazzmen should be so informative.)
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Todd Coolman Perfect Strangers
Among the more in-demand musicians in New York, bassist and Director of Jazz Studies at Purchase College (SUNY), Todd Coolman and his Learning Community Quintet throw the dice here in a gamble to present an original concept album with a risky proposition clearly bound to pay musical dividends with critical acclaim.
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Jia Yu CEO Damien Leong (left) and PWHWP chairlady Wie Hwee Chen exchange documents. Organisers of a Chinese music awards show have tied up with Astro to promote the event here and abroad, writes SHARON WONG.
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Motorola turns mobile phone to music player
BANGALORE,INDIA: Motorola , Inc, a provider in mobility services, announced on Saturday the expansion of its ROKR portfolio with the introduction of the new music-optimized MOTOROKR EM30, a candy bar phone using Motorola's ModeShift technology.
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Aboriginal prodigy steals the night at Australia music awards
CANBERRA: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, a blind Aboriginal man hailed as the greatest voice Australia has ever recorded, carried the night at the country's top music awards on Sunday, despite most awards going to a 17-year-old schoolgirl.
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CONCERTS, THEATER AND MORE
TUE. "Jazz and More!" WSU Madrigal Singers and Chamber Singers, and Badinage, 7:30 p.m., Wiedemann Recital Hall, WSU. Tickets $6 (discounts available). Information, 316-978-3233. Organ Spectacular, Friends University Singing Quakers, Wichita Brass Quintet, oboist Catherine Mitchell, organists Anna Jeter, David Josefiak, Carrol Hassman and Brett Valliant, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist ...
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TSO season opens with compositions about war
Composers have written music on the subject of war ever since there were composers — war, of course, has been around much longer than composers have.
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Peking Opera performance in Taiwan
A man acts as the character Zhang Fei during a Chinese Peking Opera performance at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City, China's Taiwan Province, October 19, 2008. Chinese opera combines music, art, literature along with colourful costumes and make-up into one performance on the stage.
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The missing ingredient for an Iraq recovery: trust
Sectarian violence may be down, but Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds remain wary of the future and one another. I first noticed the shop nearly two years ago, because of the guitar and the spray of pink plastic flowers hanging on the wall outside. A yellow and red stairway led to the door.
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Random music in the SUB
Life can get repetitive. It's easy to become captured in the mundane, to feel that our very existence has become robotic. When these feelings become a little overwhelming, it is often up to the individual to make the concerted effort necessary to free him from the routine. Wouldn't it be nice if every once in a while this freeing experience was a little more random, a little more "spontaneous?"
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Blackwell, of celebrity fashions lists, dies at 86
LOS ANGELES — "Mr. Blackwell," whose annual "worst dressed" list dinged movie stars, music icons and European royalty and helped turn him into a household name, has died. He was 86.
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Piano man
Piano Arts owner William Pelto repairs, tunes, and sells pianos out of an old wool mill in Manchester.
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Elton John makes Saturday night alright (for rockin’) Review
WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Garnering standing ovations after nearly every song, Elton John kicked off the 10 Anniversary Season at the Wachovia Arena Saturday night with an inspired, tour de force performance before an appreciative capacity crowd.
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Symphony offers Monsters & Magic
MERRILLVILLE Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra will present a night of haunting good fun at its annual Halloween Pops concert, Monsters & Magic, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Star Plaza Theatre, Interstate 65 and U.S. 30.This annual twist on traditional concerts is always an audience favorite. Featuring a selection of classic pieces like Dukas’ "The Sorcerer’s Apprentice" and modern movie ...
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STAFF EDITORIAL
In a time when economic problems seem to dominate news, Terre Haute has been receiving an economic stimulus package of its own by hosting state and national events. ISU hosted the ISSMA (Indiana State School Music Association) Regional Marching Band contest on Saturday, drawing 30 high school bands from across Indiana.
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Branford Marsalis ventures into classical music territory
Saxophonist Branford Marsalis put aside the jazz he's popular for and ventured into classical music territory with the Philarmonia Brasileira Sunday afternoon at Johnson County Community College's Yardley Hall.
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Teenager dominates Australian music awards
She's only 17, but last night, pop singer Gabriella Cilmi won all the six awards she was nominated for, including best female artist, best pop release and Single of the Year for 'Sweet About Me'.
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