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Fundraiser aids captain's family
BRUNSWICK - Coworkers and friends of the late Joe Vickery, who was captain of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources research vessel Marguerite, will hold a Low Country boil with live music to raise money for a college fund for his two sons. read more
The Florida Times-Union |
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King event celebrates with song, prayer and pride
ASHEVILLE – Ki'era Gash spoke of hope during Sunday's Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute to Children and Youth Celebration. But she said it was pride that the program organized by One Youth at a Time gave her.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Free concert coming up
SPINDALE – The Symphony of Rutherford County, under the direction of Wilber K. Kimple, will open its 21st season with its annual winter concert at 3 p.m. Jan. 18 at the performing arts center of Isothermal Community College. Admission is free.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Zukerman's silky solo a good start to NACO night
But Mozart@253 performance highlights orchestra's weaknesses
The Globe and Mail |
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Motown Records turns 50 - the KISS music legacy
Detroit, Jan 12 : The story is like a fairytale. In 1959, Berry Gordy founded the Motown Records. Within a few years it became one of the most successful music labels in the history of pop music with legendary artists like Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson.
New Kerala |
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New year, new music
It's officially a new year. With new seasons, new experiences and new resolutions people will break as soon as they get back into their everyday routine around mid-January, there is something else starting that can be celebrated by all: a new year of music.
The Traveler |
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Russell Platt: Joseph Haydn, Keeril Makan, and more.
The events of last year took place on a grand scale. Yet some of the most satisfying classical disks of the past few months offer performances of the most intimate kind. Keeril Makan is an arrestingly gifted young American composer, as he proves on his new album, “In Sound” (Tzadik . . .
The New Yorker |
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Exercise center a healthy addition for Berks County employees
Instead of eating lunch, some Berks County employees are sweating off pounds to upbeat music in the Lifestyle Center for Change. The new center on the services center's 16th floor gives them a cheap, convenient way to get on the road to good health, the county commissioners said.
Reading Eagle |
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Blickenstaff, Colella, Dandridge, Trimm and More Celebrate Alan's "Keys" Jan. 12
A wide array of theatre actors will help composer Scott Alan celebrate the recent release of his second recording, "Keys," Jan. 12 at Birdland.
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Starry A Little Night Music Concert Presented in Manhattan Jan. 12
Scott Ellis ( She Loves Me, 1776, Curtains ) directs the 7:30 PM performance, which boasts the talents of Natasha Richardson (Desirée Armfeldt), Victor Garber (Frederick Egerman), Christine Baranski (Countess Charlotte Malcolm), Jill Paice (Anne Egerman), Marc Kudisch (Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm), Vanessa Redgrave (Madame Armfeldt), Steven Pasquale (Henrik Egerman), Kendra Kassebaum (Petra), ...
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Goings on About Town: Night Life
ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. BARBÈS 376 9th St., Park Slope, Brooklyn (718-965-9177)--Jan. 17: Kill Henry Sugar. This New York duo’s latest record is “Swing Back and Down,” a collection of original songs inspired by . . .
The New Yorker |
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Goings on About Town: Classical Music
OPERA METROPOLITAN OPERA During the Met’s annual hiatus in mid-January, the only offering is Mark Morris’s enchanting 2007 production of Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice,” a spare, compact, and firmly lyrical work from the early Classical era that came as a correction after several decades of florid, Handelian entertainments. Morris’s . . .
The New Yorker |
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Beechview violin-maker crafts instruments from eyes, ears of his mind
Phillip Injeian grasped the tiny plane between his thumb and forefinger and pushed it across the violin's slender support bar, sending ribbons of wood cascading to the floor.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Goings on About Town: Above and Beyond
BIG APPLE CIRCUS “Play On!,” the latest show from Manhattan’s one-ring wonder comes to a close at Lincoln Center. The title comes from Shakespeare (“If music be the food of love . . .”), but the show is pure big top. It features the Flying Cortés, from Columbia, on the trapeze; the . . .
The New Yorker |
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Don Randall
SANTA ANA, Calif. - Don Randall, the marketing dynamo who gave Fender's Stratocaster guitar its name and led the brand to on-stage ubiquity, has died. Mr. Randall...
Boston Herald |
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Jersey Boys
Oh, what a night! Dazzling, electrifying, over the moon and the hit songs keep coming in "Jersey Boys" that opened Friday night at the Benedum Center.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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Feeling blue? Try a little music from 1809
It's 6 a.m. and 6 degrees outside. Your driveway is a skating rink. Even when it's not sleeting, the sky stays gray for hours, as the sun takes its sweet old time rising. We're only a dozen days into January, and - no surprise - you've already broken your New Year's resolution to take a brisk walk each morning before your Cheerios.
Concord Monitor |
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Forum Articles
I recently came across an interview with famed guitarist/director Frank Zappa in which Frank spoke about the decline of the music industry. According to him,"one thing that did happen during the 60's was some music of an unusual or experimental nature did get recorded or did get released.
The Daily Barometer |
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Spears' 'Circus' needs ringleader
Britney Spears is nothing if not an expert in nomenclature. Her latest release, "Circus," is aptly named in its description of both the music it presents as well as the last year of Spears' life.
The Daily Gamecock |
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Despite pop success, singer retains individuality
A refined Regina Spektor and a toned-down folksy Sara Bareilles, Erin McCarley is rising to the top with her unique and intelligent style. Her debut album, "Love, Save The Empty" showcases a lush eloquence in both lyrics and production.
The Daily Gamecock |
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Rahman creates history, wins Golden Globe for 'Slumdog'
Rahman's song 'Jai Ho,' penned by lyricist Gulzar, has won the coveted prize of Best Original Music Score at the Golden Globes.
Deccan Herald |
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Shootout star: Winning prestigious singer/songwriter competition reaffirms Chickamauga native's career plans
Singer/songwriter Angel Snow said her journey from budding songstress to winning the prestigious Eddie’s Attic Open Mic Shootout in Atlanta was one of careful timing.
Chattanooga Times Free Press |
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Tango concert proves to be fiery affair
Roughly translated, “Sinfonia del Fuego”—the title for the Richmond Symphony Pops program at the Landmark Theater on Saturday night—means “symphony on fire.“ And amigos, it was blazing. Fueled by world-renowned bandoneon player Raul Jaurena, concertmaster Karen Johnson, with dancers from the Latin Ballet of Virginia and under the direction of conductor candidate Marc Taddei, if you were there ...
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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ETBU to host faculty piano recital
Pianists will be tinkling the ivories in two recitals at East Texas Baptist University.
The Marshall News Messenger |
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Talk to the Newsroom: Ben Ratliff, Jazz and Pop Critic
Mr. Ratliff has been a jazz and pop critic at the New York Times since 1996. Born in New York City in 1968, he grew up in London and Rockland County, N.Y., and studied Classics at Columbia University.
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