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Boo or Bravo: Hot Opera Directors
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- Friday, 23 August 2013
Bloomberg Picks Today's Hottest Opera Directors No, not the mayor himself. But his news agency names a group ranging from the established (Robert Carsen, David McVicar) to the up-and-coming (Katharina Thoma) to the edgy (Dmitri Tcherniakov, La Fura dels Baus) to the accidental (Fiona Shaw).
Woody Shaw: The Last Great Trumpet Innovator
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
Woody Shaw, who made his first recordings 50 years ago this summer, might be the jazz trumpet's least appreciated giant.
Confessions of a ‘Composeress’
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
What is the role of the "woman composer" and why, after all these years, is she such a burning issue?
Elvis Presley: 20 essential songs
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- Monday, 19 August 2013
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977, and thousands have gathered at Gracelands in tribute to the singer.
Why Write Symphonies?
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- Friday, 09 August 2013
"So why do you write in these old forms, the symphony, the concerto ... ?"
Bringing classical music into the 21st-century
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- Wednesday, 24 July 2013
You can see the atoms in action around the violinist as she plays. You can enter a 3D visual world where virtual events respond to live sound.
World Piano Competition: The battles intensify
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- Thursday, 18 July 2013
Not long ago, a handful of famous piano competitions launched an elite few into stardom.
Does it really matter if a choir is ‘professional’ or ‘amateur’?
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- Wednesday, 17 July 2013
It's a very simple distinction, and one that many performers and listeners would not bother either to make or to question, but what is the difference, in music, between 'professional' and 'amateur'?
Songs Inspired By The Civil Rights Movement
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- Monday, 15 July 2013
The civil rights movement captured the nation's attention in 1963, and musicians proved no exception.
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