Related News ItemsThe newest cool arts hobby: going proSun, 20 May 2012 14:25:13 -0700
A thriving amateur culture of musicians, podcasters and visual artists is blurring the line between hobbyist and professional. But are their dreams of a career mere fantasy?
Read More... Music review: Great Noise Ensemble at Atlas Performing Arts CenterSun, 13 May 2012 14:59:55 -0700
Although Great Noise Ensemble has earned a reputation as an ambitious fixture of Washington’s new music scene, its performances and repertoire choices vary in quality. Friday night’s concert inaugurated the group’s residency at the Atlas Performing Arts Center and was themed after the opening piece, Randall Woolf’s “Urban Legends,” which appealed more in theory than in practice. Read full ...
Read More... Eight hands showcase New Zealand musicThu, 17 May 2012 16:37:42 -0700
Estrella - a rare form of piano quartet consisting of two pianos with four pianists - will be showcasing the music of New Zealand's leading composers during their upcoming UK tour.
Read More... Stillwater violist to appear on NPR's 'From The Top'Fri, 18 May 2012 11:41:56 -0700
The Minnesota-based Quartet Tzigane appears on an upcoming episode of "From the Top," the hit NPR radio program featuring America's best young classical musicians and hosted by acclaimed pianist Christopher O'Riley.
Read More... They came, they saw, they conqueredThu, 03 May 2012 05:08:44 -0700
Happy news from the University of Arkansas, which has not wholly jettisoned liberal arts studies for business, charter school propaganda and football. A team from the UA won a national competitio n in classical studies. They won a rapid response contest on questions about Greek and Roman geography, language, literature and architecture. Ego amare. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Read More... Alec Baldwin to receive honorary degreeThu, 10 May 2012 11:21:40 -0700
Actor Alec Baldwin is set to receive an honorary degree from a prestigious school in his native New York.
Read More... Alec Baldwin - Alec Baldwin To Receive Honorary DegreeThu, 10 May 2012 11:05:37 -0700
Actor Alec Baldwin is set to receive an honorary degree from a prestigious school in his native New York The 30 Rock star 54 will be feted with a special Doctor of Musical Arts accolade alongside renowned classical pianist Lang Lang on Friday 11May12...
Read More... Local Young Artist Will Attend Renowned Interlochen Arts CampFri, 11 May 2012 00:20:10 -0700
Mark Johnson, 13, of Los Altos, CA has been accepted and will attend Interlochen Arts Camp, the world’s premier summer arts program for aspiring artists grades 3 through 12. Johnson, the son of Thomas Johnson and Sandra Coats, will study Intermediate Musical Theater Production at the Camp.Interlochen, MI (PRWEB) May 11, 2012 Mark Johnson, 13, of Los Altos, CA has been accepted and will attend ...
Read More... Arts & Culture event calendarThu, 17 May 2012 01:02:29 -0700
ART, EVENTS & MUSIC THURSDAY Juneau School District Indian Studies Program Parent Advisory Committe Board Meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Marie Drake Options Building. All parents of school-aged children are welcome to attend. Free. Details: 523-1737.
Read More... CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ffear (Forum for Electro-Acoustic Research) to Release New Recording "Mirage" on Jazzheads Records.Fri, 18 May 2012 03:20:25 -0700
FFEAR (Forum for Electro-Acoustic Research) is an adventurous improvising quartet co-led by long-time collaborators Ole Mathisen and Chris Washburne. A FFEAR's prime objective is to research and explore new sonic possibilities by adopting contemporary classical compositional techniques into an improvisational setting. Conventional uses of meter, tonality, and harmony are replaced with multiple ...
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