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BSO salutes legacy of Harriet Tubman with new composition
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is all about brand-new this month. Two weeks after premiering David T. Little's Baltimore-inspired "Charm," the BSO is set to premiere another commissioned work — "Chuphshah! Harriet's Drive to Canaan," by James...Tags: Arts, Fine Arts, Leonard Slatkin, Minority Groups, African Americans
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Making it on their own
Sun ReporterThe Irish rock band U2 cemented its position atop the music universe last night as the band swept the 48th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, winning five awards, including album of the year and song of the year. "This is really a big, big night for...Tags: Arts, Mariah Carey, Alison Krauss, Leonard Slatkin, U2 (music group)
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List of Grammy Award nominees
Baltimoresun.com StaffComplete list of nominees in 108 categories announced Thursday for the 48th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles: 1. Record of the Year "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey "Feel Good Inc.," Gorillaz featuring De La Soul "Boulevard...Tags: Kylie Minogue, Sean Penn, John Taylor, Beyonce, Sonny Rollins
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Five events for your planner: Friday, Oct. 14
1. Giving back
Musicians of Christ United Methodist Church will present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, to support a mission trip to tornado-ravaged counties in Alabama. Sponsored by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Christ United Methodist...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Arts, Music Industry, Methodist, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Music review: wild Up merrily mashes Modernism with punk
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the exhilarating modern music collective wild Up, as it mashes up the avant-garde Postmodernism of Clarence Barlow with punk rock.... -
Recital planned as Ojai Music Festival gears up for 2012 edition
Culture MonsterThe Ojai Music Festival -- one of the country's premier venues for new music -- will feature a typically eclectic line-up for its 2012 edition, curated by pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Prior to the summer festival, organizers will host a one-evening gala... -
Classically Trained: Greek mythology inspires new music
The Pacific Symphony has gone Greek this week with the world premiere of "Prometheus." Composer William Bolcom's new work for solo piano, orchestra and chorus will be performed Thursday through Saturday night by the Costa Mesa-based symphony. The...Tags: Folklore and Mythology, Music Industry, Music, Gaetano Donizetti, Concerts
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Critic's Notebook: Who really owns Gershwin?
"Who says that only Americans know how to play Gershwin?" asks Gramophone magazine this month as it hails a new Gershwin CD from the Leipzig Gewandhaus, the German orchestra that calls itself the world's oldest. "By this time possibly nobody," the British...Tags: Sarah Vaughan, James Levine, Duke Ellington, Oscar Levant, Culture
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Music review: William Bolcom 'Prometheus' premiere by the Pacific Symphony
Culture MonsterJeffrey Biegel is a pianist with a dazzling technique, superb musicianship and a flair for the unnecessary. He has recorded a piano version of Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and Christmas carols from a classical pianist’s point of view. He enticed... -
Classically Trained: So-called 'worthless' concerto lives on with symphony
"Vulgar." "Clumsy." "Worthless and unplayable." These were some of the words used initially to describe Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 some 135 years ago. Indeed, they did harm to the Russian composer universally revered today but who, in his...Tags: Anaheim, George Gershwin, Philip Glass, Opera (genre), Music Industry
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Mills College, a school without walls
Music CriticFor the last seven decades, Mills College, which will celebrate the renovation of its gorgeous Spanish-style concert hall with a gala concert Feb. 21, has provided a haven for a remarkable number of cutting-edge composers. No matter how academically...Tags: Lou Harrison, Employers, James Brown, Electronica (genre), Luciano Berio
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