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"Dancing Hearts" presents "Classical Rocks," a concert celebrating the spirit
Celebrate the spirit as "Dancing Hearts" presents "Classical Rocks," Sunday, April 22 at 7 p.m. at Resurrection Church, 3315 Greencastle Road, in Burtonsville. Enjoy works such as Aaron Copland's evocative Duo, Scott Joplin's irresistible Rags and the...Tags: Aaron Copland, Entertainment Events, Music, Dance, Concerts
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Orchestra of St. John's set to waltz in the New Year
Most of us have packed away the holiday decorations, but there's at least one more excuse to celebrate the season. Howard County's first all-professional chamber orchestra, the Orchestra of St. John's, is performing a Viennese New Year's Celebration on...Tags: Ellicott City, New Year's Day, Christianity, Culture, Dance
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Van Dyke Parks, Tom McDermott at McCabe's on March 30
Pop music renaissance man Van Dyke Parks, fresh off an enthusiastically reviewed trip to Australia, has returned to his longtime home in Southern California and will play two shows on Saturday, March 30, at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. He&...
Tags: Music, Bonnie Raitt, The Beach Boys, Music Industry, Australia
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'Principals at the Mezz': Casually classical is OK by me
Stop me if you've heard this one: So Mozart, Maurice Ravel and Scott Joplin walk into a cocktail lounge… OK, the famed composers weren't at downtown nightspot The Mezz on Tuesday night in the flesh — but their compositions were. The Orlando...
Tags: Music, Music Industry
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Martin Luther King Jr. Lived On at St. Luke's Church Monday, with Classical Strings and Steel Drums
Other cities may have had stuff like inaugurations and parades, but nothing can overpower Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in New Haven. Especially when you place some open-minded violinists in the midst of steel-drum thumpers. The MLK holiday in New...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Music, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Duke Ellington, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Benjamin Britten suffered from syphilis, says new biography
A new biography of Benjamin Britten being published in Britain to commemorate the late composer's 100th birthday contends that he suffered from syphilis and that he may have contracted the venereal disease in his 20s. "Benjamin Britten: A Life in the...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Syphilis, Music Industry
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Intimate Apparel
Variety"Intimate Apparel" wears well. The Pasadena Playhouse revival of Lynn Nottage's award-winning 2003 drama, set at the turn of the century, boasts first and foremost a luminous lead performance by Vanessa Williams. In addition, artistic director Sheldon...Tags: Vanessa Williams, Sting
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Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music
When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...
Tags: New York City, Music Industry, Michael Feinstein, Broadway Theater, Awards and Prizes
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The Valley Line: A summer of song and remembrance
Hallelujah, on Wednesday morning I awoke to a cool and refreshing beginning to the day. At last the oppressive heat wave we had been experiencing had broken. I know that our hot days are only at bay for a little while, but what a delight it was to...
Tags: France, Leonard Bernstein, Music, Duke Ellington, Marvin Hamlisch
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On the Town: Dancing up a storm at the Ford
While some had no choice but to stand due to a sell-out, standing-room-only house, even those with seats at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre took to their feet in a standing ovation following the Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre’s “Dance in the...
Tags: Tommy Dorsey, Nancy Sinatra, New York City, Shirley, Bill Haley
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Epic movie themes featured at Sunday vesper concert in Bay View
BAY VIEW -- The Sunday Sunset Vesper Series at Bay View continues at 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, in Hall auditorium with a program called Epic Movie Themes, featuring composers that include John Williams, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi, Scott...
Tags: Jaws (movie), Movies, Festive Events, Music, Giuseppe Verdi
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Line,' 'Way We Were' Composer Dies At 68
LOS ANGELES -- Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including"The Sting" and won a Tony for "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles at 68. Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details...
Tags: Academy Awards, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Jason Lee, Ordinary People (movie), Music Industry
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