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14 hrs ago | Salon.com

German exhibit examines Nazi influence on music

Richard Wagner is the classical composer most associated with the Nazis, but it was Johann Sebastian Bach whom the party dubbed "the most German of Germans" and whose music was played at rallies to stir up nationalist zeal.

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Related Topix: Europe, World News, Germany, Classical, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn,

22 hrs ago | PR-inside.com

Jackson's Memorial Reception Was 'Like an Art Gallery Launch'

JACKSON'S MEMORIAL RECEPTION WAS 'LIKE AN ART GALLERY LAUNCH' 2009-07-09 03:03:10 - The star-studded reception after MICHAEL JACKSON's memorial service in Los Angeles on Tuesday was the perfect end to a highly emotional and respectful day, according to the King of Pop's longtime friend and former producer SAMM BROWN.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Classical

Wed Jul 08, 2009

Express

Eeehhh What's Up, Bach?: 'Bugs Bunny on Broadway with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra'

SATURDAY: Who said cartoons couldn't be classy? Grab your finest tux and a carrot for " Bugs Bunny on Broadway " with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this Saturday night at the Merriweather Post Pavilion.

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Related Topix: Classical

Tue Jul 07, 2009

New Straits Times

MJ simply loved for his difference

Michael Jackson performing in a concert in Budapest, Hungary during one of his global tours.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Hungary, World News, African-American, Classical

Korea Herald

Meet Escala, the newest U.K. pop classical sensation

Pop classical music can sound like a day at your local mall or department store.

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Related Topix: Classical, Vanessa Mae, Izzy

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Spin

Hot New Band: Portland Cello Project

The Portland Cello Project is a rotating cast of 8-16 classically trained cellists known for mixing Salt 'n' Pepa with Bach and providing the lush backdrop for some of indie rock's most compelling voices.

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Related Topix: Cello, Classical, Britney Spears, Pop/Rock, Outkast, Black Entertainment, Hip-Hop, Metal, Pantera

Sun Jul 05, 2009

Huntington Local

Brasil Guitar Duo playing in Huntington on Friday

The Brasil Guitar Duo puts on an 8 p.m. concert Friday at Cinema Arts Centre's Sky Room in Huntington.

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Related Topix: Classical, Scarlatti

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Salina Journal

Salina Symphony season a mixture of the classical and popular

What do Abraham Lincoln and Luke Skywalker have in common? Theme music, as it turns out.

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Related Topix: Salina, KS, Symphony, Arts, Classical, Copland, Aaron Copland, John Williams, Entertainment

Thu Jul 02, 2009

New York Post

Simone From The Block Gets Bach

THE Philharmonic's billing her as "Brooklyn's own Simone Dinnerstein." They're not kidding.

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Related Topix: Classical, Music, Entertainment

Coos County Democrat

Half-dozen classical music festivals and concerts series beckon

Summer is the season when classical musicians traditionally rusticate and play concerts in resort communities in northern New Hampshire and western Maine, and this year six classical music festivals and concert series in the two-state region beckon listeners from the Mount Washington Valley.

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Related Topix: Classical, New Hampshire, Heifetz, Wolfeboro, NH, North Conway, NH

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Times

Music by accident vs. by choice

My father discovered classical music accidentally, while turning on the polka station on the family radio earlier than usual one Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Classical, Beethoven, Mozart, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Bus, Hip-Hop

New York Times

Classical and Cuban Sounds in One Stop

It's not surprising to see a Cuban timba band playing Bach. Timba is aggressive and full of ideas; its players shoulder Afro-Cuban grooves but add spaghetti junctions of ornament on top, including Bach quotations.

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Related Topix: Classical, Music, Arts, Entertainment

Tue Jun 30, 2009

All About Jazz

Ayman Fanous and Tomas Ulrich in Concert: Improvisational Excitement in Classical Music

Jazz performance and concert production is hardly thriving in Washington, D.C. Clubs have either closely entirely or altered programming significantly so as to focus on music deemed to have wider commercial appeal.

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Related Topix: Classical, Joe Morris, Jazz, St. Mary's, CO

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Columbus Dispatch

2 series to explore variety of styles

Musicians from North America, Europe and Africa who perform classical, jazz, swing and world music will be featured in two series during the 2009-10 CityMusic season.

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Related Topix: Columbus Metro, Columbus, OH, Classical, Broadway, OH, Milan, OH, Arts, Opera

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Coast Reporter

Lux Aeterna shines

Lux Aeterna was one of many songs about light sung in the outdoors by the 20-member A Cappella Strait choir at Willow Farm June 21 on the longest day of the year.

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Related Topix: Classical

XtraMSN Real Estate

Festival pieces Jerusalem together through music

Throughout June, a group of European classical musicians, accompanied by Palestinians and Israelis, has roused and challenged audiences across Jerusalem in an eclectic festival aimed at bridging the city's divides.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Classical, Brahms, Mendelssohn

Thu Jun 25, 2009

The Ashland Daily Tidings

Sacred River of Song

Pauline Sullivan will perform classical and modern vocal music. Pauline Sullivan June 25, 2009 Sacred River of Song, a concert, will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at the First United Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St., Ashland.

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Related Topix: Medford Metro, Ashland, OR, Classical, Handel

Wed Jun 24, 2009

About Last Night

TT: Summit meeting

Most jazz musicians have had at least some experience playing classical music, but it's unusual for them to record it.

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Related Topix: Classical, Arturo Toscanini, Symphony, Arts, Schubert

Mon Jun 22, 2009

XtraMSN Real Estate

Colombian charity is music to kids' ears

On the roofless patio of a tiny house in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Cali, Colombia, a small miracle takes place every afternoon between 2 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. More than 100 children, ages 6-17, come to study music at a small conservatory named Proyecto Desepaz after the housing project of tiny brick homes.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, World News, Colombia, Classical, Beethoven, Symphony, Arts, Non-Profit

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Sounds &amp fury

A New Find

The introduction was by way of a Deutsche Grammophon CD entitled, " Gulda Plays Bach ", and for us it was a startling find as Gulda proved to be that rarest of 20th-century pianists: a pianist who uses the piano to perform Bach exactly as that instrument ought to be used, which is to say absent all trace of anachronistic and inappropriate largely ...

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Related Topix: Classical

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