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Tuesday Nov 24 | Times Union

Hammering out rippling melodies

What do the sounds of an anvil being struck, a famous set of harpsichord variations by G.F. Handel, the feast day of St.

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Related Topix: Classical, Arts, Opera

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Alternative Press

Musical Club to Present "Birthday Bash" to Raise Funds for Scholarships, November 22nd

Musical Club to Present "Birthday Bash" to Raise Funds for Scholarships, November 22nd By The Musical Club of Westfield 11/14/2009 The idea for the theme for the Musical Club's biennial scholarship concert came from a little piece of musical trivia: this year marks the 150th birthday of Mildred Hill, a Kentucky kindergarten teacher who, with her ...

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Related Topix: Westfield, NJ, Classical, Kate Smith, Vocal, SUNY College at Purchase

Globe and Mail

Tafelmusik's King Arthur an iridescent experience of music-making

Ken Winters Published on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 4:59PM EST P urcell's King Arthur Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir Suzie LeBlanc, soprano Charles Daniels, tenor Nathaniel Watson, baritone R.H. Thomson, narrator Ivars Taurins, director At Trinity-St. Paul's Centre in Toronto on Thursday A huge wodge of Henry Purcell's music, great ...

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Related Topix: Classical, Arts, Opera

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Minot Daily News

Minot Symphony Orchestra performs S.....

The Minot Symphony Orchestra's 2009-10 concert season "Myths and Legends" continues Saturday with an Autumn Concert, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Minot State University's Ann Nicole Nelson Hall.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Arts, Minot, ND, Classical

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Review: Voices ring, trumpets blare in Purcell tribute

English composer Henry Purcell was unlucky in life but very fortunate in art. Born 350 months ago this year , he lived only 36 years.

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Related Topix: Purcell, Classical, Arts, Opera, Houston Metro

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Graham ready to dazzle with 'Dido' role

Says mezzo-soprano Susan Graham: "Singing the role will be like drinking a long, cool drink of fresh spring water when you've been surrounded by milkshakes." More info: All-Purcell Program WHAT: Philharmonia Baroque with Susan Graham, mezzo- soprano WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis TICKETS: ...

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Related Topix: Purcell, Classical, UC Davis, Davis, CA, Arts, Opera

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Todmorden Today

Russian touch ends a concert of high calibre to thrill audience

By Geoff Boswell EARLY arrivals at the autumn concert of Todmorden Choral Society at St Mary's Church, Todmorden, were greeted with pleasant sounds of Daniel Bath fine tuning his harpsichord.

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Related Topix: Classical

Yorkshire Post

Enjoy it on video: School Proms at York Minster

Hundreds of children from York's primary schools performed at the city's Minster yesterday as a warm-up to a concert in one of the world's most famous venues.

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Related Topix: Classical

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Toronto Life Online

Oh Henry

Just Opened: Burger Bar The Toronto Consort marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of the great English baroque composer Henry Purcell with an appearance by Les Voix humaines, the Quebec-based duo of viola da gamba players Susie Napper and Margaret Little.

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Related Topix: Classical, The Toronto Consort, Symphony, Arts

Mon Nov 02, 2009

KansasCity.com

Soprano greats Emma Kirkby and Deborah Voigt coming to KC

This is an important week for vocal music aficionados.Emma Kirkby and Deborah Voigt, arguably two of the greatest singers of our time, will be presenting recitals Friday night.You certainly have two distinct vocal styles to choose from Voigts large, stentorian wallop, or the bell-like, pure, crystalline voice of Kirkby, whom BBC Music Magazine has ...

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Related Topix: Classical, BBC Music Magazine, Best of 2007, University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, George Crumb

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Morning Call

Bach Choir's gala concert features famed soprano and lutenist

Saturday brings a don't-miss event for early-music lovers. Soprano Emma Kirkby, a renowned early-music specialist, will perform at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem with Swedish lutenist Jakob Lindberg for the Bach Choir of Bethlehem's Gala Concert.

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Related Topix: Merseyside County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Bethlehem, PA, Purcell, Classical, John Dowland, London Baroque, Music, Entertainment

Thu Oct 29, 2009

BlogTO

Radar: October 29, 2009

Photo: "Jordana" by stillsinflux , member of the blogTO Flickr Pool . Events on Toronto's Radar for THURSDAY OCTOBER 29, 2009... lovingly handpicked from blogTO's events calendar .

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Related Topix: Canada, Social Software, Symphony, Arts, Classical

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Review: Early music duo blend voice, lute masterfully

Soprano Emma Kirkby and lutenist Jakob Lindberg make an absolutely perfect musical pair, performing in a seamless blend of style and expression.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin Lutheran College, Classical, Entertainment

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Metromix Indianapolis

Hark How the Songsters

Period-instrument ensemble Echoing Air explores the art of English baroque chamber music with duets by Henry Purcell for countertenors and recorders and solo works of Pelham Humphrey, Daniel Purcell and Henry Laws.

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Related Topix: Classical, Music, Entertainment

Sun Oct 25, 2009

WisInfo

Civic Symphony of Green Bay to play music for dancing Nov. 13 at the Meyer

Music for dancing - composed on three continents over a span of almost three centuries - will be offered Nov.

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Related Topix: Symphony, Opera, Classical, Alberto Ginastera

Wed Oct 21, 2009

The Herald

A classic obsession with the electronic age

SOUND MAN: Max Richter back in Edinburgh, where he studied piano and composition at university.

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Related Topix: Classical, Purcell, Schubert-Schumann, Schumann, John Cage, Philip Glass

Mon Oct 19, 2009

Times-Picayune

Opera stage director David Morelock honored

David Morelock, who retired this spring after a nearly 40-year career of directing for the opera stage in New Orleans, will be celebrated with an Opera Gala on Sunday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, New Orleans Metro, New Orleans, LA, Ballet, Classical

Sat Oct 17, 2009

KansasCity.com

Review | "The Fairy Queen"

Disclosure: as an alumna of the College of William and Mary, I was predisposed to adore the Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City's utterly charming production of 'The Fairy Queen' as soon as I saw that King William III and Queen Mary II had been added to the show's cast of onstage characters.

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Related Topix: College of William and Mary, Opera, Theater, Classical

Thu Oct 15, 2009

Peace Arch News

Faerie Queene a journey into opera's past

The Young People's Opera Society of B.C. - " which, in earlier presentations, has explored the realms of fantasy and celebrated B.C. history - " will take audiences on a trip to the early days of the opera with its upcoming production, The Faerie Queene, at Surrey Arts Centre Oct.

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Related Topix: Arts, Opera, Classical, Gilbert and Sullivan

Sat Oct 10, 2009

The Journal Newspaper Online

A legend who won't be forgotten

THE life and work of railways pioneer Robert Stephenson will be celebrated by a cathedral service on the 150th anniversary of his death on Monday.

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Related Topix: Classical

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