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From left: Sarah Sutherland, Sue Bang, Auburn Pickell and Jacqueline Lee enjoy a Place des Arts tap class at the Evergreen Cultural Centre.

Premature Christmas celebrations have the Advent season in a tight grip, even musically, but that's no reason to lower one's standards when considering which concerts to go to.

The Huddersfield festival launched James Dillon's career in the 1980s. The Scottish-born composer is now based in the US where he teaches, and keeping up with his new work has become increasingly difficult.

A TALENTED young quartet visit Barnstaple tomorrow. The Solstice String Quartet, who formed while studying at Cambridge University, are Jamie Campbell , Daniel Roberts , Meghan Cassidy and Gregor Riddell .

The Chicago-based Luna Negra Dance Theater and Turtle Island String Quartet performed Thursday evening, the latest event in the Fort Hays State University Encore Series.

The creatorsa 'choreographer Robert Glumbek, composer Christos Hatzis and artist Vessna Perunovicha 'are all immigrants whoa TMve made significant contributions to Canadaa TMs cultural life.

Duo Diorama perform at Kerrytown Concert House on Friday. Not-for-profit booking agency Great Lakes Performing Artist Associates presents a night of strings and piano on Friday , featuring Duo Diorama and the Resident Student String Quartet .

ON CAMPUS String Quartet celebrates first decade performing on campus Over the decade that the Hawthorne String Quartet has been the quartet-in-residence at Boston College, they have collaborated with BC faculty, worked with students in classes and performing groups and traveled throughout the United States and Europe as "ambassadors" for the ...

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:10 p.m. The Opal String Quartet will bring its unique musical voice to downtown Hendersonville tonight at Black Bear Coffee Co., with a concert featuring the works of Ravel, Mozart and contemporary composer Philip Glass.

A couple of weeks ago, Jeremy Lillig , director of marketing and public relations for the local Friends of Chamber Music, contacted me to see if I had any interest in talking to the chief architect of the Music Genome Project, which is the driving force behind Pandora Radio.

Music from Rachmaninoff to Rodrigo, guest artists, a recital by the Arianna String Quartet and performances by Britt Institute students are planned as part of the Britt Festivals 2010 classical festival, the organization announced today.

The Ann Arbor-born fiddler/violinist/composer Jeremy Kittel is backed up by some musical heavy-hitters on his fourth album, 'Chasing Sparks,' including bassist Edgar Meyer and mandolin masters Chris Thile and Mike Marshall .

Devoting a program to Minimalist and microtonal compositions could easily amount to an egghead agenda; leave it to the American Modern Ensemble to make it a party instead.

Information: 278-5155 or www.csus.edu/music/ fenam HIGHLIGHTS: Friday * 8 p.m. - Meridian Arts Ensemble * A brass quintet with percussion, and one that's not afraid to tackle works by Frank Zappa Next Sunday * 8 p.m. - Empyrean Ensemble * Seven bold instrumentalists from UC Davis that do a great service to all new musical ideas.

Returning for a third season, Vancouver Recital Society showcases the brightest young stars already appearing on the international stages.

The Chiara String Quartet is, from left, Jonah Sirota, viola; Rebecca Fischer, violin; Julie Yoon, violin; and Gregory Beaver, cello.

Stile Antico performs Oct. 29 at Yale. Classical musicians who play chamber music often consider it the most rewarding form of music-making. Yes, it offers moments for each individual player to play out as a soloist, but there's also the thrill of being a part of something larger than yourself.

Matteo Pennese and his adventurous artistic colleagues are feeling a sense of liberation this week.

The Hills will soon be alive with the sound of music, with two concerts scheduled at the championship golf course in Arrowtown in the next month.

CenterStage! performing arts series will present the dynamic chamber music ensemble, Vega String Quartet, at Robert E. Lee High School on Saturday.