Vivaldi News

Classical music moves the soul and fills one with joy; joy which is pure and inspiring and which frees the mind from any bad thoughts.

If you are new to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, as I am, may I humbly suggest you start with his Magnificat in D Minor, as performed by The Bach Choir of Bethlehem on their new CD.

MUSIC FOR A CAUSE Harwich native Audrey Wright will perform at Cotuit Center for the Arts Nov.

Musica Viva wanted to showcase the composer's lesser-known works. Violinists Benedict Goodfriend and David Ehrlich rehearse an Antonio Vivaldi selection in Ehrlich's home studio in Blacksburg.

New York University's Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo presents a concert of Italian baroque repertoire with three of Italy's most important specialists in early music .

Red Priest will perform "Nightmare in Venice - A Halloween Fantasy" on Friday at 8 p.m. in the Weis Center at Bucknell University.

Can you actually use the word "shazam" in a review? Because that's what Aftermath was thinking at one juncture Tuesday night while watching John Gibbons and Eliot Fisk perform adapted Baroque pieces for the harpsichord and classical guitar.

This month the Bach Choir of Bethlehem celebrates the release of its first recording on the Analekta label, Canada's largest independent classical recording company.

Ryland Angel has a hard time defining himself. "I'm a singer-songwriter with classical roots and training in opera," he says after several attempts at pigeonholing himself.

Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:18 p.m. Red Priest, four terrifically talented musicians based mainly in London, pulverized commonly held preconceptions about Baroque music in a fascinating and hugely entertaining concert at the Historic Asolo Theater on Sunday evening.

Red Priest, four terrifically talented musicians based mainly in London, pulverized commonly-held preconceptions about Baroque music in a fascinating and hugely entertaining concert at the Historic Asolo Theater Sunday evening.

Kolkata-based artist Kishore Chatterjee talks about how his quest for Western classical music led him to pen "Beethoven and Friends". In symphony Kishore Chatterjee.

Americans are big into Halloween. That astute observation comes from Piers Adams, a British musician who crosses the Atlantic each fall to bewitch listeners with the mesmerizing trills of his recorder, conjuring demons, goblins and bad dreams from the Baroque era.

As the Northwest Sinfonietta played two years' worth of seasons in one night at the Rialto on Saturday, its concertmaster and associate concertmaster shared the solo spotlight, interpreting Vivaldi's and Piazzolla's 'Four Seasons' respectively with grace and passion.

There are several places on the Internet that provide free sheet music for flute.

Cellos traditionally find their homes among the string sections of symphony orchestras rather than at metal shows; after all, it is more common to hear a cello performing a Bach or Vivaldi composition than ripping out a shred-heavy Metallica solo.

Some announcers will remain. The Metropolitan Opera will still be heard on Saturdays.

'Classics and quality - that is our motto," says Gil Shohat, the artistic director of the annual Tzliley Yaldut Festival, which will take place at the Holon Theater October 4 to 7. "All shows, be they festival or guest productions, are world premiers, and for every concert that was selected for the festival there were thirty that didn't met our ...

Emmerdale star Deena Payne has revealed more details about her recent work on a live music show.

Vivaldi, however, was a prolific composer who in his lifetime produced a large number of other works.