Category: music

“The demonstration is scheduled to take place outside the Barbican, where Gergiev will lead the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of The Damnation of Faust by Berlioz – about a scholar who gets too close to the devil.” Picketers are objecting to Russia’s new anti-gay laws and Gergiev’s failure to speak out against them to his longtime friend Vladimir Putin.

“At 34, Shelley is one of a growing generation of younger conductors worldwide (which includes Canada’s own Yannick Nézet-Séguin) who are infusing the traditional world of classical music with new energy, optimism and power.”

“Johnson said he started to feel sweaty and weak when Sherry Rolf, the second clarinetist for the symphony who’s also a doctor in Billings, rushed him to the hospital.”

“The Coltrane Home is a beacon to anyone interested in jazz history, cultural history, African-American history, New York history and American history.”

Yes, but these are for music (and videos) on YouTube, and the broadcast is a webcast – so it’s totally different.

“As of yet, the Hall knows no other members. Bon Jovi *is* the Air Canada Centre Hall of Fame.”

“We are concerned, with abundant reason, about the hypersexualization to which prepubescent girls are exposed, but learning opera arias at too early an age does not seem quite as sinister a manifestation of this as skimpy clothes or lipstick or suggestive twerking poses in selfies.”

“Based on a survey of academic and entertainment insiders — including composers, arrangers, music supervisors, editors and engineers from The Society of Composers & Lyricists — both traditional conservatories and innovative programs that funnel talent to Hollywood resonate among those who have graduated to the professional sphere.”

“The music of ancient Greece, unheard for thousands of years, is being brought back to life by Armand D’Angour, a musician and tutor in classics at Oxford University. He describes what his research is discovering.”

“The lack of funding for orchestras and opera companies may already be raising the question of whether North America has too many of them – or whether, as with other institutions, there should be more streamlining and consolidations.”