Shane Thomas, 10-Year-Old Pianist, Called the Next Mozart
Shane Thomas is a 10-year-old pianist from Woking, Surey in England, and already he is being called the next Mozart due to his amazing abilities. He has only been having piano lessons for four months and practises...
NY Philharmonic to Perform 13-Year-Old's Composition
George Frankle could well be a mini-Mozart in the making, but he has yet to decide if music is even his calling. The lucky 13-year-old will have his short composition "Laboratory" performed by the New York...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago
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Sarah Brightman New England Venue Symphony World Tour Concert a Disappointment
I attended the Sarah Brightman concert at the MGM Grand Foxwoods on November 22nd 2008. What a disappointment. With all the hype about the light show and holographic stage sets such as the promise of "... 2267 views | 12 recommendations | 26 comments
New Mozart Composition Found in French Library
A 'melody sketch' found in a French library has been verified as a previously unknown work by famed classical composer W. A. Mozart. The piece is missing harmony and instrumentation, so it is difficult to know how...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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476 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
Classical Music Reduces Pregnancy Stress
Kaohsiung Medical University researchers in Taiwan have determined that pregnant women who listen to classical (or otherwise soothing) music are less likely to endure stress or experience depression throughout...
created by Terri Potratz | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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479 views | 5 recommendations | 6 comments
Philip Glass Working on Walt Disney Opera
Composer and musician Philip Glass is set to produce and write an opera about the final days of quintessential American Walt Disney's life. The opera will be based on the novel The Perfect American by Peter...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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347 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
French Composer Hector Zazou Dies at 60
Celebrated French musician and composer Hector Zazou has died at the age of 60. Learn more about his life and work here."French composer Hector Zazou died yesterday (September 8), aged 60. Zazou, who fell...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Supermarket drives away trouble with classical music!
The soothing tones of classical music have a rather different effect on the hooded younger generation. I must admit I am a classical music fan, but there is just one composer that leaves me cold...Richard Wagner"A...'The Dying Song': A tale of intriguing sexual relationship through music
"A tale of evoking music and intriguing sexual relationship celebrates a lost tradition of Indian music in the form of a play 'The Dying Song,' to be staged at London's prestigious Queen Elizabeth Hall, South...
created by Richard Drewmore | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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RIP Esbjörn Svensson
I was absolutely heartbroken to learn, today, that acclaimed Swedish jazz pianist Esbjörn Svensson passed away last weekend at the young age of 44.I was first introduced to the music of the Esbjörn Svensson...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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232 views | 12 recommendations | 2 comments
Michelle de Kretser: The urban jungle
Good interview with Michelle de Kretser - anyone not yet familiar with her work might feel like trying some out after reading this well written interview by Boyd Tonkin"The best stories lodge in the memory and...Robots Take Over Detroit Symphony Orchestra
All Your Symphonies Are Belong To Us..."Courtesy of HondaThe New York Times "Arts, Briefly" column brings horrifying news this morning that an upcoming program at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be conducted...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Virtual Conductor: Guitar Hero for Classical Music
I don't see this gaining the same traction as Guitar Hero or Rock Band... It's an interesting little window into the classical-music world, and as such would be a cool display to have front-of-house for first-time...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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