The Schermerhorn hosted an extroidinary, albeit somewhat impromptu, Pops Concert last evening with a last minute change from scheduled Conductor Marvin Hamlisch, who became ill and couldn’t perform, to Conductor/Trumpeter Doc Severinsen and The San Miguel Five...
Directors involved with the 2000 Sydney Olympics admit that part of their opening ceremony was faked. Apparently the performance by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra was entirely prerecorded, and not even by the...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 1662 views | 11 recommendations | 4 comments
Celebrations, parties and having a good time are all reasons why I enjoy digging up festivals. Being that the summer months are a great time for good-weather exploration, sharing the knowledge about your backyard...
created by jessica.lam | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 469 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
The Berlin Philharmonic are putting their orchestra back together and looking for a new performance venue after a fire in its concert hall yesterday. UPDATE | May 21, 2008"Firefighters have completely...
Having worked in the classical music profession, I can appreciate that following a robotic conductor can be awkward and tiresome ... I never expected to see an actual robot conducting an orchestra though."A US orchestra has held its most unusual performance - being conducted...
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"High tech met high art late Tuesday when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.It was the first time an orchestra was handed over to a robot and the diminutive, spaceman-like machine got rave reviews.Both the audience and performers burst into applause after...
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...
When did HAL become so cultured?" Will Smith had reason to worry in I, Robot, and it appears we do too. On May 13, Honda's ASIMO ("Advanced Step in Innovative MObility") robot will be given a conducting baton to...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 254 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
The recently announced demise of the CBC Radio Orchestra--the last of its kind in North America--hasn't been taken well by Vancouver music aficionados. Yesterday some took to the streets."About 150 people rallied...
Canadian arts on public broadcasting take a big hit today. It's a shame, especially after so many years."The last notes of the Vancouver-based CBC Radio Orchestra will be heard at the end of the fall concert...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 344 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
Given the low price of carrots, approximately £0.72 Kg. these vegetable instruments make a remarkable sound......."They give the phrase 'playing with your food' a whole new meaning - and now the Vienna...
Vancouver's civic strike is now entering its tenth week, and Vancouverites are way past tired of the piles of garbage, rats and other fun consequences of the lack of action by either party (I miss the libraries...
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"Salford City Council has announced a £20m sponsorship deal with the prestigious BBC Philharmonic orchestra.
The partnership has been formed as the orchestra prepares to move from its current base at Manchester's Broadcasting House to Salford Quays.
The BBC Philharmonic will...
Leader of the orchestra Janice Graham and cellist William Bruce, who has played in ENO's Orchestra for 25 years, share some of the highlights of playing for this production of carmen in two video clips.
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his wife
Madame Ani Yudhoyono attended a concert, Virtues of Solidarity, still
in observance of the 62th anniversary of Indonesian Independence at
Hotel Darmawangsa on Tuesday night.
The President as honorable...
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