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Three-day festival celebrates composer Shostakovich (Detroit News)
D mitri Shostakovich flashed onto the Russian music scene like a lightning bolt. He was not yet 20 years old, and his astounding calling card, his First Symphony, was his conservatory graduation exercise. It remains, for orchestras everywhere, as central to the symphonic canon as the Beethoven Fifth or Mozart's "Jupiter." The Russian composer -- this brilliant, tormented Soviet composer -- would
Singing the praises of Mozart's music - Baltimore Sun

Singing the praises of Mozart's music Baltimore Sun, United States - Mar 17, 2006 ... story twists are sorted out, the best happy ending would be to honor the composer's timeless memory. "I hope they sing Happy Birthday to Mozart," she said. ...

Music in Our Schools Month celebrated locally
Exeter News-Letter - EXETER - In the cafeteria of Lincoln Street Elementary School this week, Susan Noseworthy, a music instructor in Exeter for 23 years, warms up the third-graders for their concert. The kids, all wearing green shirts proclaiming "Music, the heart in ...
MARK STRYKER: Get to know Shostakovich and his music (Detroit Free Press)
Hey, give the Russian some love. So far, the classical music world in 2006 has been practically all-Mozart all the time. That's what happens when the most beloved composer of all time turns 250 years old. But there's another big-time anniversary this year: The 100th birthday of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975).
St. Bart's Offers Mozart for Holy Week - PR Newswire (press release)

St. Bart's Offers Mozart for Holy Week PR Newswire (press release), NY - Mar 17, 2006 ... org. Here is a list of "Best Bets" through Easter: Mozart Mass in C minor, K.427 Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 pm St. Bartholomew's ...

Three-day festival celebrates composer Shostakovich (Detroit News)
D mitri Shostakovich flashed onto the Russian music scene like a lightning bolt. He was not yet 20 years old, and his astounding calling card, his First Symphony, was his conservatory graduation exercise. It remains, for orchestras everywhere, as central to the symphonic canon as the Beethoven Fifth or Mozart's "Jupiter." The Russian composer -- this brilliant, tormented Soviet composer -- would
Mozart masterworks - The Wichita Eagle

Mozart masterworks The Wichita Eagle, KS - 21 hours ago ... "Mozart was in London at the time and so he wrote the piece in English," Glasmann explained. ... "We've got the best people available for some of the best music ...

A special trip for clarinetist
Philadelphia Inquirer - From note one, Ricardo Morales takes the clarinet into a sound world that's exclusively his. Comparisons with other clarinetists don't quite work. Whether he's playing concertos or incidental solos as principal clarinetist of the Philadelphia ...
Mozart masterworks (The Wichita Eagle)
The Wichita Chamber Chorale will celebrate Mozart during two concerts this weekend. The occasion is the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. (His birthday was Jan. 27, 1756.) The program features three choral pieces that span his entire life.

Juilliard's Library Braces for New Role (New York Times)
A conservatory known chiefly for training must now serve as custodian of a piece of musical heritage and keep it available to scholars.
The Mozarts We Don't Know - New York Times

The Mozarts We Don't Know New York Times, United States - Mar 11, 2006 ... listeners, solicited by Mozart, subscribed to these events and paid for tickets. (Two examples of such tickets survive today.) Most of the best piano concertos ...

Weisman's dramatic performance wins over judges
Sioux City Journal - Picking a winner in the second Iowa Piano Competition was a bit like choosing the most valuable player in a basketball tournament. Do you go with the no-nonsense guard, the team player or the consistent three-point shooter? Saturday night, judges ...
The Mozarts We Don't Know (New York Times)
With music that was loved by many, Mozart was clearly no starving artist, more like a rock star with cash-flow problems.
Juilliard's Library Braces for New Role - New York Times

Juilliard's Library Braces for New Role New York Times, United States - 12 hours ago ... objects include the printer's manuscript of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Mozart's autograph of ... director of the Juilliard School will do his best," Mr. Newsom ...

Soprano to cap 2005-06 TEF season
Thomasville Times-Enterprise - THOMASVILLE The Thomasville Entertainment Foundation s 2005-06 season will draw to a close Tuesday with a concert by soprano Dawn Upshaw. Dawn Upshaw is a soprano known for her natural warmth and ability to reach to the heart of music that ...

Mozart A to Z (Denver Post)
A anniversary. The classical-music world loves anniversaries. Few have been more important than the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth. Why? It's a nice round number (one-fourth of a millennium) and no composer has had a more enduring impact. B basset clarinet.
Dazzle carries production through handful of stumbles - Salt Lake Tribune

Dazzle carries production through handful of stumbles Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 5 hours ago ... Wednesday and Sunday reportedly are your best bets for good seats. l Bottom line: An abundance of first-rate Mozart tunes and a dazzling array of costumes make ...

Weisman's dramatic performance wins over judges
Sioux City Journal - Picking a winner in the second Iowa Piano Competition was a bit like choosing the most valuable player in a basketball tournament. Do you go with the no-nonsense guard, the team player or the consistent three-point shooter? Saturday night, judges ...
Melvyn Bragg: This time it is personal and painful (Independent)
Melvyn Bragg, the broadcaster and novelist, has finally decided to confront head on the most difficult subject he has ever tackled. And it has nothing to do with compiling profiles of the video artist Bill Viola or Mozart's librettist Lorenzo da Ponte for The South Bank Show or even examining the origins of language for In Our Time.
Weekend's Best Bets - The News-Review

Weekend's Best Bets The News-Review, OR - Mar 11, 2006 ... for People's Choice, Kids' Choice, Best Individual Display and Best Club Display. ... of Oregon Opera Ensemble and Orchestra will perform Mozart's "Marriage of ...