Best of Mozart

NJSO seeks, and finds, balance (The Star-Ledger)
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's program this weekend is a balance between new and old, tension and release, the familiar and the unknown.
Tipster: Bob's has the winning link - Belfast Telegraph

Tipster: Bob's has the winning link Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago ... good form and with Richard Hughes riding he will have the best assistance possible. ... be on the mark in the Unicorn Homes Maiden with Amadeus Mozart also ridden ...

Milford man advances to Met
Sioux City Journal - MILFORD, Iowa -- After seeing her son win a place in the Metropolitan Opera's grand final auditions Sunday in New York, Wynette Moore said Tuesday she was "just sitting in LaGuardia Airport waiting for a plane back to reality." Moore's son, John ...
NJSO seeks, and finds, balance (The Star-Ledger)
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's program this weekend is a balance between new and old, tension and release, the familiar and the unknown.
Classical Music - ic Liverpool

Classical Music ic Liverpool, UK - Mar 24, 2006 ... After his best selling set of symphonies by Arnold Bax, Vernon Handley gives ... exciting young British soprano is Carolyn Sampson, who sings Mozart's acred music ...

A Q&A with Mozart as concert marks birthday (The Charlotte Observer)
If only we could put a few questions to music's most famous prodigy. As the Charlotte Symphony celebrates Mozart's 250th birthday this weekend -- with Jon Nakamatsu, a winner of the Van Cliburn piano contest, returning to Charlotte as soloist -- we at least can play a game of pretend.
A birthday bash - Campus Times

Campus Times

A birthday bash Campus Times, CA - 7 hours ago ... Mozart s influence on music was clear. I think it s really awesome that even after 100 years he s still being recognized as quite possibly the best ...

Fish-slapping dance seems to be their fave
Winston-Salem Journal - Which volume of Monty Python's Personal Best you should buy (or rent, you cheapskate) depends on which member of the troupe is your favorite. Oh, wait, that's not true at all. It's a lie, a filthy lie. Actually, apart from Terry Gilliam's DVD, each ...
Stuck on Nine Inch Nails? Fan shares his obsession (The Times)
To fan Kirk Copeland, the music of Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor is worthy of worship. "He's not just a songwriter, not just an instrumentalist, not just a vocalist.
From the Fiery Cuyahoga to the Rhine, There's No Smooth Sailing - The Sweet Science

The Sweet Science

From the Fiery Cuyahoga to the Rhine, There's No Smooth Sailing The Sweet Science - 22 hours ago ... on the right bank of the Rhine, in west central Germany, where Mozart once lived ... titles and who, for crying out loud, may actually be the best heavyweight in ...

Mining Mozart (MetroActive)
AN ALL-MOZART program by Symphony Silicon Valley last weekend was an unabashed infomercial for Opera San Jos 's up-coming production of Don Giovanni . It not only featured 10 singers from OSJ's stable of talented artists but also opened with the overture and two arias from that very opera.
Authors tell about inspiration - Cincinnati.com

Authors tell about inspiration Cincinnati.com, OH - 11 hours ago ... still feeling relaxed. Best music to write by: Mozart or Emmylou Harris playing softly in another room. Best reading for inspiration ...

Good news NPR fans:
Sterling Journal-Advocate - STERLING - Fans of National Public Radio and classical music will need to adjust the buttons on their car radios. The Greeley public radio station KUNC, which has a translator to carry its signal in the Sterling area, has recently moved that signal ...
Mining Mozart (MetroActive)
AN ALL-MOZART program by Symphony Silicon Valley last weekend was an unabashed infomercial for Opera San Jos 's up-coming production of Don Giovanni . It not only featured 10 singers from OSJ's stable of talented artists but also opened with the overture and two arias from that very opera.

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.
Dissident too limiting a term for artists, says Solzhenitsyn's son - Australian

Dissident too limiting a term for artists, says Solzhenitsyn's son Australian, Australia - 22 hours ago ... But the best way to think of his music is as a reflection of the ... Ignat Solzhenitsyn conducts Mozart and Schumann at the Australian National Academy of Music ...

Season to include guest conductors
Vindicator - The orchestra will unveil a new Steinway piano during the opening concert. YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Symphony Society has announced the guest conductors who will lead the symphony during the 2006-07 season. On the list are conductors who have led ...
GEORGIA ROWE: CLASSICAL NOTES: Programs showcase composer's depth (Contra Costa Times)
MOZART'S birthday may be getting most of the attention this year, but 2006 also marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dmitri Shostakovich. The San Francisco Symphony is getting ready to celebrate the great 20th century composer with two all-Shostakovich programs led by legendary cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich. March 22-25 at Davies Hall, Rostropovich conducts three early
Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival - Denver Post

Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival Denver Post, CO - 4 hours ago ... three-day "Mozart Festival of Concertos.". Music director Jeffrey Kahane has doubled as piano soloist previously this season, but he was at his best last weekend ...

Singing the praises of Mozart's music (Baltimore Sun)
Annapolis Opera's gala take on 'The Magic Flute' wraps up celebration of composer's life Eight-year-old Emily Harper stayed up past her bedtime to watch the full dress rehearsal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute, which will be presented by the Annapolis Opera tonight and Sunday afternoon at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.
School 4 Lovers, Glyndebourne, Sussex - Independent

School 4 Lovers, Glyndebourne, Sussex Independent, UK - 17 hours ago ... certainly deserves a further life in Britain. My teenage neighbour liked the Mozart bits, but she loved the club stuff best of all.

Make the most of your time (and money) in Europe
San Jose Mercury News - Each year as we update our European guidebooks, we're able to highlight major changes for travelers -- new museums, once-in-a-lifetime events, building closings and renovations, and tips for avoiding lines and crowds. This summer, Europe will go ...
The Best Music, DVD & Book Releases (AskMen)
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From Mozart to Wallendas, Spoleto festival has it all (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
An over-the-top "Don Giovanni?" Been there, done that. A performance of Mozart's "Great Mass in C Minor" with Jennifer Larmore as a soloist?
The Doc's quick fixes: affordable New York - The Sunday Times

The Doc's quick fixes: affordable New York The Sunday Times, UK - Mar 11, 2006 ... Plus, there are still tickets for the Best of Mozart concerts hosted by The Mozarteum Orchestra (662 840310, www.mozarteum.orchester.at) and the Salzburg ...

Opera Iowa to do Cosi fan Tutte
Ottumwa Courier - OTTUMWA Ottumwa Kiwanis Clubs, Ottumwa Community Schools, Ottumwa Area Arts Council, and Indian Hills Community College have joined forces to bring the award-winning Opera Iowa s performances of Cosi fan Tutte and The Three Little Pigs ...
Things to do Now & Later (Portsmouth Herald)
The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra plays Beethoven s 5th Symphony, the Magic Flute Overture, and Mozart s Concerto in D Minor for Piano and Orchestra, KV 466 today at 3 p.m.
THEATER/DANCE CALENDAR - Richmond Times Dispatch

THEATER/DANCE CALENDAR Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 11 hours ago ... Mystery Dinner Playhouse, Best Western Governor's Inn, 9826 Midlothian Turnpike. ... world-premiere children's theater adaptation inspired by Mozart's comic opera ...