Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Mozart Music - Modern Mozart (The Times of Northwest Indiana)



Modern Mozart (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Last year's Chicago Opera Theater production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" had not only the look but the pace and feel of contemporary musical theater, as the composer probably would have wished, since the story was present day for his late 18th-century audience.
California Riverside Ballet stages a 'Fiesta' - San Bernardino Sun

California Riverside Ballet stages a 'Fiesta'
San Bernardino Sun, CA - 15 hours ago
If one wished to compare ballet with stylized dance, it would be like comparing the works of Haydn and Mozart et al., with the rest of classical music. ...

Choral season ends on a high note
Maui News - The Maui Choral Arts Association wound up its current season with Mozart Music for the Romantic Soul Friday evening at St. Theresa s Church in Kihei. Under the direction of Celia Canty, the evening featured the Maui Concert Chorus, the Maui ...
REVIEW / Labadie's Mozart both nimble and full-bodied (San Francisco Chronicle)
It isn't every conductor who can conduct Mozart's music with all the fleet dexterity of the period-instrument crowd while maintaining the tonal richness of the modern orchestra. Bernard Labadie, who led the San Francisco Symphony in a delectable all-Mozart...
Winds come together for fitting crescendo - Waterloo Record

Winds come together for fitting crescendo
Waterloo Record, Canada - 14 hours ago
The final concert, entitled Wolfgang's Wonderful Winds, featured the 18th-century equivalent of dinner or background music, all by Mozart or based on Mozart. ...
Trio finally finds its groove Waterloo Record
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Monday, May 08, 2006

Mozart Music - Mozart Program A Memorial (Hartford Courant)



Mozart Program A Memorial (Hartford Courant)
In our age of irony, there are a few things that remain sacred. One is the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which, in spite of all the cynics and naysayers, is being performed this year in countless concerts and festivals in honor of his 250th birth anniversary. Another is the memory of those who made a significant mark in our lives through selfless giving and tireless advocacy.
The other side of the baton - Financial Times

The other side of the baton
Financial Times, UK - 17 hours ago
... Typically, Boyd shapes his answer around the music rather than in terms of personnel management. Referring to the core Mozart and Beethoven repertoire, he says ...
Music: Magic moments The Sunday Times
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Vienna marathon winners received by President of Austria
IAAF - Japan s first ever winner of the Vienna City Marathon received another honour a day after the race. Tomo Morimoto, who had run the second fastest time ever in this race with 2:24:33 hours, and the men s winner Lahoucine Mrikik (Morocco), who had ...
Modern Mozart (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Last year's Chicago Opera Theater production of Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" had not only the look but the pace and feel of contemporary musical theater, as the composer probably would have wished, since the story was present day for his late 18th-century audience.

Sunday, May 07, 2006

Mozart Music - MUSIC: Masterworks concert features Mozart


MUSIC: Masterworks concert features Mozart
Grand Forks Herald - MUSIC: Masterworks concert features Mozart"A Mozart Birthday Celebration" is the theme of the Grand Forks Master Chorale's Masterworks Concert set for 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Holy Family Church. Under the direction of Jon Nero with accompaniment from