Mozart's Birthday

COMING UP (The Wichita Eagle)
EquiFest of Kansas, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today, Kansas Coliseum, 85th North off I-135. Admission $10, $5.50 ages 6-12. Information, (316) 755-1243.
Mozart's birthday has Sask. postscript - StarPhoenix

Mozart's birthday has Sask. postscript StarPhoenix, Canada - Feb 3, 2006 ... seeking the office's distinctive postmark on Jan. 27, the 250th birthday of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the town's namesake. ...

This Week In The Arts
Chattanoogan - Derby Days continues at the Hunter Museum of American Art with Tastes of the Derby on Thursday, March 2, at 6:30 p.m. Susan Moses of 212 Market demonstrates how to make Kentucky Derby Food. Next Thursday, March 9, at 6:30 p.m., Derby Days continues ...
calendar[CLASSICAL MUSIC & DANCEAUTHORS ON TOUR] (Birmingham News)
"MADAMA BUTTERFLY" FRI 7:30 p.m. SUN 2:30 p.m. $19-$75. The Alabama Theatre. Opera Birmingham presents Puccini's opera. Italian with projected English translations. 975-2787.
calendar[CLASSICAL MUSIC & DANCEAUTHORS ON TOUR] - Birmingham News

calendar[CLASSICAL MUSIC & DANCEAUTHORS ON TOUR] Birmingham News, AL - Mar 3, 2006 ... Moody Music Building Concert Hall, University of Alabama. "Mozart Milestone: Celebrating Amadeus' 250th Birthday" with Daejin Kim, piano. 205-752-5515. ...

Hot Ticket
Hollister Free Lance - 3.3 Celtic band Four Shillings Short. 3.18-19 See the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels at the inaugural California Capital Air Show at Mather Airport. 3.2 Treat yourself and your pooch to the 11th Annual Bark & Whine Ball in San Francisco. 3.6 Spend Monday

What retirement? After four years, ballerina Joanna Berman takes a
San Francisco Gate - A love story is playing out in a first-floor studio of the ODC Dance Commons, where two dancers push and pull and fretfully embrace as the strains of Mozart's clarinet concerto waft through the room. The man walks toward the studio mirror and lies on

What's happening Sunday, February 26
WWMT - The Kalamazoo Singers will celebrate Mozart's 250th birthday with a performance at 3 p.m. at the Dalton Center at WMU. Also at Western, the Blind Athletes Midwest Regional Goalball Tournament heads to the semi-final and final rounds from 8 a.m. to

Special concert celebrates Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's 40th year
Inside Bay Area - FOUNDED in 1966, the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra celebrated its 40th year with a special concert Sunday afternoon at Stanford University's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. What was special about it? Well, when you pack the stage with 175 performers, current

'You're singing for the Queen' (Summit Daily News)
This being my birthday week, I've been indulging in some healthy retrospective introspection. This was triggered partly, I must admit, by reading "All the Right Places," by travel writer Brad Newsham.
Celebration of Mozart's birthday on point - Baltimore Sun

Celebration of Mozart's birthday on point Baltimore Sun, United States - Feb 17, 2006 ... Ballet Theatre of Maryland was the second resident arts group scheduled to participate in the Hall's Mozart birthday celebration. ...

The beat: Central Ohio kids learn to play rock 'n' roll at Music ...
Dublin Villager - Rock School wants to help 'em out. Now in its third session, Rock School is a nine-week program offered at Music Royale music store in Powell. Young musicians, most between the ages of 11 and 16, are grouped into bands, who, with the help of store ...
FAMILY ON THE TENS (The Plain Dealer)
Check out all the firehouse-related items -- toys, patches, photos, historical knickknacks big and small, and antiques -- at the 21st annual Western Reserve Fire Museum Firematic Flea Market, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Cleveland Fire Training Academy, 3101 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland.
Arts Council to host art show, recital this weekend - Pauls Valley Daily Democrat

Arts Council to host art show, recital this weekend Pauls Valley Daily Democrat, OK - 5 hours ago ... Carlton has also planned a special tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Mozart motet is in honor of his 250th birthday on January 27, 2006, she said. ...

Salzberg soloists celebrate Mozart's best
Western Courier - Class is the word that comes to mind when experiencing the soft, but intense strains of the Salzburg Chamber Soloists. On Feb. 22, the College Of Fine Arts and Communication Recital Hall housed a packed crowd and was the host of amazing musicians ...

'You're singing for the Queen' (Summit Daily News)
This being my birthday week, I've been indulging in some healthy retrospective introspection. This was triggered partly, I must admit, by reading "All the Right Places," by travel writer Brad Newsham.
Happy Birthday Wolfgang! Le Royan Helps Celebrate Mozart's ... - LeRoy Pennysaver

Happy Birthday Wolfgang! Le Royan Helps Celebrate Mozart's ... LeRoy Pennysaver, NY - Feb 20, 2006 Photo and caption by Weegie Yes, it is a Birthday Party and lst chair flautist Marjorie is helping celebrate Mozart s 250th An niversary. ...

Regional orchestra tunes up for its debut
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Jacob DiEdwardo, who lives in Greenacres, is a sophomore at Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach. He plays the French horn. At 16, the already accomplished musician will be playing a solo in the inaugural concert of the Boynton Regional ...
Use our Big March Calendar to plan your month! (The Idaho Statesman)
March. This is the month said to "come in like a lion, go out like a lamb." That means, we may be in for some radical weather or perhaps some totally rad and yet diverse entertainment.

Clarinetist pays tribute to Mozart for his 250th birthday
Salt Lake Tribune - If pressed to name a famous clarinetist, most would say big band leader Benny Goodman, who crossed genres to record Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Quintet (both in A major) with members of the Boston Symphony in 1956. Richard Stoltzman, who also

Tips on staying safe over spring break
Dawgnet - The various departments in the Jordan College of Fine Arts collaborated this past weekend to create The Mozart Project in celebration of both Mozart s 250th birthday and Butler s sesquicentennial. What can you do for $25? What can you do

St. Louis events
Belleville News-Democrat - Jeremy Davenport, New Orleans jazz trumpeter, Wednesday-Saturday, through February, Busch's Grove, 9160 Clayton Road, Ladue, Mo. No cover charge. Dinner reservations, (314) 993-0011. George Strait, with Tracy Lawrence and Miranda Lambert, 7:30 p.m

'Amadeus' staging is fun challenge for Players
Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin - TICKETS: $15 (seniors on Sundays, $12). Call 687-2130 for more information or for reservations. DIRECTIONS FROM BINGHAMTON: From Route 17 West, take exit 64 for Owego. Go over the Court Street Bridge, and take a right at the light onto Front Street

Redlands Bowl adds many new groups
Riverside Press Enterprise - From the Civil War to Big Band greats to cowboy music of the Venezuelan plains, the 2006 season at the Redlands Bowl will serve up a big helping of Americana. North and South Americana, that is. While popular favorites from past seasons return, a

Concerto of creative confections for Mozart's birthday
San Jose Mercury News - VIENNA, Austria - It's a symphony of sweets, a cantata of chocolates, a fugue of fantastic desserts on display at Vienna's ornate Hofburg Palace. The confectioner's creations of Mozart motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday celebrations for

Feting vetta
Georgia Straight - This weekend, Vetta Chamber Music celebrates 20 years of presenting intimate concerts of classical works. The birthday party kicks off Friday (February 24) at West Point Grey United Church with A Jubilee of Music and Artists, featuring founding

MacMillan: Birthdays fill Aspen festival bill
Denver Post - Unusual operas and celebrations of milestone anniversaries of the births of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Dmitri Shostakovich highlight the Aspen Music Festival's 2006 season - one of the most promising in recent memory. More than 350 concerts, master

SHS brings Mozart s birthday to Cummings
Somerville Journal - " We re here to celebrate the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world s greatest composers," said Rita Ranucci to grades 3 through 6 at the Cummings School. "Mozart turns 250 next Friday, and today we re going to perform a whole

The 250th anniversary (Guardian Unlimited)
Any questions? What was Mozart christened? And what was his first opera called? Test your knowledge with our bumper birthday quiz .
Pianist ignites Mozart's birthday bash - Sun-Sentinel.com

Pianist ignites Mozart's birthday bash Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Jan 31, 2006 ... Symphony did so in inspired fashion last weekend, with Bernard Labadie conducting an all-Mozart program in honor of the composer's 250th birthday anniversary. ...

Special concert celebrates Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra's 40th year
Inside Bay Area - FOUNDED in 1966, the Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra celebrated its 40th year with a special concert Sunday afternoon at Stanford University's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. What was special about it? Well, when you pack the stage with 175 performers, current ...
Concerto of creative confections for Mozart's birthday (San Jose Mercury News)
It's a symphony of sweets, a cantata of chocolates, a fugue of fantastic desserts on display at Vienna's ornate Hofburg Palace. The confectioner's creations of Mozart motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday celebrations for Austria's musical son.

Brendel's commanding presence makes for a memorable Mozart (Chicago Tribune)
A Mozart celebration would hardly be a Mozart celebration without Alfred Brendel. The great Austrian pianist turned 75 in January, just a few weeks before Mozart would have turned 250. If one regarded the concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Thursday at Symphony Center as a kind of joint birthday party, the festive quality of the musicmaking made it difficult to think of it any other way.
SHS brings Mozart's birthday to Cummings - Somerville Journal

SHS brings Mozart's birthday to Cummings Somerville Journal, MA - Feb 15, 2006 By Delia Marshall/ For the Journal. "We're here to celebrate the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world's greatest composers," said Rita Ranucci ...

Vocalists sparkle, charm in PBO's shining 'Magic Flute'
Palm Beach Daily News - Palm Beach Opera in this Mozart's 250th birthday year presented the composer's Die Zauberfl te ( The Magic Flute ) Friday evening at the Kravis Center. The intricately woven musical fantasy is one of the very last of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ...
Viennese gold coin cake displayed in Tokyo's Ginza (Kyodo News)
Some 3,000 Viennese gold coins arranged in the shape of a cake are shown at Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K.'s store in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 28. The 250-million-yen Viennese gold coin cake was made to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthday.
Concerto of creative confections for Mozart's birthday - San Jose Mercury News

Concerto of creative confections for Mozart's birthday San Jose Mercury News, USA - Feb 21, 2006 ... of Mozart motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday celebrations for ... this year -- a given considering the thousands of events revolving around Amadeus. ...

SHS brings Mozart s birthday to Cummings
Somerville Journal - " We re here to celebrate the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the world s greatest composers," said Rita Ranucci to grades 3 through 6 at the Cummings School. "Mozart turns 250 next Friday, and today we re going to perform a whole

Tips on staying safe over spring break
Dawgnet - The various departments in the Jordan College of Fine Arts collaborated this past weekend to create The Mozart Project in celebration of both Mozart s 250th birthday and Butler s sesquicentennial. The semester is flying by fast. With

Entertainment events on tap as of 02/10/06
Enid News & Eagle - You thought you knew everything about inventor Thomas Edison but you don t. I guarantee it, said Hank Fincken, who will portray Edison during Winter Chautauqua s Almost, Mr. Edison, Almost at 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free

Tell Tales
Beacon - A big Happy Birthday goes out to my good friend, Big Bad Jerry Lippus, who turns 75 this weekend. Mr. Downtown Port Clinton recently got out of Magruder Hospital following surgery. His Big Bad Jerry ads back in the 80s were a big reason

WHAT'S GOING ON
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FLUTISTS CELEBRATE MOZART'S 250TH BIRTHDAY
Asbury Park Press - This year, the Festive Flutes annual library program will feature but one artist Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Austrian composer's birth, the flute choir will open tomorrow night's performance with the overture

Recordings to keep Mozart party going
Washington Times - Jan. 27, the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has come and gone already. However, because it was his 250th this year, musicians, concertgoers and recording companies aren't ready to let it go. Mozart, always the party boy, probably would approve

Concerto in chocolate - (Wed, February 22, 2006)
Ottawa Sun - SECOND-PLACE winner Barbara Novak of Vienna presents her chocolate creation, Rock Me Amadeus, at the confectioners Grand Prix at Vienna s Hofburg Palace. (Hans Punz, AP photo) VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- It's a symphony of sweets, a cantata of

Symphony earns 'bravos' with latest performance
Daily News Journal - The recent Monday night concert by the Tennessee Philharmonic Symphony is one of the highlights of my time in Murfreesboro. It could have begun with the paintings in the lobby by the Murfreesboro Art League or the lovely young ushers in formal gowns

Magic Flute hits the right notes
Kansas City Star - No Mozart celebration would feel complete without a performance of his last opera, The Magic Flute, but what greeted Friday s Lied Center audience went counter to the usual formulas. It was not an opera at all, in fact, it was an evening

Stars of tomorrow debut at Kiwanis
Calgary Herald - When you're facing a festival featuring 10,000 musicians of all stripes in 300 performances of history's greatest works over a three-week span, it's tough to pick out some highlights. Fortunately, when it comes to the annual Calgary Kiwanis Music

MacMillan: Birthdays fill Aspen festival bill
Denver Post - Unusual operas and celebrations of milestone anniversaries of the births of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Dmitri Shostakovich highlight the Aspen Music Festival's 2006 season - one of the most promising in recent memory. More than 350 concerts, master

Crystal Ball, concerts keep party people busy
Jackson Sun - Partygoers danced to the rhythm of the night as Papa Sol kept the beat going at the Sixth Annual Crystal Ball. The Atlanta band was back by popular demand after their performance at previous Jackson Symphony balls. The January evening at the Jackson

Parisan pianist plays Mozart
Culpeper Star Exponent - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born in 1756 in Salzburg, began playing the piano as a 4-year-old. At the age of 5, he composed his very first melody. 2006 marks the 250th birthday of Mozart, one of the world s most popular and beloved composers. In 1791

Concerto of creative confections for Mozart's birthday
San Jose Mercury News - VIENNA, Austria - It's a symphony of sweets, a cantata of chocolates, a fugue of fantastic desserts on display at Vienna's ornate Hofburg Palace. The confectioner's creations of Mozart motifs are part of the yearlong 250th birthday celebrations for

'Amadeus' staging is fun challenge for Players
Sun and Press - TICKETS: $15 (seniors on Sundays, $12). Call 687-2130 for more information or for reservations. DIRECTIONS FROM BINGHAMTON: From Route 17 West, take exit 64 for Owego. Go over the Court Street Bridge, and take a right at the light onto Front Street

Company BBC really knows how to swing
Georgia Straight - An audience whooping for a dancer is not a sound often heard in the world of contemporary ballet. But that s just what the Queen E. patrons were doing for Chengxin Wei, as he put extra jump into jump-and-jive and boogie-woogied his butt off in Paul