Mozart's Birthday

Mozart is all smiles this weekend (Rocky Mountain News)
Smiles were everywhere Friday in a nearly full Boettcher Hall.
Master calendar - Monterey County Herald

Master calendar Monterey County Herald, CA - 23 hours ago ... Donations will be accepted. Monterey Symphony celebrates Mozart's birthday in concert. 8 pm at Sherwood Hall, 940 N. Main St., Salinas ...

S.C. novelist adds different flavor to Stukes' history series
Morning News - FLORENCE - Novelist Dori Sanders will take the Joe Stukes History Series on a slight detour Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Drs. Bruce & Lee Foundation Library. Sanders will discuss the dividends a fertile mind paid while growing up on a family peach farm ...
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.

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.
Mozart is all smiles this weekend - Rocky Mountain News

Mozart is all smiles this weekend Rocky Mountain News, CO - 11 hours ago ... Kahane. This was the first of three magical programs devoted to concertos by the birthday boy (celebrating his 250th this year). ...

March 16-23 calendar
Free Lance-Star - Poetry Reading , University of Mary Washington, Combs Hall. Camille Dungy, associate professor of English at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, will read from her book, "What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison." Women's History ...
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.
Button's big, fat birthday party - Philadelphia Inquirer

Button's big, fat birthday party Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Mar 17, 2006 ... "Happy Birthday Wolfgang" honors the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The family-friendly concert will ...

EVENT CALENDAR
San Jose Mercury News - International Women's Day Celebration. Workshops, films, lectures. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 11. India Community Center, 555 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $15-$20. www.indiacc.org or (408) 934-1130. Central County Occupational Center Open House. 8 a.m.-8 p.m

WSO: We got the Beethoven
Winnipeg Sun - Fred Penner is on the WSO family bill. New Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra music director Alexander Mickelthwate conducted his first press conference yesterday, announcing the WSO's 2006 - 07 season. The youthful, German-born conductor is big on

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

Classical Music
New York Observer - The classical-music world loves nothing more than a great composer s anniversary. This year, the honors go to Mozart (his 250th) and Shostakovich, who d be turning 100 had he survived his tormenters in the former Soviet Union. In the yearlong

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

Unashamedly, totally big-C Classical
Memphis Commercial Appeal - These days, when an orchestra takes up Classical music (make note of the capital C), it generally performs a nice work of Mozart or one of his contemporaries, something to complement later composers: the Romantics, the Modernists, the Beethovens and

EVENT CALENDAR
San Jose Mercury News - International Women's Day Celebration. Workshops, films, lectures. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. March 11. India Community Center, 555 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $15-$20. www.indiacc.org or (408) 934-1130. Central County Occupational Center Open House. 8 a.m.-8 p.m

Priceless music given to Juilliard
Kansas City Star - One of the most famous phantoms of the auction circuit the anonymous buyer has unmasked himself. He s a commodities trader, one of Forbes magazine s 400 richest people, and he just donated some of his trophies to the Juilliard School

Secret trove of music donated to Juilliard (San Jose Mercury News)
Happy birthday, Juilliard School. The conservatory, which is celebrating its 100th year, has something more to cheer about. It has just received a priceless trove of manuscripts of works by such immortal composers as Mozart, Bach, Beethoven and Brahms, among many others.
Oregon Pro Arte says happy birthday, Mozart - OregonLive.com

Oregon Pro Arte says happy birthday, Mozart OregonLive.com, OR - 13 hours ago The Oregon Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra will mark Mozart's 250th birthday with a concert and cake at 7:30 pm Saturday in St. Anne's ...

March 16-23 calendar
Free Lance-Star - Poetry Reading , University of Mary Washington, Combs Hall. Camille Dungy, associate professor of English at Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, will read from her book, "What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison." Women's History ...
250 years old and ready to download (Los Angeles Times)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is moving into the 21st century.

Artwork in honor of Mozart (KSBY-TV)
A local fundraiser will have you "seeing" a different tune. Central Coast artists are teaming up with musicians for a memorable Mozart fundraiser. Tune your eyes into 12 violins, each hand-painted by different artists. The musical instruments were made into artists' canvases.
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. ...

Transplant pioneer receives organ tribute - the musical kind
Times-Leader - PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh has been celebrating the accomplishments of transplant pioneer Thomas Starzl as part of his 80th birthday celebration. And the party included an organ tribute. University of Pittsburgh Professor Emeritus of ...
250 years old and ready to download (Calendarlive.com)
In celebration of the composer's 250th birthday, KMZT-FM (105.1) is featuring a free download beginning today of Mozart's Serenade No. 6 in D major K.239 (Serenata Notturna) on its website at www.kmzt.com. Conducted by Harry Bicket, the 14-minute piece is performed by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and was recorded live at Royce Hall last year.
Augsburg: "Germany s Mozart City" throws composer a 250th ... - TravelVideo.tv (press release)

Augsburg: "Germany s Mozart City" throws composer a 250th ... TravelVideo.tv (press release) - Mar 14, 2006 ... German Mozart City for its many connections to the famed composer and musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Augsburg will celebrate his 250th birthday in 2006 ...

Marathon provides Bach-to-Bach Bach
Seattle Times - Harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree will help open the marathon. With all the recent attention devoted to the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth, music lovers also are giving some time to Johann Sebastian Bach on the occasion of his birthday this

Make a splash with tile
Allentown Morning Call - It's the biggest, it's the best: the 177th Philadelphia Flower Show at the Convention Center. Weekday hours and prices: 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; $22; kids, $12; Info: 215-988-8899 MOZART'S 250th The Allentown Music Club performs to mark the composer's

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

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

'Happy piece' wishes Mozart happy birthday (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
When Andreas Klein and the Salzburg Chamber Soloists make their Daytona Beach debut March 19, it will include several firsts. The concert is Central Florida Cultural Endeavors' celebration of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday, at the new News-Journal Center.
Church honors Mozart's birthday with 'Coronation' - Appleton Post Crescent

Church honors Mozart's birthday with 'Coronation' Appleton Post Crescent, USA - Mar 11, 2006 In honor of Mozart's 250th birthday, Mozart's Mass in C Major "Coronation" will be performed at the 8:45 and 10:30 am services Sunday at the church's 724 E. ...

Art & Around for the period March 9-18 - Compiled by Donald V. Calamia
Pride Source - Cranbrook Art Museum "Shoot the Family," contemporary photography and video exploring the undercurrents of domestic life. Through March 26. Free with $6 museum admission. Bloomfield Hills: 1-877-462-7262. www.cranbrook.edu . Detroit Historical Museum ...
Etobicoke Choir concert to honour works of classical composers (Etobicoke Guardian)
With its March 25 concert, the Etobicoke Choir is acknowledging the pre-Easter Lenten season along with the 18th century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthday.
Annapolis Opera Performs Mozart's The Magic Flute - Annapolis Capital

Annapolis Opera Performs Mozart's The Magic Flute Annapolis Capital, MD - Mar 10, 2006 ... part of a festival celebrating the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth ... In addition to celebrating the birthday of a musical genius, the "Flute ...