Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Mozarts Birthday - Diversions for week of April 16, 2006


Diversions for week of April 16, 2006
Evansville Courier-Press - NIFTY FIFTIES NIGHT, North High School, 2319 Stringtown Road, sponsored by North's Green Brigade Band; A diner-style dinner will be served from 5 to 6 p.m. Northern Lights will perform at 7 p.m., followed by the Duke Boys at 7:30 p.m. (dinner $5 and

Life's full measure
WFAA - If Dorothea Kelley isn't the world's oldest arts administrator, she's right up there. At age 100 as of today, she remains artistic director of the Dallas Chamber Music Society, which she helped start 51 years ago. And retirement isn't in her plans

Mozart tribute will be swan song for two chorale members
Augusta Chronicle - It will be one of her last performances in the area, and Heather Hanna is going out in style. "This is a great concert. Everybody in the world is celebrating Mozart's birthday. It's great to be part of it," said Ms. Hanna, who has been singing with

Austrians love their Mozart
New Zealand Herald - In this 250th year since the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, cities throughout the world, including Auckland, are celebrating the musical genius with special performances of his work. In Vienna, the city where he lived and wrote some of his finest

Mozartkugel Bonbons for the Ears
New York Times - ANOTHER Mozart year has come and well, not gone, exactly, with all the operas still to be performed at the Salzburg Festival this summer, but receded. It peaked early, with the 250th anniversary of his birth on Jan. 27, but as the centennial of

Churchill Meadows pays tribute to Mozart
Missisauga News Online - The students of Churchill Meadows Public School will unveil a multimedia presentation celebrating what-would-have-been famed composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday this Wednesday (April 26) at the public school board's offices on

Monday, April 24, 2006

Mozarts Birthday - Mozart's 'birthday effect' propels composer to No 1 (Independent)



Mozart's 'birthday effect' propels composer to No 1 (Independent)
Following a surge in his popularity described as "the birthday effect", Mozart has been named Britain's favourite composer on the 250th anniversary of his birth
Pro Musica celebrates Mozart's birthday - Joburg

Pro Musica celebrates Mozart's birthday
Joburg, South Africa - Mar 27, 2006
... TO celebrate Mozart's 250 th birthday this year, violinists Miroslav Chakaryan and Zanta Hofmeyr will perform some of the maestro's works on 2 April with the ...

A rising star is killed in plane crash
Detroit Free Press - His passion for singing began in kindergarten with a little solo in a play at Monroe's St. John Elementary School. More than 20 years later, Christy Carducci was still singing -- his voice a crystal-clear, expressive baritone that earned him parts in ...
Mozart voted Britain's favourite composer on his 250th birthday (The Scotsman)
WOLFGANG Amadeus Mozart has been named Britain's favourite composer - in the year of his 250th birthday.

Mozarts Birthday - Mozart mania spreads to chef's menus


Mozart mania spreads to chef's menus
Independent Online - Vienna - In a year celebrating his 250th birthday, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has taken over concert halls, souvenir shops and now even the kitchen. While the musical genius has long been used to market the popular Austrian chocolate known as

Let mind run barefoot
Orlando Sentinel - A pair of tributes to our national pastime, a birthday card to a great composer, along with some nonsense rhymes and works that celebrate the power of language highlight our choices for young readers in April. Double-header Take Me Out to the Ball

Life's full measure
WFAA - If Dorothea Kelley isn't the world's oldest arts administrator, she's right up there. At age 100 as of today, she remains artistic director of the Dallas Chamber Music Society, which she helped start 51 years ago. And retirement isn't in her plans

Choral Society raises voices for anniversary
Island Packet Online - The Hilton Head Choral Society's "Musical Masterworks -- Music from Vienna" concert last weekend was packed with goodies from the Imperial City -- the crown jewel of music's Classical period -- including a 250th birthday tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus

Dance companies bloom
Columbian - A year ago at this time, Columbia Dance was preparing for its spring show in a rented Heights strip mall, with several buckets and rags placed strategically around the studio to catch the rainwater dripping through the leaky roof. Washington State

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Mozarts Birthday - Getaways & deals (The Oregonian)



Getaways & deals (The Oregonian)
The Victoria Symphony presents The Mozart Festival in Victoria, B.C., May 6-15 in celebration of Mozart's 250th birthday. The festival features six concerts.
Alabama Symphony Orchestra to showcase Haydn and Mozart - Birmingham News

Alabama Symphony Orchestra to showcase Haydn and Mozart
Birmingham News, AL - 14 hours ago
... its MasterWorks concerts this weekend, showcasing two modern masterpieces, a fiery symphony by Haydn and cutting another slice of Mozart's 250th birthday cake. ...

New Recordings
Philadelphia Inquirer - (Big Dada ***1/2) "Let's get into some real bad things," Baltimore-bred, Philadelphia-based rapper Naeem Juwan - also known as MC Spank Rock - suggests in "Backyard Betty," the first of 12 kinetic electro-funk tracks on his unpredictable and ...
The 25 Most Influential Executives Of The Business Travel Industry, 2005 (Business Travel News)
JANUARY 23, 2006 -- The roster of the 25 decision makers who exerted the greatest sway over the corporate travel industry in the past year constitutes an awesome lineup.
Mozart voted Britain's favourite composer on his 250th birthday - Scotsman

Mozart voted Britain's favourite composer on his 250th birthday
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Apr 17, 2006
WOLFGANG Amadeus Mozart has been named Britain's favourite composer - in the year of his 250th birthday. His Clarinet Concerto in ...