Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

CSO bow to Mozart anniversary lacks maestro's lightness of spirit (Denver Post)
Classical music audiences might as well get used to it. Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are a staple on programs as it is, but they are going to be even more ubiquitous for awhile. Why? This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the celebrated composer - a never-to-be-repeated milestone on which ensembles of all
Recordings to keep Mozart party going - Washington Times

Recordings to keep Mozart party going Washington Times, DC - 13 hours ago By TL Ponick. Jan. 27, the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has come and gone already. However, because it was his 250th this ...

FLUTISTS CELEBRATE MOZART'S 250TH BIRTHDAY
Asbury Park Press - This year, the Festive Flutes annual library program will feature but one artist
Today in KC: Today's calendar (Kansas City Star)
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Concerts and champagne as world celebrates Mozart
ABC News - SALZBURG, Austria (Reuters) - People toasted Mozart with champagne on Friday and sang "Happy Birthday" outside the house where he was born in Salzburg, as the world feted the birth 250 years ago of a towering musical genius. "You feel Mozart in every

An opera hit parade
San Jose Mercury News - A beginner would be well-served by Opera San Jos 's virtual ``Greatest Hits'' schedule over the next 14 months. An expert would cry SOS: Same Old Songs. Either way, listeners will hear familiar refrains -- for some time -- from the California

Camerata recalls facets of Mozart
San Antonio Express News - Slightly jumping the gun in celebration of Wolfgang

World celebrates Mozart's 250th birthday
New Kerala - VIENNA: Celebrations took place worldwide Friday to commemorate the 250th birthday of composer Wolfgang

Ensemble keeps attention on music, not virtuosity
Palm Beach Daily News - Youth was served Wednesday at The Society of the Four Arts. Of the four pieces on the program given by the American Chamber Players, three were written when their respective composers were age 24 or younger. With the celebration of the 250th

Obituary: Accomplished musician Benjamin taught at Trinity for 3
San Antonio Express News - Gerald "Jerry" R. Benjamin, professor emeritus of music at Trinity University, where he taught for 33 years, died of cancer Sunday. He was 66. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today in Bandera's St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, where Benjamin was

Opera guild's party draws big crowd
Denver Post - Helen Santilli; Mary Ann Ross; Jack Race; and Lyn Barber, who is chairing the 2006 vocal competition. Preliminaries begin March 4 at First Plymouth Congregational Church in Denver. (Special / Carol Hoffman) Baritone William Wilson, left, with mezzo

Mostly Mozart around the globe on 250th anniversary
CBC News - Strains of Mozart will be heard worldwide Friday as fans around the globe pay tribute to the great composer on the 250th anniversary of his birth. Classical music fans worldwide are celebrating the 250th anniversary of

Happy Birthday, Mozart:
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An illuminating evening: 'Mozart by Candlelight'
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - What: Mozart by Candlelight by the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. When: 7:30 p.m.. Saturday. Where: Belhaven College Center for the Arts, 835 Riverside Drive, Jackson. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors 65-plus, $5 students 18 and under and college

Reciting Mozart
Washington Times - In case you hadn't noticed, Friday was the 250th birthday of

Forget 'Amadeus': Mozart revealed
Los Angeles Times - By Barney Zwartz, BARNEY ZWARTZ is religion editor at the Age, an Australian newspaper where a longer version of this article was published. 'MOZART! WHAT a radiance streams from the name! Bright and pure as the light of the sun, Mozart's music

An opera for everyman
Bergen Record - WHAT: "The Magic Flute." WHEN: 8 tonight, Monday and next Friday. WHERE: Metropolitan Opera, Columbus Avenue between 62nd and 65th streets, Manhattan. (212) 362-6000 or metopera.org. HOW MUCH: $26 to $220. A couple of things that

Review: An expansive Mozart collection
CNN - ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Always a heavy, if lilting, presence on the classical music scene, the music of