Saturday, March 25, 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Varieties - Mozart in Yemen (Yemen Observer)



Varieties - Mozart in Yemen (Yemen Observer)
SANA'A A German organized orchestra is to perform its final classical gala concert in Sana'a on Sunday, marking the culmination of a week long tour of Yemen this week.
Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival - Denver Post

Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival
Denver Post, CO - Mar 21, 2006
Given the thousands of performances of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart around the world each year, did we really need another weekend of concerts dedicated to ...

Boise Baroque Orchestra, Albertson College
Idaho Statesman - It seems like everything is coming up Mozart. No doubt in honor of the composer's 250th birthday, which is celebrated internationally this year. And Boise Baroque will not be left out, as pianist and Boise State University music professor Del ...
The Pope gets an iPod (rediff.com)
Now that Vatican Radio offers podcasts in eight different languages, the pope has the technological capability to plug in and import the radio's audio files.
Warm Up to Chamber Music in Spring - Korea Times

Warm Up to Chamber Music in Spring
Korea Times, South Korea - 1 hour ago
... offer musical numbers to commemorate the 100 th anniversary of the birth of Ahn Eak-tai, the 250 th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the ...

Kamehameha to perform at CARNEGIE HALL
Maui News - Every year, Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus orchestra conductor Iolani Yamashiro plays the movie Music of the Heart for her students. Meryl Streep stars as an unorthodox inner-city music instructor in New York who develops a violin program of ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Bottled water on market perfectly safe to drink, EPA says (updated 12


Bottled water on market perfectly safe to drink, EPA says (updated 12
China Post - Bottled water on the market in Taiwan contains little antimony and is perfectly safe to drink, according to the Environmental Protection Administration. Antimony is a brittle, silver-white metallic element used as an alloy in manufacturing PET

Celebrating Mozart
Regina Leader-Post - It's the Regina Symphony Orchestra's "feel good" concert event of the year. No, I'm not talking about the "RSO Goes To The Oscars," good as it felt last Saturday, but our special two-concert festival this weekend marking the 250th anniversary of the

'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

Boise Baroque Orchestra, Albertson College
Idaho Statesman - It seems like everything is coming up Mozart. No doubt in honor of the composer's 250th birthday, which is celebrated internationally this year. And Boise Baroque will not be left out, as pianist and Boise State University music professor Del

Out & About Happy birthday, Mozart
Contra Costa Times - The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra is among the many groups celebrating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday this year. Highlights from CCCO's tribute concert this weekend include Mozart's "Marriage of Figaro" Overture, Wind Serenade in B flat

Friday, March 24, 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rudolf in "Mostly Mozart" piano concert (Sun Star)



Rudolf in "Mostly Mozart" piano concert (Sun Star)
LICEO de Cagayan University celebrates the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the great composers in Western music, with a concert with annotations at 8 p.m. on March 27, at Rodelsa Hall.
Casey: The importance of expanding early education - Lexington Winchester Star

Casey: The importance of expanding early education
Lexington Winchester Star, MA - Mar 22, 2006
Paul Casey. On a trip to the countryside with his parents, 2-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is rumored to have heard a pig let out a loud squeal. ...

REVIEW, 3/23 ...
Denver Post - With his twinkling eyes and easy smile, the flutist never needs long to win over audiences, whether they are classical- music fans or not. Such appeal helps explain why Galway is one of the field's few stars who can routinely sell out halls, as he ...
What's Happening | Vienna (Miami Herald)
This year is the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth in Salzburg. But that hasn't stopped Vienna, Austria's capital, from capitalizing on him. After all, the composer preferred the music metropolis to provincial Salzburg and is buried somewhere in Vienna's St. Marx Cemetery. Vienna is an enticing city rich in architecture and music.

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Pianist gives interpretation of Hubbard novel


Pianist gives interpretation of Hubbard novel
Lafayette Journal and Courier - When John Travolta took on L. Ron Hubbard's novel Battlefield Earth, producing it as a film in 2000, the results were awful. The movie received seven Razzie Awards, which are handed out around Oscar time to the worst movies of the year. Chick Corea

HS choir tries to raise money to sing in Austria
Newsday - Raising more than $130,000 in 11 months would be a challenge for any group of high school students. For the Central Islip High School Concert Choir - students in an ethnically diverse, working-class community - the hurdle might seem extra high. But

REVIEW, 3/23
Denver Post - With his twinkling eyes and easy smile, the flutist never needs long to win over audiences, whether they are classical- music fans or not. Such appeal helps explain why Galway is one of the field's few stars who can routinely sell out halls, as he

It ain t over till the phat lady raps
Times Online - What on earth is that bizarre thudding coming from the big rehearsal room at Glyndebourne? As you approach, it sounds rather like the aural warfare you might encounter in the Morrison household on a Saturday morning, with me pumping out Mozart

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival (Denver Post)



Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival (Denver Post)
Given the thousands of performances of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart around the world each year, did we really need another weekend of concerts dedicated to his music? In a word, yes - especially when the performances were as high-caliber and thoroughly pleasurable as what the Colorado Symphony delivered during its three-day "Mozart Festival of Concertos."
Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival - Denver Post

Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival
Denver Post, CO - Mar 21, 2006
Given the thousands of performances of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart around the world each year, did we really need another weekend of concerts dedicated to ...
Symphony Orchestra to pay tribute to Mozart MLive.com
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Denver Post - Given the thousands of performances of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart around the world each year, did we really need another weekend of concerts dedicated to his music? In a word, yes - especially when the performances were as high-caliber and ...
CL's picks for the week's best shows (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
ATLANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS Freshly back from performing Verdi's "Requiem" at Carnegie Hall, the ASO Chorus is in cahoots with the orchestra at Symphony Hall for the second time in a month.
Pueblo Symphony - CSU Pueblo Today

Pueblo Symphony
CSU Pueblo Today, USA - 5 hours ago
... The cost of the event is $30 per person and includes English tea, classical music and an interview with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Clay McCaw) by host Ken ...

In perfect harmony
Georgia Straight - Vienna s historic choirboys will be coming to town to showcase their pipes. Expect classical music, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Joseph Haydn, as well as contemporary music and show tunes. You might even get to see the famous chorus take ...

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Guest conductor Rachael Worby steps up with the Boise Philharmonic


Guest conductor Rachael Worby steps up with the Boise Philharmonic
Idaho Statesman - There is no doubt about it, when you're talking music with conductor Rachael Worby, it's personal. In the bowels of the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, Worby passionately honed in on her point. "The concert is always imbued with personal

UWGB choral groups to perform at Weidner Center
Green Bay Press-Gazette - A program ranging from the era of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to living composers to traditional airs will be performed Thursday at the Weidner Center by University of Wisconsin-Green Bay choral groups. Faculty member John Plier conducts the Concert

MUSIC: Ohio Valley Orchestra takes on Broadway
Herald-Dispatch - ASHLAND -- It's a kinder, gentler orchestra on display at the Paramount Arts Center Sunday in a 3 p.m. concert titled "From Broadway to Bizet." Ticket prices range from $10 to $25. The Ohio Valley Symphony, featuring Chicago-based vocalist John

'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

Restaurant Roundup
Marco Island Sun Times - Near the intersection of Bald Eagle Drive and Collier Boulevard, you will find a little breakfast/lunch caf with a really cheerful attitude. The Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort has three restaurants, which cover all of the bases, from casual to

Pianist gives interpretation of Hubbard novel
Journal and Courier Online - When John Travolta took on L. Ron Hubbard's novel Battlefield Earth, producing it as a film in 2000, the results were awful. The movie received seven Razzie Awards, which are handed out around Oscar time to the worst movies of the year. Chick Corea

Monday, March 20, 2006

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Singing the praises of Mozart's music (Baltimore Sun)



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.
Classical lovers celebrate Mozart through his music - The Southern


The Southern
Classical lovers celebrate Mozart through his music
The Southern, IL - Mar 19, 2006
... 27, music lovers commemorated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart). ...

Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra to Perform Beethoven's First ...
Capaha Arrow - CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Feb. 27, 2006 --The Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra will perform its fourth subscription series concert of the year at 8 p.m. March 14 with a program featuring Beethoven's First Symphony. The concert will be held in ...
Kahane era hits full stride with Mozart festival (Denver Post)
Given the thousands of performances of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart around the world each year, did we really need another weekend of concerts dedicated to his music? In a word, yes - especially when the performances were as high-caliber and thoroughly pleasurable as what the Colorado Symphony delivered during its three-day "Mozart Festival of Concertos."

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Masterful tribute to maestro Mozart (Daytona Beach News-Journal)



Masterful tribute to maestro Mozart (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
DAYTONA BEACH -- If "Celebrating Amadeus" sounds too formal, the Salzburg Chamber Soloists Ensemble concert that won two wild non-classical encores Sunday was anything but.
Classical lovers celebrate Mozart through his music - The Southern


The Southern
Classical lovers celebrate Mozart through his music
The Southern, IL - 6 hours ago
... 27, music lovers commemorated the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart). ...

Polegato s Giovanni dons the platforms
Georgia Straight - Brett Polegato says to burn up the stage as Don Giovanni, it helps to have been around the block once or twice. Alex Waterhouse-Hayward photo. Brett Polegato knows a thing or two about heels. Having sung countless period opera roles, from Guglielmo ...
Area performers invoke Mozart to benefit youths (Contra Costa Times)
Orphans Mass, a rarely performed grand Mass composed in 1768 by 12-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be presented at two performances this weekend in the East Bay to benefit the Missing Children Project, which works to locate children abducted by the military in El Salvador.
Mistaking Volume for Power - New York Sun

Mistaking Volume for Power
New York Sun, NY - 5 hours ago
... Hagiographers to the contrary, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart could not do everything musically. For example, he did not play the cello. ...