July, 2013

26 Posts
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Introduction to Eurhythmics
In my last article, I wrote about the importance of listening and how it contributes significantly to one’s musical education and development. I would now like to introduce another educational approach known as Eurhythmics, which incorporates listening as well as
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Paris Ballet Then
What was the Paris Opéra Ballet like six decades ago? My Uncle Arnold was posted in France after the Second World War in 1946. A dedicated music aficionado, he could hardly wait for his furlough to attend the ballet. This
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Let’s do the Shimmy!
Hindemith, Bartók and Bach
Composed in January and February 1920, Paul Hindemith’s third string quartet was described as “brimming with youthful energy…a thrilling, musical event, real ‘new’ music. Here everything is comprehensible and concrete.” First performed at the Donaueschingen Chamber Music Performances in 1921,
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Feng Yi Ting: A Historic Femme Fatale In Luminato Festival
Feng Yi Ting on Luminato Fesival’s 2013 playbill attracted me in a similar way that The Infernal Comedy featuring John Malkovich attracted me in 2010. The former was Canadian film and stage director Atom Egoyan’s modern interpretation of the Chinese
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Music and Religion:
Lord have Mercy!
The Roman Liturgy consists of texts and rites that make up a sacred service. One form of service, inherited from ancient Jewish practices, developed into the liturgy of the Divine Office, also known as the Canonical Hours. The Divine Office
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Henri Tomasi – Concertos pour trompette et trombone / Noces de cendres
Concerto for trumpet Nocturne : Andantino Eric Aubier, trumpet Fabrice Millischer, trombone Orchestre d’Harmonie de la Garde Républicaine From Henri Tomasi Concertos pour trompette et trombone Noces de cendres (2013) Released by Indésens Tomasi: Concerto for trumpet – Nocturne :
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Quatuor Ebène
Classical or jazz? That is the question – Quatuor Ébène ‘We are so jetlag!’ said Mathieu Herzog, viola player from Quatuor Ébène. Great, I thought. In front of me were four handsome Frenchmen, who studied extensively with the Ysaye Quartet
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Tournedos à la Rossini
Today, we remember Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) as the most prominent composer of Italian opera in the first half of the 19th century. But, when he was a young man growing up in Bologna he was simply known as “La Grassa,”
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