May, 2017

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A Symphony Orchestra in Bombay
This September, the Symphony Orchestra of India, India’s only professional orchestra, is ten years old and will present a special anniversary season of canonic orchestral works at the orchestra’s home, the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) on the
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Leonard Bernstein and the Nixon Tapes
Leonard Bernstein’s Mass was commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy as part of the opening ceremony for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. It premiered on 8 September 1971 and is based on the Roman Catholic
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Les Apaches on the Loose!
In Paris at the turn of the 20th century, a group of musicians, artists, and writers formed a group that took its name from a popular term for Parisian street criminals: “Les Apaches” (The Apaches). The Socété des Apaches formed
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HERRMANN, B.: Souvenirs de Voyage / DEL TREDICI, D.: Magyar Madness
Souvenirs de voyage II. Berceuse: Andante From HERRMANN, B.: Souvenirs de Voyage / DEL TREDICI, D.: Magyar Madness (2016) Released by Naxos Herrmann: Souvenirs de voyage – II. Berceuse: Andante“When I first became acquainted with the scores of Bernard Herrmann’s
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Composers and Their Poets: Ralph Vaughan Williams
Explore Vaughan Williams’ Song Cycles and English Song Settings The preeminent British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) set the model for composers of British songs in the 20th century: he composed several song cycles, setting lyrics by great authors and
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In Touch with Anne Denholm
Anne Denholm is one of today’s outstanding young harpists. A recent graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, she’s making waves in the UK and abroad as a soloist, chamber musician and collaborator. There’s demand from high places, too –
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Unsung Concertos
Amy Beach: Piano Concerto, Op. 45
Amy Beach (1867-1944) was an exceptional musical prodigy. Gifted with perfect pitch and impeccable memory she was able to accurately sing 40 songs by age one. She taught herself to read at age three, and composed a number of dances
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‘Composed’ a documentary film by John Beder
Performance Anxiety – for many musicians and performers it’s the fear which cannot, must not, speak its name, and together with injury and illness, it’s a major taboo. We don’t discuss anxiety because we’re not supposed to feel it. As
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