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3 hrs ago | OUPblog

The old shall be made new

The issue and performance of previously unpublished musical works - juvenilia, early pieces, and even completions by others of music left by composers, for one reason or another, incomplete - always provokes interesting debate.

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Related Topix: Arts, Europe, World News, United Kingdom, Classical, Vaughan Williams

5 hrs ago | JamBase

Setlist: Trey Anastasio with National Symphony Orchestra

Last night Phish front man Trey Anastasio performed with the esteemed National Symphony Orchestra at the historic Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Anastasio mixed classics from both his solo and Phish repertoire over the course of two sets and an encore.

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Related Topix: Phish, Pop/Rock, Classical, Trey Anastasio, Arts, National Symphony Orchestra, us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Washington D.C. Travel

7 hrs ago | This is Hampshire

First flower festival in 10 years at Winchester Cathedral

THINK of symphonies at Winchester Cathedral and you can't help but imagine sounds of grand orchestras booming through the halls.

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Related Topix: Arts

11 hrs ago | Bellingham Herald

Jazz symphony looks at Chicago River's momentous reversal

It was called the "seventh engineering wonder of the world," a herculean effort to reverse the flow of the Chicago River.

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Related Topix: Chicago, IL, Arts

Wed May 22, 2013

Trend Hunter Magazine

Mobile Instrument Symphony Campaigns - Hello Bank's Mobile Concerto...

In an effort to promote Hello Bank's mobile platform, the company launched a 'Mobile Concerto' campaign where a symphony is played using only mobile devices.

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Related Topix: Arts

Gramophone

This month's magazine

The June issue of Gramophone is on sale now, in which we reveal the Hall of Fame 2013 .

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Related Topix: Classical, Arts

Washington Examiner

Carlos Kalmar, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra present love and fire at Strathmore

Both romance and high energy are hallmarks in Saturday evening's Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert at the Music Center at Strathmore.

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Related Topix: Arts, Ballet

MLive.com

Flint Symphony Orchestra and School of Performing Arts team up for Chamber Music Series

Performers from two of the Flint Cultural Center's most active organizations will join forces for a collection of concerts that begins next weekend.

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Related Topix: Arts, Entertainment

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra season ending in style

Music director Edo de Waart will lead the orchestra in a program of Johannes Brahms' first and fourth symphonies Friday through Sunday and then wrap up with Edward Elgar's "The Dream of Gerontius" the following weekend.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Arts, Classical, Edward Elgar, Entertainment

Town Topics

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Closes Season With Works by Wagner, Mackey, and Tchaikovsky

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra completed its 2012-13 Princeton concert series in grand fashion on Friday night with a performance full of precision, operatic flair, and innovative musical composition.

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Related Topix: Arts, Princeton, NJ, Richard Wagner, Opera

Iol.co.za

Leading violinist to play for KZNPO

The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra's Winter Symphony Season has opened to a resounding start with conductor Daniel Boico leading the KZNPO in a symphonic illumination of the themes of love, life and death.

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Related Topix: Arts, South Africa Travel, World News, South Africa, Africa Travel,

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Indigo Girls bring symphony tour to Ruth Eckerd Hall

For the first time ever, Grammy-winning folk duo the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, will embark on a national symphony tour in the United States.

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Related Topix: Arts, Folk, Indigo Girls, Pop/Rock, The Decemberists, Josh Ritter, Opinion

Tue May 21, 2013

The Peninsula

Kanun Concerto: QPO premieres Marcel Khalife's Kanun Concerto

Unesco Artist for Peace Amine Kouider will conduct the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra in the world premiere of Unesco Artist for Peace Marcel Khalife's Kanun Concerto tomorrow, at 7.30pm in Katara Cultural Village Opera House.

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Related Topix: Arts, World News, Middle East, Lebanon,

Bangkok Post

Rocking the orchestra

On a surface Thanachai "Pod" Ujjin of Moderndog fame is far removed from the orchestral world.

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Related Topix: Arts

EDGE

Spring Is In the Air... Along With Classical Music

During the winter months, when tourists and snow birds flock to South Florida, the arts calendar is filled with theater, music and dance performances; but once Passover and Easter pass, a little culture can be scarce.

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Related Topix: Classical, Theater, Arts, Coral Gables, FL, University of Miami, Broward County, FL

WSET-TV Lynchburg

Two Leaders Out at Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra

The Lynchburg Symphony Orchestra is determined to keep the music playing, but it hasn't been easy.

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Related Topix: Arts, Lynchburg, VA

Patch.com

Young Artists Shine in Final U City Symphony Concert

The University City Symphony Orchestra , under the direction of Maestro Leon Burke III, held its final concert of the 2012-13 season Sunday at All Saints Church in University City.

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Related Topix: Arts, University City, MO, Aaron Copland, Classical

Memphis Commercial Appeal

Memphis Symphony's final Mastersworks concert masterful

The main event was maestro Mei-Ann Chen leading the orchestra in the Suite from "Porgy and Bess," a rich array of the music from George Gershwin's 1935 opera.

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Related Topix: Arts, Theater, Porgy and Bess, Classical, George Gershwin, Opera

Mon May 20, 2013

Ventura County Star

Memorial recital in Simi Valley benefits New West Symphony

David Gatchel, a sophomore at Camarillo High School, plays a Rachmaninoff solo at "Notes to Remember - A Bill Israel Memory Rectial" on Sunday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley.

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Related Topix: Arts, Simi Valley, CA, Ventura County (Simi Valley, CA), Classical, Rachmaninoff, Ventura County, CA, Ventura, CA

DFW Catholic

Conducting the Symphony of Truth

When I was in high school, I went to the symphony for the first time. I was impressed by the sound, the acoustics of Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center.

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Related Topix: Arts