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PGSO presents night of Baroque
Sunday, Nov. 15 the Prince George Symphony Orchestra presents a musical matinee performance of glorious music from the Baroque era.
Graham ready to dazzle with 'Dido' role
Says mezzo-soprano Susan Graham: "Singing the role will be like drinking a long, cool drink of fresh spring water when you've been surrounded by milkshakes." More info: All-Purcell Program WHAT: Philharmonia Baroque with Susan Graham, mezzo- soprano WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis TICKETS: ...
Delicate voice, lute portray English work
In a world where bigger always seems to imply better, sometimes its important to remember that music can be a gentle and subtle art.
Susan Graham softens up for Dido
Not unlike the state of Texas, where she grew up, Susan Graham is a large and commanding presence.
Kirkby, Lindberg captivate with delicate early music
Just before famed early music soprano Emma Kirkby and lutenist Jakob Lindberg took the stage at Bethlehem's Central Moravian Church Saturday evening, Bach Choir artistic director Greg Funfgeld led the audience in a series of deep breathing exercises.
Philharmonia Baroque features Susan Graham in 17th century English opera, "The Passion of Dido"
WHO: Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra "America's Period-Instrument Orchestra" Nicholas McGegan, Music Director WHAT: The Passion of Dido PURCELL Suite from Abdelazer "O Sing Unto the Lord a New Song" Chacony in G minor "Hear My Prayer, O Lord" Dido and Aeneas FEATURING Nicholas McGegan, conductor Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano William Berger, baritone ...
Bach Choir's gala concert features famed soprano and lutenist
Saturday brings a don't-miss event for early-music lovers. Soprano Emma Kirkby, a renowned early-music specialist, will perform at Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem with Swedish lutenist Jakob Lindberg for the Bach Choir of Bethlehem's Gala Concert.
Shake those A'Hips Against HungerA'
'With the holidays coming up, this is important,' Purcell said. Drumming, tribal beats, belly dancing and classical Indian dancing.
Dame Emma Kirkby a queen of gentle early choral music
'LOVE'S OLD SWEET SONG: ORPHEUS IN ENGLAND ' What: Legendary British early music soprano Dame Emma Kirkby and Swedish lutenist Jakob Lindberg perform music of Purcell, Dowland and Bach at the 2009 Bach Choir of Bethlehem Gala Concert When: 8 p.m. Saturday Where: Central Moravian Church, 73 W. Church St., Bethlehem Tickets: $36, general admission; ...
Longtime Friend of the Lute and 17th-Century Sounds
The British singer Emma Kirkby quickly became the heroine of the early-music movement when she began performing in the 1970s, although some critics initially found her remarkably pure, boyish soprano to be lacking in expression.
A classic obsession with the electronic age
SOUND MAN: Max Richter back in Edinburgh, where he studied piano and composition at university.
The Brooks Center for the Performing Arts will welcome the East Coast Chamber Orchestra to the stage on Thursday, Oct.
Ensemble. Profoundly Beautiful - William Christie's 'Dido and Aeneas' impresses Robert Hugill
Les Arts Florissants is thirty years old, and the group is presenting a celebratory concert series at London 's Barbican Centre .
Les Arts Florissants's Dido & Aeneas at the Barbican review
Les Arts Florissants's Dido & Aeneas at the Barbican, review Purcell's Dido, performed by Les Arts Florissants at the Barbican, needs to be concentrated for the closing Lament to have its proper effect.
Lute and song duo perform music of the 17th century
Tunes from 17th-century England - plus a detour into the 18th century for songs by Handel - are on roster for lutenist John Lenti and soprano Linda Tsatsanis.
Chloe Hanslip opens classical season at Theatre Clwyd
ON the eve of her 22nd birthday, Chloe Hanslip opens the new classical music season at Mold's Clwyd Theatr Cymru on Sunday.
Arts Preview: Coming events in arts and entertainment
Concert a benefit for fuel assistance NORTHFIELD - Area classical musicians will reunite to help their neighbors with fuel assistance, tonight at 7.30 p.m., at St Mary's Episcopal Church on Main Street.
Heartache times eight Johnnie and Courtney Walker present an ode to the undateable in 8 Girls Without Boyfriends Dido and Aeneas A fascinating production of Henry Purcell's 1689 masterpiece Dido and Aeneas that combines the the playing of Purcell's music on authentic instruments with modern costumes and staging.
You'll get a lot more than beautiful sounds in Opera Erratica and Classical Music Consort's production of Henry Purcell's 1689 opera Dido And Aeneas.
The Return of Ulysses and Sense Fi/Conquassabit
At the 2007 Edinburgh Festival, the Royal Ballet of Flanders production of William Forsythe's Impressing the Czar was the outstanding dance event, and last week the company was back with Christian Spuck's The Return of Ulysses .
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