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May 3, 2008
New Music "Within Sight of Shore": Halifax Composer Scott Macmillan Remembers the Sinking of WWII Ship
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Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 25, 2008
Piano Work about the Environment: Marian McPartland's "A Tribute to Rachel Carson" Good for Earth Day
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 19, 2008
British Star Pianist Imogen Cooper: London's Master Musician in Solo and Chamber Piano Music
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 12, 2008
Andrew Lloyd Weber Wins Award: British Composer Given "Outstanding" Classical BRIT Award
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 5, 2008
Review of Alex Ross' New Book: The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century, by NY Times Critic
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 29, 2008
Heiligenkreuz Monks on YouTube: Austrian Cisterian Monks from Holy Cross Signed to Universal Music
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 22, 2008
6th Annual Shakespeare Concerts: Musicians Celebrate the Bard at the New England Conservatory
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 14, 2008
American Pianist Grace Nikae: How Nikae Integrates Web 2.0 and Classical Music via Blog and Photos
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 8, 2008
Goodbye, Giusseppe Di Stefano: Sicilian-Born Star Operatic Tenor Dies Near Milan at 86
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 1, 2008
Canadian Soprano Simone Osbourne: Canadian Opera Singer Wins National Council Prize in NYC at the Met
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 23, 2008
Royal Philharmonic Society Awards: British Music Competition Seeks Voter Participation
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 16, 2008
Boston's Jupiter String Quartet: Ensemble of Family Members Graduated from New England Conservatory
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 9, 2008
Young Composer Fung Lam: The Music of Hong Kong-Born Cellist and Composer Appears Worldwide
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 2, 2008
The Great Kat Shred Classical: Julliard Violinist Combines Metal Performance and Romantic Music
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 26, 2008
British Composer Judith Weir: Medal of Music Winner Popularizes Storytelling through Modern Opera
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 19, 2008
British Violinist Tasmin Little: Classical Musician Offers Her Music for Free on the Internet
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 12, 2008
American Pianist Leon Fleisher: World Class Performer Conquers Focal Dystonia
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 5, 2008
Dutch Conductor Edo de Waart: Hong Kong Philharmonic Music Director Set to Lead Milwaukee Symphony
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Dec 29, 2007
German Composer Hans Otte: Avant Garde Pianist, Composer, and Advocate Dies on 25 December 2007
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 22, 2007
French Pianist Hélène Grimaud: The Life of a Classical Musician with a Passion for Wolves
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 15, 2007
The Karlheinz Stockhausen Legacy: German Avant-Garde Composer Dies at 79 on December 5, 2007
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 8, 2007
Measha Brueggergosman: Quirky Canadian Soprano Releases Surprise, an Album of Cabaret Songs
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 1, 2007
Steve Reich Mini-Festival: Boston's New England Conservatory Hosts Contemporary Composer
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 24, 2007
Julia Fischer, Artist of the Year: 24-Year-Old Violinist Receives 2007 Classic FM Gramophone Award
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 17, 2007
Note by Note Piano History Film: Documentary on the Making of Steinway L1037
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 10, 2007
Gabriela Montero Improvisations: Venezuelan Pianist Improvises on Classical and Popular Melodies
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 3, 2007
Women's Chant Performed in Halifax: Anonymous 4 Interprets Salzinnes Antiphonal in '07 Scotia Music Fest
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 27, 2007
Asian Orchestra to Visit Britain: North Korean State Orchestra Approved for 2008 International Tour
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 20, 2007
Royal Carol Honors Scotland: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies' Carol Celebrates Christmas in Orkney
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 13, 2007
American Orchestra in North Korea: The New York Philharmonic May Perform in Diplomacy Tour Spring 2008
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 6, 2007
Yo Yo Ma on the Silk Road: Chinese-American Cellist Takes Project to China
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 29, 2007
Marin Alsop First Female Conductor: American Makes History Conducting the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
In: Symphonies
By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 22, 2007
California Composer Terry Riley: American Minimalist Influenced by Modernist Electron Experimentalism
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 15, 2007
Kronos Quartet Plays Sigur Rós: San Francisco String Ensemble's Post-Rock CD Features Jimi Hendrix
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 8, 2007
Tin Alley String Quartet: Australian Music Ensemble Wins 2007 Banff International Competition
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 1, 2007
Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano: Review of Classical Pianist Andre Previn's Latest Jazz Album
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 24, 2007
Two Star Symphony: Eclectic Female Musical Ensemble from Houston
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 18, 2007
Death of Richard Bradshaw: Canadian Opera Company General Director Dies of Heart Failure
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 11, 2007
Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival: Three Orchestras Perform High Altitude Symphonies
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 4, 2007
ENO Carmen Mini-Site: English National Opera Brings Audiences Backstage During Production
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 28, 2007
Sofya Gulyak Wins Piano Prize: Russian Pianist Takes William Kapell International Piano Competition
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 21, 2007
George Gershwin: American Composer, Pianist, Conductor, and Songwriter
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 14, 2007
Beethoven's Piano Sonatas: CD Album Review of Wilhelm Kempff's Performance
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 6, 2007
Opera World Loses Régine Crespin: French Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano Dies
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jun 29, 2007
Glenn Gould: Canadian Pianist, Composer, Writer
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jun 23, 2007
Zenph Glenn Gould Re-Performance: Bach's Goldberg Variations CD Review
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jun 16, 2007
Alex Pauk: Canadian Composer
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jun 8, 2007
The Making of Music: New BBC Radio 4 Program
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
May 30, 2007
English Composer John Dowland: Elizabethan Master of the Lute
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
May 24, 2007
Songs from the Labyrinth: Sting Performs John Dowland Lute Songs
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
May 19, 2007
Ecce Cor Meum CD Review: Paul McCartney's Oratorio Says All You Need Is Love
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
May 12, 2007
Classical BRIT Music Awards: Oratorio By Sir Paul McCartney Wins
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
May 4, 2007
Mstislav Rostropovich Dies: Commemorating the Death of World Famous Russian Cellist
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 28, 2007
Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1: A Review of a Russian Composer's Work for Piano and Orchestra
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 21, 2007
Richard Strauss: 20th Century Post-Romantic Composer
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 14, 2007
Joshua Bell Plays D.C. Metro: Violinist Part of Washington Post's Cultural Experiment
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Apr 6, 2007
Easter Oratorios: Music by Schütz, Handel, Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, and Pärt
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 30, 2007
Bard SummerScape 2007: "Elgar and His World" Celebrates 150th Birthday of Edward Elgar
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 24, 2007
Classical Piano Performers: Emanuel Ax, Andre Previn, Wilhelm Kempff
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 17, 2007
The Bach Family of Musicians: J. S. Bach, J. C. Bach, C. P. E. Bach, W.F. Bach
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 10, 2007
Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto: Benny Goodman's Commission
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Mar 3, 2007
Music and Technology: Quirky Classical Music Videos from YouTube
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 24, 2007
Bryn Terfel's Simple Gifts: Album Review
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 17, 2007
Dvorák's American String Quartet: Review of the St. Petersburg String Quartet's Most Recent Album
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 10, 2007
Debussy's Études: Pedagogical Concert Pieces
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Feb 3, 2007
Philip Glass' Heroes Symphony: American Minimalist Inspired by David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 26, 2007
Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony: The Universal and the Particular, Two Sides to Mahler
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 19, 2007
The Sea Symphony CD Review: The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Performs Ralph Vaughan Williams' Symphony No. 1
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 11, 2007
Valery Gergiev and Kirov Orchestra: Stravinksy, Scriabin Abum Review
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jan 5, 2007
English Composer Edward Elgar: Graduation March Composer Celebrates Birthday
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 29, 2006
Intro to the 20th-Century: A Compilation Album of 20th-Century Composition
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 21, 2006
The Nutcracker Ballet: Russian composer Tchaikovsky's Christmas Music
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 15, 2006
George Frideric Handel's Messiah: A German Composer's Christmas and Easter Oratorio
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 8, 2006
Rachmaninoff CD Review: A Window in Time: Rachmaninoff Performs His Solo Piano Works
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Dec 1, 2006
Beethoven's Symphonies: A Quick Guide to the German Composer's Nine Symphonies
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 21, 2006
London Philharmonic Orchestra: Us and Them: Symphonic Pink Floyd and Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 16, 2006
American Composer Aaron Copland: Composer of the American West
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 9, 2006
Felix Mendelssohn: Romantic Composer With a Classical Flavor
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Nov 2, 2006
Renaissance Composer Thomas Tallis: Album Review: Spem in alium
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 25, 2006
American Composer Harry Partch: Twentieth-Century Experimentation with Just Intonation
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 17, 2006
Swingle Singers: Classical Music as Vocal Performance
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 10, 2006
More Classical Music for Children: I Hate Music!, The Telephone, Amahl and the Night Visitors
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Oct 3, 2006
Hubert Parry: English Composer
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 27, 2006
Dvorák's New World Symphony: America's Folk Music?
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 21, 2006
More Composer Birthdays: The Ages of Major Western Classical Music Composers
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 12, 2006
Plot Synopsis of The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Seigfried, and Götterdämmerung
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 12, 2006
Wagner on CBC: Canadian Opera Company to Perform Wagner's Ring Cycle
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 6, 2006
Porgy and Bess: George Gershwin's Folk Opera
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Sep 1, 2006
Gustav Holst's The Planets: A Seven-Movement Suite by an English composer
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 27, 2006
Renée Fleming and Cecilia Bartoli: These female contralto, mezzo-soprano and soprano voices include Janet Baker and some of opera's best.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 17, 2006
John Adams Commemorates 9/11: His composition 'On the Transmigration of Souls' for the New York Ph
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 10, 2006
Renaissance Composer William Byrd: English Catholic musician served under Protestant royals Queen Mary, Elizabeth Tudor and Henry VIII despite his loyalty to the Latin Mass
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Aug 2, 2006
Estonian Composer Arvo Pärt: Russian Catholic Orthodoz Church draws from minimalism, Perotin and Medieval Gregorian chants as inspiration.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 27, 2006
Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique: 19th Century composer introduces narrative composition and program notes explaining the supernatural.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 26, 2006
Theme Music from Wagner to Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique represents Hector's take on music as character a la Beethoven.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 13, 2006
John Adam's Concerto Century Rolls: The player piano, Fats Weller, Gershwin, Zes Confrey, Ravel, and Debussy influence the maestro.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 13, 2006
Building a Classical Music Library: A Review of Bill Parker's book to help the would-be classical collector with music appreciation.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jul 7, 2006
Beethoven Academie on eBay: Orchestra Auction shut down due to ownership and patronage issues.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jun 30, 2006
Selling Orchestras Online: Private ownership of musicians from Haydn's Farewell Sympony No. 45 to Belgium's Beethoven Academie today.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
Jun 23, 2006
Mozart's Marriage of Figaro: The BBC version in Covent Gardens’ Royal Opera House won't incite soccer riots, but it and Don Giovanni was worthy of a class war in the 1700s.
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By: Sarah Canice Funke
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