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A View from the Podium: January 2009
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A View from the Podium. Thursday, January 22, 2009. What's in a name? What's in a name? Quite a lot, it seems. What about the name of your organization or business? Is its name keeping people from checking you out? Can you afford for that to happen? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Subscribe to A View from the Podium by Email. Subscribe in a reader. Welcome to Conductor Jeffrey Reed's Blog! Hello, I'm Jeffrey Reed, Music Director of Orchestra Kentucky. Jeffrey Reed, Music Director.
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A View from the Podium: Larnelle Sings Spirituals-Part II
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A View from the Podium. Wednesday, February 23, 2011. Larnelle Sings Spirituals-Part II. In my last blog, I mentioned that the Czech composer, Antonin Dvorak, found inspiration in spirituals and Native American music. Today, I will explore just how that came about. Upon his arrival in America, Dvorak stated:. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. From Burleigh. Why did Dvorak believe that spirituals were "the folk songs of America"? During slavery in the United States, there were systematic efforts to de-Africanize ...
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A View from the Podium: Piano Men-Part 3
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A View from the Podium. Wednesday, August 3, 2011. Today's article is about the Piano Man himself, Billy Joel. Not many artists have had his staying power. He has had hits for much of the last 40 years. I saw him in concert a few years ago and was impressed with his pianistic abilities. He is no lightweight when it comes to "tickling the ivories". In fact, just explore his earliest albums, like. And you will discover some of his best work (. The Ballad of Billy the Kid. Magazine released a list of the Ho...
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A View from the Podium: November 2010
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A View from the Podium. Tuesday, November 30, 2010. Ask someone their favorite Christmas song, and there's a chance it will be. Written by Irving Berlin (who wrote over 1,000 songs), Bing Crosby's recording has sold more than 50 million copies. In fact, one source ranks the song as the number one Christmas hit of all time. It was ranked number two on the. Songs of the Century. The first public performance of the song was by Bing Crosby on his NBC radio show. The Kraft Music Hall,. Chart It remained in th...
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A View from the Podium: October 2010
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A View from the Podium. Friday, October 29, 2010. Only the Good Die Young-Part VIII. On this eve of the eve of All Hallow's Eve, we turn to a story that is stranger than fiction. That is, the circumstances surrounding the death of singer Sam Cooke. But before we get into the details, first a commercial: Don't forget to get your tickets for Orchestra Kentucky's. Rock 'n Roll Heaven. Cooke had 29 top-40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964, including. On December 11, 1964, Cooke was shot dead by the mana...
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I Am Sitting In A Room: September 2005
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I Am Sitting In A Room. Commentary and thoughts on (mostly) classical music. Wednesday, September 14, 2005. But not completely settled in yet. We hope to have some internet up and running by the end of the week. Blog neglect will cease soon after. Best wishes to all affected by Katrina. My grandmother's house in Miami got hit while it was still a baby hurricane. We got off easy. Posted by jason @ 10:46 AM. I'm a dissertating musicologist! On this day (musically). Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise.
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I Am Sitting In A Room: On this day (musically)
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I Am Sitting In A Room. Commentary and thoughts on (mostly) classical music. Friday, August 10, 2007. On this day (musically). Praetorius, William Henry Fry, Glazunov, Leo Fender, Giya Kancheli, Ronnie Spector, Ian Anderson, yours truly (in a year ending with a 7), and - apparently -. Happy birthday, TSR! The Smithsonian Institution, Angie Harmon. Out of the world:. Michael Haydn, Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Conlon Nancarrow (10 years ago). The city of Nineveh, Rin Tin Tin. Posted by jason @ 8:27 AM.
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BogoMusic
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BogoMusic: Lee Hyla (1952-2014). Comentarios sobre la música clásica en Bogotá, Colombia. Miércoles, junio 18, 2014. Lee Hyla - foto de Suzanne Kreiter tomada de la página web del Boston Globe. Paz en la tumba del compositor estadounidense Lee Hyla. Obituario en el New York Times. Reseña del concierto que el Miller Theater de Columbia University le dedicara en 2002. Escuche aquí obras del compositor. Posted by MPC at miércoles, junio 18, 2014. Bogotá, DC, Colombia. Ver mi perfil completo. Of Music and Men.
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BogoMusic
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Comentarios sobre la música clásica en Bogotá, Colombia. Martes, mayo 31, 2005. Página de la semana - NYC Opera. La página de la semana es http:/ www.nycopera.com/. Le tengo mucho cariño a New York City Opera. Fue una compañía en la que tuve la oportunidad de trabajar como recaudador de fondos y fue uno de los lugares que más disfruté como espectador en Nueva York. Tengo muy gratos recuerdos de producciones atrevidas como el tríptico de. La perfecta producción de. Bodas de Fígaro. Gilbert and Sullivan),.
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I Am Sitting In A Room: Playlist "80"
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I Am Sitting In A Room. Commentary and thoughts on (mostly) classical music. Thursday, May 01, 2008. My brain made the connection between two opus 80s in F minor: the Prokofiev Violin Sonata and the Mendelssohn Quartet. Naturally I would collect other 80s into a playlist:. Bach, Cantata 80 "Ein feste Burg". Prokofiev, Violin Sonata, Op. 80. Mendelssohn, String Quartet, Op. 80. Beethoven, Choral Fantasy, Op. 80. Britten, 2nd Cello Suite, Op. 80. Brahms, Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80. Yup, still here.
