|
|
28097
|
Ukulele Strikes Asian Chord |
|
Steve Herman |
|
A small stringed guitar-like instrument, the ukulele, best known for its association with Hawaiian music and long derided as little more than a novelty, is finally earning some ...
Issue Date: 9 / 2011
|
|
|
|
|
27767
|
Gregg Kallor: Two New York Concerts |
|
Nancy Shear |
|
Pianist/composer Gregg Kallor’s unconventional performances mix classical works, improvisation, and his own unique music. In February and April the Abby Whiteside Foundation will ...
Issue Date: 2 / 2011
|
|
|
|
|
27450
|
Boston Pops Turns 125 |
|
Jeff Lunden |
|
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the Boston Pops -- the granddaddy of America''s popular orchestras.
Since 1897, practically every Boston Pops concert has ended ...
Issue Date: 9 / 2010
|
|
|
|
|
27119
|
Dave Brubeck : Maestro of Cool |
|
Ann Geracimos |
|
In his Connecticut home, Dave Brubeck regularly uses a dancer''s barre to stretch, keeping his limbs flexible as part of his morning exercise program. At age 88, he still goes ...
Issue Date: 2 / 2010
|
|
|
|
|
26002
|
Powerful Voices Propel 'Otello' |
|
T. L. Ponick |
|
The Kirov Opera''s new production of Giuseppe Verdi''s "Otello," which opened in the afternoon of Sunday December 9 at the Kennedy Center''s Opera House, proved just as ...
Issue Date: 1 / 2008
|
|
|
|
|
25805
|
Music Marches to Globalization's Drum |
|
Richard Boursy |
|
Nowadays nearly every music retailer – from the old fashioned bricks-and-mortar kind, through the online CD vendors, to the completely virtual iTunes Music Store – has a major ...
Issue Date: 10 / 2007
|
|
|
|
|
24853
|
Cream's Clapton, Bruce, and Baker: Reinventors of the Blues |
|
Dan Campbell |
|
Thirty-six years after their wheels of fire skidded to a halt, English acid-rockers Cream plugged in again for three nights at Madison Square Garden last October. The New York ...
Issue Date: 2 / 2006
|
|
|
|
|
24810
|
Between Elvis and the Beatles: Neglected Era Get Its Due |
|
Scott Galupo |
|
Many rock enthusiasts view the period between Elvis Presley''s first hip shake and the arrival of the Beatles as one long, sputtering interruption. The late 1950s saw one rock ...
Issue Date: 1 / 2006
|
|
|
|
|
24186
|
Passing of 3 Great Composers Ends an Era in Film |
|
T.L. Ponick |
|
Music fans of all ages noted with sadness the passing this summer in quick succession of three Hollywood giants: film composers Jerry Goldsmith, David Raksin, and Elmer ...
Issue Date: 12 / 2004
|
|
|
|
|
23862
|
Charles Ives, America's Musical Visionary |
|
Susan Osmond |
|
Composer Charles Ives was a constant innovator, pioneering
daring techniques and utilizing hymns and popular tunes to
make music that vividly evokes a primal human community ...
Issue Date: 5 / 2004
|
|
|
|
|
23630
|
Experience Music Project: Seattle's Imaginative Unmuseum |
|
Iris Brooks |
|
The pioneering Experience Music Project offers state-of-the-
art interactivity, vibrant exhibits, and the opportunity to
make live music--even if you never played an ...
Issue Date: 1 / 2004
|
|
|
|
|
23178
|
Les Paul, Electrifying |
|
Tom Benford |
|
The sound of popular music as we know it today--with
multitrack recordings, reverb, and electric guitars--is
largely the creation of Les Paul, who made all these ...
Issue Date: 7 / 2003
|
|
|
|
|
22914
|
O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Traditional American Music Takes Root |
|
Henri Schauffler |
|
The soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou? may have
sparked he current craze for "roots" music, but groups such as
the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have been helping to preserve ...
Issue Date: 2 / 2003
|
|
|
|
|
22857
|
MusicOmnia: The New World of the Microlabel |
|
Peter Catalano |
|
World headquarters is a small office located in a warehouse district on the outskirts of Boston. The production room is harpsichordist Peter Watchorn''s kitchen, where he ...
Issue Date: 1 / 2003
|
|
|
|
|
22858
|
Selected MusicaOmnia Recordings |
|
Peter Catalano |
|
J.S. Bach, Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014-1018 (mo 112), three CDs. Emlyn Ngai, Baroque violin, Peter Watchorn, harpsichord.
This disc is one of the label''s ...
Issue Date: 1 / 2003
|
|
|
|
|
22751
|
Bill Monroe and the Making of Bluegrass |
|
Eric P. Olsen |
|
Rosine, Kentucky (population 65), is not much to look at. A 1930s-era country store, a weathered barn, and a cluster of nondescript houses sum up the charms of this rural hamlet ...
Issue Date: 12 / 2002
|
|
|
|
|
21780
|
Garth Brooks' Songwriters: Behind Brooks' Creative Force |
|
Dan Fefferman |
|
Country music superstar Garth Brooks owes a lot to the
songwriters who penned his biggest hits. Our author met these
talented wordsmiths on a musical tour of their own. ...
Issue Date: 2 / 2002
|
|
|
|
|
21177
|
Louis Armstrong at 100: 'Jazz and I Get Born Together': |
|
Eric P. Olsen |
|
The beloved Satchmo was early recognized as "the greatest
trumpeter in the world" but later vilified by boppers as
a "moldy fig." Now, a century after his birth, he is ...
Issue Date: 8 / 2001
|
|
|
|
|
21454
|
San Francisco Symphony Liberated With New Music Director |
|
Melvyn Krauss |
|
When Michael Tilson Thomas took over as music director of the
San Francisco Symphony five years ago, he faced a stale and
dispirited group. But now it is one of the most ...
Issue Date: 3 / 2001
|
|
|
|
|
21798
|
Grand Ole Opry at 75: Playing to America's Heart |
|
Stephen Henkin |
|
The sturdy pioneers who crossed the Appalachians and settled in what is now Tennessee brought with them fiddles, stories, music, and something more--a love of freedom and a deep ...
Issue Date: 2 / 2001
|
|
|
|
