Niurka Gonzalez, A Cuban Flute Virtuoso – Havana Times.org
Helson Hernandez Niurka Gonzalez with the National Symphony Orchestra. HAVANA TIMES, May 5 — Niurka Gonzalez is one of the greatest concert performers of merit today on the island. As she commented, “We’ve been able to play almost all of the most important works in the repertoire for flute and piano.” HT: what has Flauta [...]
Exeter area news briefs
May 04, 2012 2:00 AM EXETER — The last author in the Exeter Public Library’s Local Author Miniseries is Bobbie Pevear on May 8. At 6:30 p.m. Bobbie Pevear, author of “Write Quick: War and a Woman’s Life in Letters, 1835-1867,” will discuss how her genealogical research led to the book about life during the [...]
Neglected Handel gem a must for early opera lovers
While the production is rather static and spartan compared to its livelier, more visually inventive predecessors, the singing and orchestral work are of a quality to make one appreciate what a musical gem “Teseo” is. “Teseo” was the young Handel’s third Italian opera for London, premiered in 1713, with a libretto lifted (more or less) [...]
First United Methodist Church of Ontario to hold April 22 concert featuring the glass ‘armonica’
Thinking outside the box is something members of the First United Methodist Church of Ontario have always done well. The congregation has been at the forefront of much change in the community by taking a leadership role. Years ago, the church was one of the first faith-based groups in the Inland Valley to address the [...]
Unique harpsichord concert features premiere of local composition and new instrument
Wednesday April 4, 2012 When Mariken Palmboom sits down to perform a harpsichord recital at the Spectrum Playhouse in Lee on Saturday, April 7, it will not be your everyday classical music concert. Although it’s not entirely uncommon to find harpsichords within chamber music ensembles, it’s a rarer treat to hear a musician play one [...]
David Archuleta Begins Mormon Mission
David Archuleta has paused his music career to begin his missionary service in South America, telling fans, “I will see you all in two years”. The American Idol star is stepping out of the spotlight to carry out his religious duties as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. In a [...]
Top duo back at Dillington House (From This is The West Country)
Top duo back at Dillington House 9:55am Tuesday 6th March 2012 in Somerset COLIN Booth and Steven Devine return to Dillington House this weekend. COLIN Booth and Steven Devine make their annual return to Dillington House on Sunday, March 11, for a concert of harpsichord and fortepiano. This year’s concert focuses on the glories of [...]
Winter baroque extravaganza (1)
It has long been my dream to establish a cultural event that is not only a natural progression of the ambience and tradition that surrounds us but one that will last long after I have gone. This has nothing to do with personal hubris but it is because I firmly believe that we are a [...]
Muzikus.cz – hudba – klasická hudba jazz – recenze – Johann Jakob Froberger – Clavichord Fantasias
30.01. | Autor: Dita Hradecká Johann Jakob Froberger – Clavichord Fantasias Jaroslav Tůma – klavichord. Text: Č, a. Nahráno 2009, Borovany. Vydáno: 2011. TT: neuvedeno. DDD. 1 CD Arta (2HP Production) F 10184. Nová nahrávka Jaroslava Tůmy zavádí posluchače do 17. století – doby, kdy se hudebníci dobrodružně toulali Evropou, jejíž země a regiony měly svůj [...]
A Baroque favourite
J.S. Bach’s six Brandenburgs are right up there with Vivaldi’s the four Seasons as some of the most popular works in the Baroque repertoire, but they are so musically rich that most listeners never tire of them. If you collect recordings of music by Bach, you probably have at least one set of Brandenburgs already, [...]