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Music NewsBirds Sing, Glasses Wail, Storms Rage, Seas Toss2008-02-22 05:41 - Among the great pleasures of regularly attending concerts is the occasional encounter with a performance that far surpasses expectations. The concert by the Juilliard Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall on Monday did just that. A Wild Welcome to a German Teen-Pop Band 2008-02-22 05:41 - Tokio Hotel is a German act that scrambles musical categories in a way that feels ideally suited to the current era. Richard Westenburg, Choral Conductor, Dies at 75 2008-02-22 05:40 - Mr. Westenburg founded the Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra in 1964 and made it one of the most renowned choruses in New York by the end of the 1970s. An Eco-Friendly Pianist Wears Her Heart on Her Sleeveless Dress 2008-02-22 05:40 - The gifted young Korean pianist Soyeon Lee wore a dress made from recycled waste during the second half of her recital on Tuesday night at Zankel Hall. Scores With a Youth Movement 2008-02-22 05:40 - Mannes College the New School for Music offered a generous sampling of youthful exuberance free on Tuesday evening, when the Mannes Orchestra performed at Carnegie Hall. Mammals Misbehaving, and Agonized Farewells 2008-02-22 05:40 - Cynics and conspiracy theorists might have suspected a hidden agenda in a concert presented by the Da Capo Chamber Players at Merkin Concert Hall on Tuesday night. Letting the Inner Angst Out, Loudly 2008-02-22 05:40 - Dave Grohl was a smiling, gum-chewing, hair-flopping, guitar-thrusting rock star when his band, Foo Fighters, headlined Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. Jazz World Confronting Health Care Concerns 2008-02-22 05:40 - Most people who play jazz for a living are accustomed to self-reliance. When that system fails, they lean on one another. Music Review: Birds Sing, Glasses Wail, Storms Rage, Seas Toss 2008-02-21 05:40 - Among the great pleasures of regularly attending concerts is the occasional encounter with a performance that far surpasses expectations. The concert by the Juilliard Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall on Monday did just that. Music Review: A Wild Welcome to a German Teen-Pop Band 2008-02-21 05:40 - Tokio Hotel is a German act that scrambles musical categories in a way that feels ideally suited to the current era. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 |
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