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BREAKING BOUNDARIES: Portland Cello Project known for mixing genres, blurring musical lines
The Portland Cello Project Monday will conclude the 2011-2012 Club Weisiger series at the Norton Center for the Arts. Created in 2007, the Portland Cello Project — or PCP, as their fans affectionately call them — has wowed audiences all...
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Norton Center for the Arts debuts Club Weisiger Series with violinist Hahn-Bin
Violin virtuoso Hahn-Bin will kick off the Club Weisiger Series Sept. 30 at the Norton Center for the Arts at Centre College.
And be warned: It’s not going to be your typical violin recital.
Hahn-Bin has re-envisioned the classical music concert. He...Tags: Grammy Awards, Fine Arts, Arts and Culture, Museums, Awards and Prizes
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Violinist Hahn-Bin: Defying boundaries of all sorts
jenb@amnews.comThe auditorium is silent as Steven A. Hoffman walks out on the Weisiger Theatre Stage. The Norton Center for the Arts Executive Director is there to greet the assembly of middle- and high-school students from the region, and give them an introduction to...Tags: Apple iPod, Fine Arts, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Inaugural arts season set at Eastern Kentucky University's new arts center
Great variety and a sparkling array of internationally-known entertainers mark the inaugural season of the EKU Center for the Arts at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond.The new, state-of-the-art, 2,100-seat Grand Hall, the largest venue in Central...Tags: Grammy Awards, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Homes, Arts and Culture, Ceremonies
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Matthew Smith: July 25, 2011
Matthew L. Smith, a native of Jessamine County, passed away on July 25. He was a graduate of Tates Creek High School and Tulane University in New Orleans, majoring in engineering and psychology. He had a special place in his heart for both Tates Creek and...Tags: Tennessee, Scott Joplin, Human Interest, Bodies of Water, Science and Technology
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Vienna Choir Boys will perform Nov. 20 at Norton Center for the Arts
On Nov. 20, Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts will host the world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir for a holiday concert featuring famous waltzes, medieval chant, classical masterpieces and folk songs from around the world.
Founded by Emperor...Tags: Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Wolf Gang (music group), Circuses, Anton Bruckner
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Burgin School hits musical jackpot
eruehs@amnews.comViolinist Glenn Donnellan from the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., will perform Thursday for students at Burgin School. “We hit the jackpot,” said social studies teacher Mimi Becker. While Donnellan may not be a household...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Kentucky, Music Theater
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They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too
Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...
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Head off the well-worn path for classical-music options in Baltimore
With all the usual fresh-look-forward talk prompted by the new year, it's a good time to consider broadening your musical horizons to include performances presented by groups that might have been off your radar. Baltimore is not just fortunate to have...
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Riffing on the highs and lows of the sonic landscape
The quirky violist known as Ljova, an ingratiating fixture on the New York new music scene, has just released a recording called "Melting River." You can purchase and download it for as little as $2 on the artist-friendly website Bandcamp as either an...
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Florida Youth Orchestra celebrates 25 years of inspiring students through music
A quarter-century ago, Myrna and Bob Weaver wished for a musical venue for children to learn, play and enjoy classical music. The first Florida Youth Orchestra, in 1988, tuned to the melodies of 54 instruments played by adolescent fingers. For...
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Big changes planned for New York's Avery Fisher Hall
Big changes appear to be in store for Avery Fisher Hall, one of the country's most prominent classical music venues. The New York Times has reported that the hall, at Lincoln Center, is scheduled to undergo major renovations and a redesign that would...
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