The Beers Family performs Dumbarton’s Drums on an episode of Pete Seeger’s TV show, Rainbow Quest. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q53PGmI8F0
Archive for October, 2009
C-U Symphony
Monday, October 19, 2009 by Carolyn Paulin
for most of last week I was downstate in Urbana-Champaign. The Champaign-Urbana Symphony is celebrating its 50th anniversary this season, and my husband, Paul Vermel, was invited to return and conduct on the first concert of the season. Paul was Music Director and Conductor of the C-U Symphony for 20 years (1974-94) while he was more…
Brian Wilson to finish some George Gershwin songs — latimes.com
Friday, October 16, 2009 by Louise Frank
Brian Wilson to finish some George Gershwin songs — latimes.com Posted using ShareThis By Randy Lewis October 8, 2009 In a surprise union of two quintessentially American composers from different eras, one the 1960s mastermind of “Good Vibrations,” the other the Jazz Age creator of “Rhapsody in Blue,” former Beach Boy Brian Wilson has been more…
An American in Paris… and Hollywood
Friday, October 16, 2009 by Louise Frank
An American In Paris – Original MGM Trailer 1951 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xuo5nn7fkM An American in Paris – Gene Kelly tells the kids, “C’est le time step…” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmKCsmmsnZo An American in Paris – Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron 1951 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYNErGGaXYA
“Palestrina”
Monday, October 12, 2009 by Louise Frank
Earlier this year the Bavarian State Opera presented a production of Hans Pfitzner’s oepra, “Palestrina.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AWgG7FXr-o Musical direction: Simone YoungStage direction: Christian Stückl Cast: Christopher Ventris (Palestrina), Michael Volle (Giovanni Morone), John Daszak (Bernardo Novagerio), Falk Struckmann (Carlo Borromeo), Wolfgang Koch (Graf Luna), Christiane Karg (Ighino), Gabriela Scherer (Silla)
Sand Animation to Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons: Winter”
Friday, October 9, 2009 by Louise Frank
Hungarian filmmaker, Ferenc Cakó, has made a series of wonderful sand animations based on Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. Here is his interpretation of “Winter.” Find out more about this talented film maker at www.cakostudio.hu
Haydn Variations Score
Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Noel Morris
Friday in the 10 o’clock hour, we’re hearing the Haydn Variations of Brahms. Use this link to download a free score! http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=2032
A Memorial to Phil Blum
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 by Noel Morris
Philip Blum (1932-2009) In 1955, Phil Blum played for Fritz Reiner and Janos Starker. He had been a member of the Chicago Symphony cello section ever since. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Weilerstein Trio
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 by Noel Morris
Here’s a fun interview with cellist Alisa Weilerstein.(Source: http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/weilerstein/weilerstein.htm)
Jon Vickers sings “Niun mi tema”
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 by Louise Frank
Here is Jon Vickers singing “Niun mi tema” from Verdi’s Otello. And here, courtesy of http://www.archive.org/stream/otelloalyricdra00boitgoog, is the text of the opera’s concluding scene.
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