For Immediate Release April 29, 2011 98.7WFMT to Air New Locally-Produced Series on Arts Education Four one-hour Arts After School programs to profile local public/private arts partnerships throughout May CHICAGO – 98.7WFMT, Chicago’s Classical Experience, announces a new four-part series called Arts After School, profiling some of the many public-private arts partnerships that work with more…
Archive for April, 2011
Swan Dance
Saturday, April 16, 2011 by Cydne Gillard
Sent to me by my friend Marcia. Beautiful. Uploaded to YouTube by OpeningCeremonyNY on Apr 11, 2011 The other day, I was lucky enough to be at an event to bring the arts back into schools and got to see an amazing collaboration between Yo-Yo Ma and a young dancer in LA, Lil Buck. Someone who knows more…
J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Thursday, April 14, 2011 by Cydne Gillard
Carl Grapentine hosts a live broadcast of the Chicago Bach Project, presented by Soli Deo Gloria, featuring Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. John Nelson conducts the Chicago Bach Choir and Orchestra in this musical narrative of Christ’s arrest, trial, and execution as recounted in the Gospel of Matthew. At intermission, Carl will talk with Maestro Nelson more…
Ilya Kaler performing the Vitali Chaconne on Russian TV in 1987
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 by Cydne Gillard
Here is violinist Ilya Kaler, Chicago resident since 2005 and winner of the coveted Gold Medal in the three most highly prestigious international violin competitions: Tchaikovsky (1986), Paganini (1981), and Sibelius (1985). Mr. Kaler is 24 years old in this performance with Leonid Blok on the piano.
Barbershop singing at its AMAZING BEST!
Friday, April 1, 2011 by Carolyn Paulin
If you are like me, and tend to look down a bit on Barbershop singing (as a choral musician, I have that regrettable tendency), then take a look and listen to this AMAZING video. The Ambassadors of Harmony were International Barbershop Champions, and you will see why. What a great performance in every way!
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