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November 4, 2009
Grace Notes: New York City Opera
Due to last year's massive renovations at the New York State Theater, the New York City Opera had an unusual season of music and opera. They took the show on the road and performed at fourteen different performance spaces throughout the city. The administrative turmoil at the top ...November 3, 2009
ClipNotes: And the wall came tumbling down
November 9th marks the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. As you may recall from experience or world history class the cold war was at its most chilling point prior to and for many years after the construction of the wall in 1961. Here’s what an authoritative source, Discovering Collection, wrote. "Large numbers of refugees from Communist Europe and particularly East Germany were using Berlin as an escape route to the West. They were able to cross freely into the Western sectors of Berlin and were then flown to West Germany. From 1949 to 1959, over two...
October 29, 2009
Grace Notes: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
As we all know from the musical Grease, "Rock 'n roll is here to stay..." It's time to congratulate and wish a happy 25th anniversary to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The two-night celebration begins tonight at Madison Square Garden with ...October 26, 2009
Grace Notes: Halloween Music
As Halloween approaches, parents everywhere are making costumes, decorating their homes and buying lots of treats for the upcoming day. On Wednesday, October 28, 2009, the Westport Halloween parade for children commences ...October 22, 2009
Grace Notes: American Chamber Orchestra
One of the youngest of Fairfield County's orchestras is the American Chamber Orchestra. This six year-old chamber music group performs the major works of the symphonic repertoire, aims to capture new artistic talent and presents ...
October 20, 2009
Grace Notes: Alicia de Larrocha
To my dismay, I recently I heard about the death of the great Spanish pianist, Alicia de Larrocha. I was quite fortunate to attend some of her solo recitals as well as appearances with the New York Philharmonic and the Mostly ...October 15, 2009
Grace Notes: Norwalk Symphony Orchestra
In celebration of its illustrious past and its 70th birthday year, the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra is planning a retrospective look from its first concert in 1939. Two pieces from that performance, Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony #1 and Reinhold Gliere's Russian Sailors Dance will be on the orchestra's program this Saturday night, October 17, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. The performance will be rounded out with Quinto Maganini's Tuolomne. Charles Ives Unanswered Question and Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major. Although Quinto Maganini may not be a household name, he was not only an arranger, composer and flautist, but the...
October 12, 2009
Grace Notes: Dancing Piano
Have you ever seen the movie Big starring Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia? Do you remember the funny, yet touching scene at the FAO Schwarz store in New York City where ...October 7, 2009
Grace Notes: New Haven Pops
In an effort to reach new audiences, experience new performing venues and expand beyond the city limits, the New Haven Symphony Orchestra Pops will be paying tribute to the one and only jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. The Pops group will be led by Associate Conductor Gerald Steichen, and the guest vocalist will be Shaleah Adkisson. This performing ...
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