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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...