Composer John Williams is celebrated with performances at the Kennedy Center
Placeholder while loading article actionsNo one would ever take me for a movie buff. Sit me in front of the average blockbuster and I'm much more likely to be engrossed in the texture of my popcorn.This, however, changes abruptly when John…
The Harlem Chamber Players Bring A Black Composer’s Biblical Oratorio To Life
"The Ordering of Moses" includes an orchestra of 60 musicians, a choir of 75 and four soloists."This is the biggest and most ambitious concert we've staged to date,” said Liz Player, who co-founded the Harlem Chamber Players in 2008. The…
Amanda Aldridge: Google honors opera singer and composer
Today's Google Doodle pays homage to Amanda Aldridge, opera singer and acclaimed lounge music composer.
Amanda Aldridge was born on March 10, 1866 in London, England, into a family of actors and musicians. Her mother was a Swedish…
Q&A: Composer Zaid Jabri on the Composing Process for ‘Southern Crossings’
On June 16 and 18, 2022, New York audiences will have the opportunity to experience the world premiere of "Southern Crossings."
The work, to a libretto by Yvette Christiansë and Rosalind Morris, centers on the story of the…
On The Delicious Last Course, Cuphead composer Kristofer Maddigan continues his big band excellence
Since its initial release in 2017, few games have garnered the kind of love and attention that Cuphead saw.Developed and published by Studio MDHR, CupheadThe combination of retro animation, unforgettable characters, and tight (and…
Adorable Moment of Little Girl Kissing Violinist Melts Viewers’ Hearts
A little girl's adorable reaction to a violinist melted viewers' hearts.Australian musician Melissa Voyias shared a clip of herself performing "Hey Brother" by the late Swedish electronic artist Avicii to guests at a wedding reception in…
Jason Aldean says it’s ‘flattering’ when people cover his songs on Broadway in…
Jason Aldean said he finds it "flattering" when people cover his songs in honky-tonk bars on Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville.
Aldean recently stopped The Bobby Bones Show on April 22 in support of his new album,…
How low will we go? Interest rate reduction probability from BridgePayday
Some economists believe that if the economy enters a recession, the Federal Reserve will likely shift its focus to a different target for the federal funds rate. Despite this, the Federal Reserve would not be the first organization to take!-->…
Catholic Hopes to Promote Truth and Beauty as Tennessee Composer Laureate
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Truth, kindness and beauty.
That's what classical music composer Michael Kurek, a parishioner at St. John Vianney Church in Gallatin, said he hopes to bring to his new role as the state of Tennessee's second composer!-->!-->…
An emerging composer arrives on the festival’s main stage
Kot performing earlier this year, at the Duc des Lombards in Paris. Marion Ruszniewski Photo.
Ingram Marshall, revered composer and beloved teacher
Ingram MarshallRevered composer and beloved teacher Ingram Douglass Marshall, of Hamden, Connecticut, died May 31 at St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven of complications from Parkinson's disease. Marshall, whose work introduced…
Nils Frahm – how the composer became a mainstay in Spotify playlists
The playlists the Swedish streaming giant curates itself are by far the most popular on the platform, and Frahm is among several of the most utilitarian. Classic sleep, Atmospheric piano and music for concentration all contain a piece or…
REVIEW: 10 bright songs that sound like summer
Summer means a release from your routine, new opportunities and time to relax. Ultimately, summer is what you make it. Whether you're devoting the season to some well-deserved…
8 Songs You Didn’t Know Brett Eldredge Wrote
Illinois native Brett Eldredge burst onto the country scene with the release of his debut album in 2013 bring you back. The album spawned three No. 1 hits, "Don't Ya", "Beat of the Music" and "Mean to Me", and launched a career that…
Iconic composer Vangelis dies aged 79 | Movies
The Oscar-winning keyboard genius behind some of the most memorable film scores has died. Vangelis was 79 years old.Born Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou in 1943, Vangelis grew up in Athens and formed his first band in 1963, called the…
Key Chorale Announces 2024 U.S. Premiere With Iranian Composer
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Accomplished violinist and Liberty teacher shares his family’s plight in Soviet Latvia and…
Liberty University Associate Professor of Music Dr. Yevgeniy Dovgalyuk
From his native Latvia to Lynchburg, Virginia, Liberty University Associate Professor of Music Dr. Yevgeniy Dovgalyuk continues to use his…
Who was Jóhann Jóhannsson? A guide to the Icelandic composer
Was Jóhann Jóhannsson?He was a prolific Icelandic composer and multi-instrumentalist – one of the most acclaimed film composers of recent decades – who wrote music for a variety of media and skillfully blurred the boundaries between musical…
Music lovers celebrate the national composer’s 75th birthday [PHOTO]
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The Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Azerbaijan staged the opera "Intizar" to mark the 75th birthday of the national composer, People's Artist Frangiz Alizada, reports Azernews.
"Intizar" is an opera…
Ingram Marshall, composer, dies at 80
Placeholder while loading article actionsIngram Marshall, an influential American composer who used combinations of electronic sounds and standard orchestral instruments to create deeply moving, atmospheric, and often melancholic…
Immobile en blanc + Video game composer for the title track of the album
Motionless in White is a week away from their final studio album, and they now share the crushing title track from their upcoming Mark the end of the world album. And the song features a guest spin from someone who knows a thing or two…
Arthur Russell was a brilliant and indecisive composer
AArthur Russell was a perfectionist. He could never decide when something was over. When the musician died of AIDS-related illnesses in 1992, at the age of 40, he had released only three solo albums and was barely known beyond New York's…
Denver composer Derrick Hodge brings his sound to the nation’s biggest stages
Not everyone watches the end credits of the Grammys or the Oscars. And most Colorado football fans are too addicted to craft beer to notice who's leading the music before the Super Bowl starts. But Centennial Staters who pay…
Doctor Strange 2 Composer Reveals Last Minute Change Kevin Feige Made To Film
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, composer Danny Elfman has revealed the change Kevin Feige made to the film at the very last minute. Spoilers ahead! At one point in the film, Stephen Strange fights a dark, alternate version of…
Obituaries: Vangelis, Greek composer best known for the score of Chariots of Fire
Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou - or Vangelis as film soundtrack enthusiasts around the world call him - was an uneducated musical researcher whose 50-year career encompassed cosmic concept albums, international space agency commissions…
‘Succession’ composer Nicholas Britell has been working on Tony Gilroy’s…
Lots of news broke yesterday at the "Star Wars Experience" convention in Anaheim about by Tony Gilroy Coming "star wars" To display "Andor.” And the biggest news of the day was about the scale of the series. There will not be one but…
Obi-Wan Kenobi Score Has ‘Loki’ Composer Natalie Holt Balancing ‘Star Wars’…
With "Obi Wan Kenobi”, debuting Friday on Disney +, English composer Nathalie Holt becomes the first woman to score a live-action »star wars", on the heels of his success with Marvel's "Loki".She spent four months on the project, including…
Motivational running songs to help you run better
Research shows that music can help you run longer, faster and even easier, so it's no wonder so many runners craft their personal playlists with extra care. After all, the perfect song might just be the motivation you need to cross…
Doctor Strange 2’s weirdest fight scene explained by the composer
Legendary film composer Danny Elfman shares the inspiration behind this musical note fight scene in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness…
Ukraine refugee story: Violinist talks about a new life in Berkhamsted –…
Nikita Vikhorev plays the violin at the London Performing Academy of MusicHe loves fish and chips and thinks haggis is "very tasty", but says "milk tea" is "something very strange to me". He's a huge fan of Irish folk music (“it's very…
7 Steely Dan Songs Every Fan Should Know
After a seemingly ridiculous two-year wait, jazz-rock troubadours Steely Dan will perform their Earth After Dark Tour at Dickies Arena on Thursday, June 2, featuring special guests Snarky Puppy. Previously announced opener Steve…
[Herald Interview] Composer Paul Chihara on a new viola concerto inspired by Arirang and Richard…
Paul Chihara (right), Richard Yongjae O'Neill (middle) and Osmo Vanska (left) greet the audience after O'Neill performed "Concerto for Viola and Orchestra: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Hero by Chihara with the Seoul Philharmonic…
First Concert of KMFA’s Draylen Mason Composer-in-Residence Program Launches New Music for…
Anthony McSpadden wants to expand the music we hear every day on classical radio.
“There is a reason why has survived this long: it's because it's great music,” said McSpadden, director of broadcasting and content at KMFA, the classic…
Obituary: American composer and educator Henry Mollicone has died aged 76
On May 12, 2022, American composer and pedagogue Henry Mollicone died after a long illness.
A graduate of the New England…
The composer of “Chariots of Fire” has died | Celebrities
ATHENS, Greece — Vangelis, the Greek electronic composer who wrote the unforgettable Oscar-winning music for the movie "Chariots of Fire" and the music for dozens of other films, documentaries and TV series, has died at 79.…
The 9 Best Dirty Macing Love Songs Ever – VIBE.com
Cynicism is a growing phenomenon in music. Real love songs are hard to find these days. Named after Rihanna's "We Found Love," Yellow Diamonds is a lyric series in which VIBE editor Austin Williams celebrates songs that sound like…
Vangelis dies aged 79: Blade Runner and Chariots Of Fire composer was one of electronic…
Greek composer and synth legend Vangelis (Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou) has died aged 79. Known for his evocative and emotional film soundtracks - including Chariots Of Fire and Blade Runner - he has been recognized as one of the…
Kevin Feige wanted a battle between
One of the most exciting scenes from the recent Marvel movie, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, for me, it's the duel between the two parallel universe Doctor Stranges. The compelling background music feels appropriate for…
Composer Says Shen Yun is a Once in a Lifetime Experience
FUESSEN, Germany—Music is the flow of notes through time and Shen Yun Performing Arts takes that timing to a whole new level with its live orchestra perfectly timed to match the dancers and a digital backdrop.
Graham Waterhouse is a…
RV Symphonic Band Concert to Feature Student Performers, Composers and Conductors – Medford…
Christine Lundahl leads a rehearsal of the Rogue Valley Symphonic Band in preparation for their spring concert on May 21. RGBS photo
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Listen to RaeLynn’s two new songs, “…Hometown” and “If…
RaeLynn is serving up new music on Friday, May 13, and fans are getting a double helping. The country singer has released two new tracks, "I Love My Hometown" and "If God Took Days Off."The first is an anthem for RaeLynn's hometown of…
The composer covers the main theme of Elden Ring in 15 different styles and they are all amazing
If you've played Elden Ring, you know the weird thing that happens when you reach the game's main menu and you're somehow forced to sit on the screen for at least 30 seconds while listening to what's going on. can only be described as a…
CEWM’s Luncheon Musicale Benefit will feature vibraphonist and composer Patricia Brennan
Vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan. Photo: K.Grabowsky
LENOX — Close encounters with music (CEWM) will feature a Brooklyn-based Mexican-born vibraphonist,…
INTERVIEW: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Composer Akira Senju on Creating Symphonic Alchemy
the Fullmetal Alchemist is known for her varied and emotional music, both from the 2003 original Fullmetal Alchemist 2009 revival series Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Through each series and movies, composers Michiru Oshima…
Shen Yun’s Orchestra Is “Fantastic” According to Composer
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.—Music composer Timothy Hosman was surprised when he came to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Performing Arts Center in San Luis Obispo.
Shen Yun has a global mission to bring back the authentic traditional…
Watch The Craft Full Movie Online, Release Date, Trailer, Cast and Songs
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‘Doctor Strange 2’ Composer Danny Elfman Talks Sneaking Into Musical Easter Eggs
Doctor Strange 2 Composer Danny Elfman talks reuniting with director Sam Raimi, writing for a villain unique to Wanda Maximoff, and having fun sneaking into Marvel's musical Easter eggs.Video transcriptKevin Polowy: You composed the scores…
Mead’s outgoing Composer-in-Residence of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra talks about making…
Since the age of 4, Jessie Montgomery has found solace in music.
“Music has always been a way out or a way out for me. For all my life,” says Jessie Montgomery. “Music is a place where you can let your thoughts go. You are there to be…
Street Fighter Composer Says Fei Long Will Never Appear On The Series Again[UPDATE]
UPDATE: With this story breaking, Street Fighter 5 composer Daniel Lindholm has clarified his statement. Lindholm says his original comments were…
The artistic group Maricopa will pay tribute to the composer Judith Lang Zaimont
Judith Zaimont is an accomplished composer whose work has been performed internationally.
Internationally renowned composer Judith Lang Zaimont will be honored by the Maricopa Friends of…
Legendary Composer and International Rock Star YOSHIKI Reveals Concert Dates in Las Vegas and Mexico…
"A Starlight Symphony" is a concert experience featuring Brightman alongside an orchestra and choir, with a guest performance by YOSHIKI. With two of music's biggest names coming together in a rare live musical performance, fans of these…
Boosey & Hawkes signs composer Gabriela Ortiz
Boosey & Hawkes is pleased to welcome acclaimed composer Gabriela Ortiz to its roster of artists. Winner of the Mexican National Prize for Arts and Literature and a Guggenheim Fellowship, Ortiz is one of Mexico's most important…
Obi-Wan Kenobi Composer on creating the music for the Disney+ Star Wars series – The Hollywood…
The following month, composer Natalie Holt - the first woman to score a project in the star wars universe – will once again take fans to a galaxy far, far away with his score for Obi-Wan Kenobi.
But the trip to Tatooine and…
Inside Dolly Parton’s Incredible Career and How Many Songs She Wrote
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has unveiled its list of 2022 inductees and Dolly Parton is on it.
Alongside Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon, Parton will go down in history as one of…
Angus Davison Wins Layton Emerging Composer Fellowship
The University of NSW has announced Angus Davison as the winner of the 2022-2023 Layton Emerging Composer Fellowship. The Sydney-based composer will receive $10,000 and over the course of the year will compose two pieces for Australia…
20 best summer country songs
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Alan Jackson sang "there's no cure for the summer blues", but we disagree! This catchy playlist of the best summer country songs is sure to…
Memories and travels of a composer from Pipa
As innova Recordings celebrates its 40th anniversary, the American Composers Forum's in-house label will share its history and showcase artists like Gao Hong who have featured on the label over the years.
Before she started composing,…
World-renowned violinist Bernadett will perform a free concert for the biggest US-Hungarian event
She will perform for the Hungarian summit on Saturday, May 14, 2022 in Daytona Beach. Her rendition of "America The Beautiful" is this year's official anthem.DAYTONA BEACH, Florida., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hungarians have a rich…
A Famous Composer Writes to Noosa Chorale
Jim Fagan The famous British composer Sir Karl Jenkins has sent his thanks to the singers of the Noosa Chorale who will perform one of his works, Stabat Mater, next month.
Sir Karl is one of the most performed living…
Violinist Ken Aiso and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya will perform for the Glendale Noon concerts
Valeria Morgovskaya and Ken Aiso
On Wednesday, May 4 at 12:10 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts program will be streamed.
Violinist Ken Aiso and pianist Valeria Morgovskaya will perform works by Vivaldi, Davitashvili,…
German electronic composer Klaus Schulze dies aged 74
(CelebrityAccess) – Klaus Schulze, a pioneering German electronic composer, has died at the age of 74, his representatives confirmed in a!-->!-->…
Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar Composer and Virtuoso Mark Vickness Launches “Alluvial Fans”…
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ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, USA, April 22, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Two years after the release of his highly acclaimed CD,…
Composer secures rights from Hollywood studio to stage Holocaust opera | News
A young British composer has secured the rights to stage an opera based on the film The boy in the striped pajamas.
Miramax, which owns the rights to the story after making the 2008 film of the same name, originally asked composer Noah…
Natalie Holt Named Composer of Obi-Wan Kenobi – Deadline
Natalie Holt has been cast as a composer for Disney+ Obi Wan Kenobibecoming the first woman to score a live-action star wars project. She broke the news in an interview with Vanity Fair released on Friday, also confirming reports…
composer Michael Price on the response to Bach’s Second Brandenburg Concerto
There are many ways to respond to great works of art - intellectually and emotionally, then visually, aurally and even by taste and smell, depending on the art in question. I usually close my eyes and remember a favorite piece…
Distinguished Composer-Music Producer Roy Advances His Musical Legacy
MUMBAI: Indian music composer-producer Roy, who is known for producing music for songs like “Hawayein”, “London Thumakda” and “Zaalima”, which gave us many hit songs, recently composed and produced music for the main title track 'Whistle…
Harrison Birtwistle, composer, 1934-2022 | FinancialTimes
Sir Harrison Birtwistle at his home in Wiltshire in 1997 © Bridgeman ImagesSir Harrison Birtwistle, who died aged 87, liked to take his time answering the questions everyone always seemed to want to ask him. He was the most celebrated…
Harrison Birtwistle, British composer, dies at 87 – Billboard
Harrison Birtwistle, the creator of bold experimental modern music, recognized as one of Britain's greatest contemporary composers, has died aged 87.
The publisher of Birtwistle, Boosey & Hawkes, said he died on Monday at his home…
Revolutionary composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87
Placeholder while loading article actionsHarrison Birtwistle, the creator of bold, experimental modern music recognized as one of Britain's greatest contemporary composers, died on April 18 at his home in Mere, England. He was 87 years…
New Louisville Orchestra Season Features Composer Residency World Premieres – 89.3 WFPL News…
the Louisville Orchestra announced its 2022-23 performance season on Tuesday, which will include world premieres by the organization's inaugural cohort new Creators Corps residency programa concert series in southern Indiana and at…
Joe Alwyn is not going to write more songs with GF Taylor Swift
Goodbye William Bowery. Taylor Swift enlisted her boyfriend, Joe Alwynto help him out with some tracks from his 2020 albums, but their collaboration was apparently a one-time thing.
"That's not my plan, no," the Prefer star, 31,…
The human scale of it: Peter Simpson remembers composer Jonathan Besser
Peter Simpson reads Around the Corners, Out to the Edges, a memoir published two months after the untimely death of his friend, Jonathan Besser.
The title of Jonathan's memoir comes from the opening lines of a long poem by American poet…
Composer and musician Jon Batiste on his Carnegie Hall Perspectives series
For Batiste, it's about building on what came before.
Oscar-winning composer, musician, conductor and cultural ambassador Jon Batiste defies all categories. From his community “love riot” performances to his compositions…
Sir Harrison Birtwistle, avant-garde composer who became the great old man of British classical…
Sir Harrison Birtwistle, CH, who died aged 87, was one of the most uncompromising British composers of modern times and one of the hardest to classify; his abrasive, avant-garde music, often sounding like a dense jumble of notes and…
Composer Harrison Birtwistle dies aged 87 | Classical music
Harrison Birtwistle, one of Britain's greatest songwriters, has died aged 87. Birtwistle's compositions of uncompromising modernism - ranging from large-scale grand opera to intimate pieces for solo piano - have dominated British music for…
The great British contemporary composer Harrison Birtwistle dies at 87 – Music – Arts…
The publisher of Birtwistle, Boosey & Hawkes, said he died on Monday at his home in Mere, south-west England. No cause of death was given.
Birtwistle's compositions, which ranged from chamber pieces to full-scale opera, have been…
Want to make Instagram reels, here are some trending songs!
New Delhi: Making videos on Instagram is undoubtedly the hottest trend on the internet right now. Of course, reels are incomplete without the appropriate music, as it helps engage the appropriate audience. No matter how hard you work,…
Songs of Praise viewers were wowed by the beauty of Holy Island during an Easter special
Christians across the UK enjoyed beautiful scenes from Lindisfarne this weekend as the island of Northumberland hosted Songs of Praise's Easter Sunday broadcast. BBC One's religious programme, which has been on our screens since 1961,!-->…
How did Jessica Williams die? Remembering the American Jazz Composer and Pianist
How did Jessica Williams die? In memory of the composer and jazz pianist: - On March 10, 2022, American jazz pianist and composer, Jessica Jennifer Williams, better known as Jessica Williams, died at the age of 73. The popular…