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Publication of joint studies by Iranian and American academics on Russian composer Dmitry…
TEHRAN - A book presenting joint studies by Iranian scholar Amir-Hossein Ramezani and American music critic and author David Hurwitz has been published.
Ramezani and a large number of academics and musicians, including Nader…
Holland Bach Society presents the composer’s lesser-known sacred music to local audiences
HOLLAND - The Holland Bach Society, a music project led by Scott Vanden Berg, seeks to bring the sacred compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach to more audiences in the Netherlands region.Bach, widely regarded as one of the greatest composers…
Architect Glenn Murcutt and composer Georges Lentz team up for the sound installation Cobar
The Cobar Sound Chapel was due to be completed in the first semester and officially opened in early October. Then came the confinements.But in this rugged part of the world, another six months makes little difference for a graffiti-covered…
Norwegian composer is new dean of Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
SINGAPORE - Norwegian composer and researcher Peter Tornquist will be the new dean of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) at the National University of Singapore from February (2022).
He replaces Professor Bernard Lanskey, who…
Adventurous composer Carson Kievman is dead
Carson Kievman at a fundraiser in Miami for Sobe Arts
The longtime Miami resident has made a major contribution to local culture and music education.…
The film composer was 78 – Deadline
Joanna Bruzdowicz, the Franco-Polish composer whose far-reaching work included several collaborations with Agnès Varda, has died at the age of 78.
His family confirmed to Deadline that Bruzdowicz passed away peacefully in his music…
Handel and Haydn prove that French composer Louise Farrenc deserves a wider audience
“She's a 19th century French composer, in Beethoven's time,” I heard a man explain to a well-dressed elderly woman entering Symphony Hall on Friday night. It was not difficult to deduce that this was a sequel to the question "who is Louise…
German composer Frieder Bernius to perform in Turkey
German conductor Frieder Bernius will perform in Turkey, Turkey's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Thursday.The founder and director of the chamber choir Kammerchor Stuttgart will conduct a series of concerts and formations in…
10 KEY facts about Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff
1. Versatile talentSergei Rachmaninoff first made a name for himself as a great composer, but he was also excellent as a pianist and conductor. “I have never been able to guess what my true vocation is, who I am - composer, pianist or…
Composer Nathan Felix releases Texas Skies with pianist Timo Andres
New York, NY, November 03, 2021 - (PR.com) - Composer Nathan Felix is about to release a new classical music recording inspired by the different skies and landscapes of the state of Texas. The music, written for two pianos, features New…