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Monday, January 31, 2011

Einstein and music

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Now making the rounds in Britain, "Music of the Spheres," a program by violinist Jack Liebeck, pianist Katya Apekisheva and Brian ...

John Barry (1933-2011)

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John Barry, the composer of film music best-known for his scores for the James Bond movies, has died at the age of 77. In addition to the Bo...

Review: Richmond Symphony

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Steven Smith conducting Jan. 30, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland The piccolo is the soprano of the flute family, and among the highest-pitch...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

Orchestra woes: a survey

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In Louisville, whose symphony orchestra is two months into Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, The Courier-Journal's Elizabeth Kramer ...

Milton Babbitt (1916-2011)

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Milton Babbitt, the pre-eminent American composer of the serial school, has died at the age of 94. An obituary by The New York Times' Al...
Thursday, January 27, 2011

Anthem angst

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The Wall Street Journal's Matt Moffett examines attempts to rewrite or replace national anthems in several countries, focusing on one ma...

The piano on the sandbar

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How did the baby grand piano wind up on a sandbar in Florida's Biscayne Bay? Kind of like the way pianists get to Carnegie Hall, it turn...
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Clarke Bustard
A music critic and cultural writer based in Richmond, VA, Bustard has written for the Richmond Times-Dispatch since 1971. He also has contributed to Style Weekly in Richmond, Symphony and Chamber Music magazines, the webzine NewMusicBox and other publications. Bustard is a recipient of the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music writing, as well as awards from state and national press associations.
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