Search Results for 'Music'

Russians, Americans Build Musical Bridges

In the early 1960s, at the height of the Cold War, the Yale Russian Chorus came to Moscow to break the ice between the Soviet Union and the United States. Fast forward 50 years and Americans and Russians are once again using music to defr [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2013 | Comments : 0

Musical helps to preserve culture, traditional arts

"What an interesting discovery about Viet Nam. Through the show, I feel I love your country more," one tourist said after the show. The 60-minute-performance with six parts spans a long period – from the founding of the co [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Country and Eastern music

A series of Dong ethnic group folk music concerts has attracted considerable attention in Beijing. It is not the first time that such music has been heard here, but it is rare to see a group of grassroots musicians from the countryside pr [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

UT Arlington Islamic Art and Culture Forum focuses on Americ...

ARLINGTON, Texas – Billie Holiday’s wavy intonation has its roots in the Muezzin’s call to prayer, scholars say. The syncopated riffs and rhythms of blues guitar legend John Lee Hooker echo a traditional call and respons [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Cultural entities: Potohar folk music and poetry reading pul...

“The festival aims at promoting the rich musical heritage of Potohar,” said Lok Virsa Executive Director Khalid Javaid. Talking to mediapersons, he said that Lok Virsa was in a unique position to highlight the culture, art and [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Audience etiquette matters if the purity of classical music ...

The question of concert behaviour, like most codes of conduct, depends on where you are. Who are you upsetting by ignoring etiquette? Does that etiquette have any purpose beyond crusty tradition? As far as classical music is concerned, t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Angolan musician calls for more cultural events

Angolan rap style musician from Kwanza Norte, Serafim da Graça Amaral "Macho Brown", appealed this Thursday, in Ndalatando, to local businessmen to give more support to the promotion of cultural activities. Speaking to Ango [...]

Posted On : Sep, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

Coming of Age: Abu Dhabis Music Festival

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- At age six, most major performing arts festivals are still searching for their identity. Italy’s famed Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds (June 26 through July 12), for example, has passed the half-centu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Trio of world-famous artists give outstanding recital at 6th...

The 'superstar' trio was made up of the world's most famous flautist, Sir James Galway, the most celebrated pianist of our generation, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and the passionate and inspiring Russian cellist, Nina Kotova. Following an unforge [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Fonz struts Toronto stage in Happy Days musical

When he created a musical based on his 1970s TV series Happy Days, Garry Marshall looked forward to revisiting the characters he had created for the show.But the idea he originally had for creating a musical stringing together episo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Austrian musical "Empress Sissi" staged in China

Musical "Empress Sissi" is staged in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Nov. 7, 2008. The Austrian musical is on an itinerant tour in China and will be performed in Beijing, capital of China, Shanghai in east China and seve [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2008 | Comments : 0

Music, culture festival designed to appeal to all

In what its organizers hope will be the first of many such events, a festival of Jewish music, culture, and food will be held Sunday, Sept. 14, in South Brunswick. Rejoice: The Central New Jersey Jewish Music & Culture Festival will fe [...]

Posted On : Sep, 04 2008 | Comments : 0

Jessica turns emotional at country music festival

The country music festival in Wisconsin on Saturday July 19 night saw Jessica Simpson turning tearful and emotional. Jessica was playing to a crowd of several thousand, including her boyfriend Tony Romo, at Country Thunder USA. "This [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2008 | Comments : 0

Music festival's mantra: Build it, and they'll come

The phrase "it was a city unto itself" seems like a cliche until you actually see thousands of people building that city on an open piece of land. With up to 50,000 people expected each day at the first Mile High Music Festival, [...]