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Youtube goes Symphonic

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on December 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »

As a marketer, I always hear social media gurus chatting about how businesses should be used for business…blah blah blah.  If social media is social, then an even larger question is: how it social media help to progress society?  Yesterday, I was happily surprised that YouTube is kicked up a notch by supporting the arts, [...]

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Philip Glass Asked To Compose Opera About Walt Disney

Posted in Classical Music, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Philip Glass is one of those composers that I have had my ups and downs with over the years.  So when I recently discovered that Glass has been commissioned by New York City Opera to compose an opera that imagines the final months in the life of Walt Disney, I was both confused and intrigued [...]

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Opera Taps Hollywood Movie: The Fly

Posted in Classical Music, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yes, David Cronenberg’s 1986 horror flick, The Fly, has hit the operatic stage in Los Angeles. Cronenberg is also directing the new opera as well, with Plácido Domingo directing the production. The opera first hit the stage in Paris over the summer and received mixed reviews. What I can only be described [...]

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1812 Overture and Independence Day

Posted in Music, tagged , , , , , , , on July 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Ever wonder why the 1812 Overture is performed on the 4th of July?  Most classical musicians roll their eyes around this time of year, dust off their “1812 Overture chops,” and make some extra cash by performing the work everywhere across the country. The overture is one of those pieces that I have known about [...]

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