BRISTOL ENSEMBLE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR I!!

"A glorious evening of festive music performed by the City of Bristol Choir and the Bristol Ensemble under the baton of the entertaining conductor David Ogden; including sparkling arrangements of Christmas music for choir and orchestra, audience carols, readings and Christmas pieces for orchestra alone."

http://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/bristol-ensemble-christmas-spectacular-i/

If you live in the area, this might be something you will want to see.  Concert date, time, and information can be found on the above link. 

Christus Vincit: A Celebration in Music of the Feast of Christ the King!!

  

Although the date of this event has passed, the entire web site might be interesting to look at for some of you.  So, here's the link:  http://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/event/christus-vincit-a-celebration-in-music-of-the-feast-of-christ-the-king/

Polish Concert Pianist Builds a ‘Viola Organista’ Based on a 500-Year-Old Sketch from Leonardo Da Vinci!!

John Tavener Dies at 69; Composer With Eye on God!!

John Tavener Dies at 69; Composer With Eye on God

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/13/arts/music/john-tavener-dies-at-69-composer-with-eye-on-god.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&_r=1

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon him.  May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through The Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

My Music History Facebook Page!!

The War of The Vendee!!

 

Normally I post things, on this blog, that are strictly music.  But, not this time, although the orchestral score to "The War of The Vendee" was composed by Kevin Kaska, which was very beautifully done!!

I've seen this movie twice -- both times on EWTN and within just a few days of each other. It is very superbly written by Jim Morlino and very superbly acted by the cast entirely made up of young Catholics -- 250, to be exact!!

You all have to see this, whether it's re-aired on EWTN again, sometime in the future, or if you purchase a DVD through the production company's web site here:  http://www.navispictures.com/Default.asp   

I just can't speak highly enough about this movie. Not only is it Catholic, it's also historical!! 

The Story of my Youth (Gramophone, December 1932) by Pablo Casals!!

  http://www.gramophone.co.uk/HallofFame/Casals/Feature/Storyofmyyouth

MEET THE CAPTAINS OF ONLY BOYS ALOUD!!

http://www.onlyboysaloud.com/the-captains/

ONLY BOYS ALOUD PLAY SWANSEA THIS CHRISTMAS!!

http://www.onlyboysaloud.com/news/2013/10/18/only-boys-aloud-swansea-grand/

Gustavo Dudamel News!!

Gustavo Dudamel is an absolutely F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C symphony orchestra Conductor!! He's probably one of the top, if not the top, best Conductor in the world!! As odd as this may sound to state this -- I would LOVE to see HIM in concert!! I wouldn't go to the concert to see and hear the orchestra -- well, all right; to hear the orchestra, yes -- I'd go to the concert to see HIM!! And, I would LOVE to meet him, too, and get his autograph, as well!!

Anyway, here's a bit of recent news about him:  http://gustavodudamel.com/news

Tenor Thomas Elwin!!

After listening to every one of his SoundCloud tracks, all I can say is one word:  B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!! In fact, it's perfectly beautiful!! From "Kuda Kuda" all the way down through the last track on the list, his beautiful singin' just made my heart react very beautifully, which he is among only a handful of singers/musicians who have made my heart react this way!!

So, just click on this link thingy here to hear the beautiful singing that I listened to:  https://soundcloud.com/thomaselwin  
And, while you're at it, please go check out his web site here:  http://www.thomaselwin.com/welcome/4575543018

I don't see anything about him sellin' a CD.  Perhaps that will be something he will consider -- it should be something for him to consider, anyway, a - hem!!

Very, very, beautifully done, Tom!! Please keep up this beautiful singin' and God bless you!!!

Patrice Chéreau Has Died!!

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon him.  May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through The Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/patrice-ch%C3%A9reau-has-died

Only Boys Aloud! Expands!!

Now city boys can join in as Only Boys Aloud expands

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music/now-city-boys-can-join-6148724

Oct. 10: Requiem Live Webcast!!

Although I posted this article/link previously, it's worth posting again as a reminder!! It's also so nice to know that I share the same birthday as Verdi, except that he's 200 years older than I am!!  

http://csofeatures.org/verdi/oct-10-requiem-webcast/

Congrats To The 2013 Classic BRIT Awards Winners!!

Classic BRIT Awards 2013 - all the winners

http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/classic-brit-awards-2013-all-the-winners/056258

Faure's Requiem!!

Forthcoming Concert:  http://www.royalchoralsociety.co.uk/faure.php

New York City Opera Announces It Will Shut Down!!

How sad!! 

http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2013/10/News/City_Opera_Close.html

Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers Video!!

I just put together this slideshow video of The Apparition Site of Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers!! I am a full-time devotee of Her Apparitions and Messages!!

I  borrowed  the pictures from St. Michael's World Apostolate's web site. (Shhhhh.   Don't tell them.   They won't mind.) For more information about The Apparitions and Messages of Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Mothers, or to obtain a free rose petal, blessed by Jesus and Our Lady for cures and conversion, please click on the following link:  http://www.smwa.org/

By-the-way, the music is "Ave Maria" by Bach - Gounod. Please enjoy this video:

Who is the World's Favourite Orchestra? Vote Here!!

You orchestra lovers, THIS is the place for YOU!! Come vote for YOUR favorite orchestra here: http://www.bachtrack.com/worlds-favourite-orchestra-2013 

Guadagnini Violin of Celebrated Teacher Dorothy DeLay Goes On Sale!!

If you are interested in violin stuff, this article's for YOU!! http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/gallery/guadagnini-violin-of-celebrated-teacher-dorothy-delay-goes-on-sale


For the repose of the soul of Dorothy Delay:  Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon her.  May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

Firefighters Called to London's Royal Albert Hall as Thousands are Evacuated!!

PRAISE GOD AND BLESSED BE GOD FOREVER THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED AND THAT IT WASN'T ANYTHING SERIOUS!! Here's the article:  http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/firefighters-called-to-londons-royal-albert-hall-as-thousands-are-evacuated

Celebratory Concert Opens Guildhall School's Milton Court Complex!!

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/celebratory-concert-opens-guildhall-schools-milton-court-complex

JESUS, REDEEMER OF THE WORLD!!

I created this music video myself and this is the first time I've done this.  So, this is not perfectly done on my part, since I am totally new at creating such a video. The music is part of Handel's "Messiah"!! Please enjoy!!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59209rfrkfc)

MENDELSSOHN & ADÈS FESTIVAL!!

 

For those of you who live in the San Francisco area, this is something you might be interested in:  http://www.sfsymphony.org/mendades

Nashville Symphony's Free Day of Music!!

If you live in the Nashville, Tennessee area, THIS looks like something worthwhile to attend, this coming Saturday, and it sounds like A WHOLE LOTTA FUN!!  THIS is something I would LOVE to go to if I lived in the area!!  Please check out the following link:  http://www.nashvillesymphony.org/tickets/calendar/free_day_of_music

Monteverdi -- "Beatus Vir"!!

THIS is just so BEAUTIFUL!! This makes my heart react so beautifully!! Please have a listen:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPNZeT_7OR4)

Seeking New Compositions For Low Brass Trio!!

"Trio scores for horn, trombone, and tuba only (no electronics)."

So for any of you, who compose music for horn, trombone and tuba, this is definitely something you will want to look into!! For more information, please click on the following link: http://www.composerssite.com/opportunity/3869

ORCHESTRA VITAE!!

Orchestra Vitae are emerging musicians who desire to communicate their enthusiasm for performance. Based upon the idea of injecting something special into classical music, Orchestra Vitae aims to inspire audiences by creating a refreshing atmosphere.

This concert will be accompanied by an outreach project that will explore the role of the conductor, and provide insight into the programme. (http://sjss.org.uk/events/orchestra-vitae)

For more information, please click on the above link!! 

Has YouTube Changed the Tone of Classical Music?

This is a very, very good article to read:  http://southernsinfonia.blogspot.com/2013/09/has-youtube-changed-tone-of-classical.html?showComment=1380007592381#c1647983696121126797

The London Symphony Orchestra Has Administrative Job Openings!!

For more information, please click on the following link:  http://lso.co.uk/administration-vacancies

J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion!!

 

Nicholas Hurndall Smith

St Matthew Passion
23 November 2013, Durham Cathedral

A complete performance, in German, of Bach's great retelling of Christ's trial and crucifixion. Bach's music draws every single person, performers and audience alike, into the heart of the story, and so we will be taking it to the very centre of Durham Cathedral, with the audience in the nave and transepts, drawing everyone together. We will be joined by outstanding young soloists from the North East and the chamber choir of Durham Johnston School, along with professional soloists Nicholas Hurndall Smith and Richard Strivens, and a fully professional period instrument orchestra, made up of some of the UK's leading period players.  (http://www.durham-singers.org/st-matthew-passion.html)

For more information, please click on the following link:  http://www.durham-singers.org/concert.html

"The Credo" and "Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All" (The Offertory)!!

I just filmed this video during The Latin Tridentine Mass earlier today, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in downtown Toledo, Ohio. I took this video on my regular camera -- not a video camera -- and so the quality is not very good. But, for those of you, who have never been to my beloved parish Church, you get the idea.


The celebrant of this Latin Tridentine Mass is Father Rafal Pokrywinski, who is not our Pastor or our Associate Pastor.  He's a visiting Priest, from Poland, who has served our beloved parish Church since the beginning of July, 2013, while our Pastor has spent this same amount of time in Poland. This is Father Pokrywinski's last Latin Tridentine Mass at our beloved parish, as he returns back to his homeland at the beginning of October.

Here is the video!!  Please enjoy!!



(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un9xPMDvYy0)

God bless YOU, Father Pokrywinski!!  It was truly a blessing having you serve our beloved parish!!


AVE MARIA, Gratia Plena, Dominus Tecum. Benedicta Tu in mulieribus, et Benedictus Fructus Ventris Tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.

Esther Gartner, 1947 - 2013!!

 
Please click on the following link to read a nice little article about Esther Gartner, who played the cello for The Toronto Symphony Orchestra:  http://tso.ca/About-The-TSO/Members-of-the-Orchestra/Esther-Gartner.aspx


Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon her.  May her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

Sir Colin Davis, 1927 - 2013!!

   
Sir Colin Davis was called Home, to his Eternal Reward, on April 14, 2013.  To read his biography and to leave a message of condolence, please click on the following link:  http://lso.co.uk/sir-colin-davis-1927-2013



Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon him.  May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

IL DIVO Broadway Shows!!

For more information on their Broadway shows dates, times, and ticket prices, please click on the following link:  http://www.ildivo.com/uk/events

North Wales International Music Festival!!

This Festival just started and will run until Saturday, September 28th. For more information, please click on the following link:  http://2013.nwimf.com/home/index.html

Overature: Opera Workshop For Adults in San Francisco!!

 
For more information, please click on the following link:  http://sfopera.com/Learn/Adult-Programs/Overture-Workshop-with-Tobias-Picker.aspx

Win a Pair of Tickets to Casablanca With The Nashville Symphony!!

For more information, please click on the following link:  http://nashvillearts.com/2013/09/13/win-pair-tickets-casablanca-nashville-symphony/

Album Review: English Renaissance Masters All Aglow Again Thanks to New York Polyphony!!

I love the music of The Renaissance and these guys are REALLY, REALLY good!! GOD BLESS THEM!!

http://www.musicaltoronto.org/2013/09/17/album-review-english-renaissance-masters-all-aglow-again-thanks-to-new-york-polyphony/

Bellini Opera Fragment Found in Spain!!

Now this is an interesting article to read:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/10318171/Bellini-opera-fragment-found-in-Spain.html



(Eternal rest grant unto Vincezo Bellini, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon him.  May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through The Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.)

Simple Variations For Clarinet (2012) by Jay Batzn

Please click on the following link to read the short article and to download the score:  http://jaybatzner.com/?p=554

A Performance From Paul Byrom!!

Ronan Tynan Events!!

Please click on the following link for more information regarding his scheduled performances:  http://ronantynan.net/events/

Some Funny Music Pics!!

                                               

A Little Bit of Music Humor!!

"Too many pieces of music finish too long after the end. " ~~ Igor Stravinsky

"Mr. Wagner has beautiful moments but bad quarters of an hour. " ~~ Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

"Classical music is the kind that we keep hoping will turn into a tune. " ~~ Kin Hubbard

"It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. " ~~  Johann Sebastian Bach

"Last night at Carnegie Hall, Jack Benny played Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn lost." ~~ Harold C. Schonberg

"There are more bad musicians than there is bad music." ~~ Issac Stern

"Parsifal is the kind of opera that starts at six o'clock and after it has been running for three hours, you check your watch and it says 6:20." ~~ David Randolph

"One can't judge Wagner's opera 'Lohengrin' after a first hearing, and I certainly don't intend hearing it a second time." ~~ Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

"Before I compose a piece, I walk around it several times, accompanied by myself." ~~ Erik Satie

"I like your opera. I think I will set it to music." ~~ Ludwig van Beethoven

"Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his." ~~ Franz Liszt

"How wonderful opera would be if there were no singers." ~~ Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

"I only know two pieces; one is 'Clair de Lune' and the other one isn't." ~~ Victor Borge

Jean-Yves Thibaudet Joins Symphony, Morlot For Ravel!!

 It sounds to me like this young man is one fantastic pianist!! Please click on the following link to read the article:  http://seattletimes.com/html/thearts/2021803822_symphonythibaudetxml.html

Be A Part of The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Verdi Celebration!!

On Thursday, October 10th., 2013, at 7:30 p.m. CDT., The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will be having a free live webcast of The Verdi Requiem. For more information about this live webcast, please click on the following link:  http://csofeatures.org/verdi/

2nd. Flute Vacancy in The London Symphony Orchestra!!

For more information about applications and auditions, please click on the following link:  http://lso.co.uk/2nd-flute

"Sicut Cervus" (Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina) - New York Polyphony!!

This is SO beautiful and it makes my heart react beautifully!!  Please enjoy!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHUuaA8DKiQ

2013 Opera Holland Park Awards!!

Please vote for your favorite U.K. opera of the past season here: http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/leisureandlibraries/events/2013operahollandparkawards.aspx

Opera North Employment Opportunities!!

If you live in The U.K. and are seeking employment and want to work for the opera, then this link might be of interest to you:  http://www.operanorth.co.uk/about/work-for-us

The 2013-14 Centennial Season Celebration of The Houston Symphony Orchestra!!

 
Please click on the following link to learn more about their concert dates and ticket prices:  http://www.houstonsymphony.org/Concerts-Tickets/Browse-Concerts/13-14-Season

Lang Lang Plays Mozart!!

Lang Lang,
Piano



It is my understanding that he is a fantastic pianist!!  Anyway, here is the link to the article:  http://www.tso.ca/Concerts-And-Tickets/Events/2013-2014-Season/Lang-Lang-Plays-Mozart.aspx

London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda Verdi Rigoletto (Concert Performance)!!

  The London Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2013/14 season with Verdi’s Rigoletto, a gripping opera starring a sharp-tongued jester and a womanising Duke, who spin a web of corruption and deception.

Gianandrea Noseda conducts, following three weeks of critically acclaimed performances with the LSO at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

'Noseda brings thrilling momentum to the opera’s powerful melodrama’.
The Sunday Times, on Rigoletto at the Aix-en-Provence Festival.

For the entire article, please click here:  http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?ID=14486

This Is SO Cute of Ryan Kelly!!

I couldn't resist borrowing this picture from Ryan Kelly's facebook page!!  This is SO cute of him!! He and the boys of Celtic Thunder are currently on tour; but, he took the time out to pose with his little buddy!!  

"My new friend, Bailey, had so much to tell me today in Calgary. Nothing like getting my canine fill on tour…"  https://www.facebook.com/RyanKellyMusicOfficial

I just LOVE his rendition of "Desperado"!!  

The Tenors Sing The US National Anthem at Seattle Seahawks!!

Yes, The Tenors did sing The U.S. National Anthem at the Seattle Seahawks football game . . . and the game, itself, was televised; but not the beloved Tenors!! By now -- and certainly after this experience -- I think most of us Tenors fans have come to realize that if we want to see the beloved Tenors sing The U.S. National Anthem, for any sports game, whether it's televised or not, we actually have to GO to the game to watch, and listen, to them sing!! Being that most of us Tenors fans could probably care less about the sports games themselves, we are grateful to be able to resort to youtube in times like this!!

Hopefully there will be a full version of The Tenors singing The U.S. National Anthem in Seattle on youtube. But, we are certainly blessed that they have shared this little clip with of us of them singin' The U.S. National Anthem in Seattle. So, please enjoy!!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=731897026823646


God bless you, Remigio, Fraser, Victor, and Clifton and keep up the beautiful singin' guys!!  

Obituary: Ray Dolby, Audio Pioneer!!

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon him.  May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/obituary-ray-dolby-audio-pioneer

Fred Katz, Who Married Cello to Jazz, Dies at 94!!

Fred Katz's classical training was a foundation but not a limitation for a far-reaching career as a cellist, pianist and composer.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon him.  May his soul, and

the souls of all the faithful departed, through The Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.



Please click here for the article:  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/arts/music/fred-katz-who-

married-cello-to-jazz-dies-at-94.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1379229984-

O85N6T9KX/hwreIZQ6adcQ

Ray Dolby, Who Put Moviegoers in the Middle of It, Is Dead at 80!!

  

Film industry executives credit Ray Dolby with developing sophisticated technologies that enabled directors to endow sound with the same emotional intensity as pictures.



Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let Perpetual Light Shine upon him.  May his soul, and

the souls of all the faithful departed, through The Mercy of God, rest in peace.  Amen.



Please read the article here:  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/business/ray-dolby-who-put-

moviegoers-in-the-middle-is-dead-at-80.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0

Macedonian Philharmonic - Conductor and Orchestra Members!!

 WOW!!  With all of the orchestras he has conducted, all of the other performances he's done, and with all of the traveling, does this maestro ever get any R & R??

Oh, and they spelled pieces wrong in the last statement about him.  They spelled it "peaces" and not pieces.

Anyway, here's the link to the article:  http://www.filharmonija.mk/OrchestarMembers.aspx?lang=en-US

Vote For The World's Favorite Orchestra!!

Please click on the following link to vote for YOUR favorite orchestra:  http://www.bachtrack.com/worlds-favourite-orchestra-2013

Subscribe Now and Get Tickets to the Verdi Requiem Open Rehearsal!!

If you subscribe to the following link by September 19th., you will receive a free ticket to the Verdi Requiem open rehearsal on October 9th.:  http://clicks.skem1.com/archive/view/?c=1vhAlQ&g=8064

KDFC OnDemand: Stream the San Francisco Symphony Broadcast!!

Please click on the following link, here, to listen to their Opening Night Gala:  http://www.kdfc.com/KDFC-OnDemand--Stream-the-San-Francisco-Symphony-B/17262965

St. Matthew Passion: Come and Sing Workshop!!

For more information about this workshop, please visit The Durham Singers' web site here:  http://www.durham-singers.org/workshop.html

The Tenors Live on BFBS Radio 2!!

Beautiful as always!!  What more can I say??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtwsqKtnFVA


God bless you, Fraser, Remigio, Victor, and Clifton and keep up the beautiful singin'!!!




The Tenors Web Site:  http://www.tenorsmusic.com
The Tenors Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/tenorsmusic

A Quiet Word About Classical Concert Etiquette!!

This is a very good article to read:  http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/10/noise-classical-concert-etiquette-kate-molleson

Windsor & Eton Choral Society and Southern Sinfornia!!

For more information, and for ticket prices, please click on the following link:  http://tickets.windsorfestival.com/Sales/buy/Events/Saturday_28th_September/Windsor___Eton_Choral_Society_and_Southern_Sinfornia/Windsor___Eton_Choral_Society_and_Southern_Sinfornia.aspx

European Union Baroque Orchestra - Handel: Te Deum Utrecht!!

Very beautiful!!

Classic BRITs 2013 nominations announced: full list

9th September 2013, 13:00
The Classic BRIT Awards nominations for 2013 have been announced at a launch event, with several artists scoring double nominations. The awards ceremony itself, to be hosted by Classic FM's Myleene Klass, will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on October 2nd.

Nicola Benedetti is nominated for both the Female Artist of the Year and Classic FM Album of the Year awards, the first of which she has won twice before. It's the 10th time she has been nominated for a Classic BRIT.

Pianist Lang Lang, who has already confirmed that he will be performing at the Classic BRITs ceremony itself, is nominated in both the Male Artist and Classic FM Album of the Year categories. 

The winner of the Classic FM Album of the Year award will be decided by a public vote, hosted by the Classic BRITs official site (click here to listen to excerpts and register your vote). You can find guides to each of the nominated albums here .

Elsewhere, tenors Joseph Calleja, Jonas Kaufmann and composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi are all also nominated for two awards each. Einaudi will be performing at the ceremony as well. 

Film composer Hans Zimmer, who will be performing on the night, has already been announced as this year's recipient of the Outstanding Contribution to Music award, but he will also be duking it out in the coveted Composer category alongside Einaudi and Arvo Pärt. 

Also performing on the night will be saxophonist Amy Dickson (pictured above with host Myleene Klass and trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth), who is nominated in the MasterCard Breakthrough Artist of the Year award. You can view the complete list of nominees below. 

Female Artist of the Year

Alison Balsom

Sound The Trumpet

(Warner Classics)

Joyce DiDonato

Drama Queens

(Erato)

Nicola Benedetti

The Silver Violin

(Decca)

Male Artist of the Year

Daniel Barenboim

Beethoven For All, Elgar/Carter Cello Concertos

(Decca)

Jonas Kaufmann

Kaufmann Wagner

(Decca)

Lang Lang

The Chopin Album

(Sony Classical)

MasterCard’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year

Amy Dickson

Dusk & Dawn

(Sony Classical)

Alisa Weilerstein

Elgar: Cello Concerto; Carter: Cello Concerto 

(Decca)

Joseph Calleja

Be My Love – A Tribute to Mario Lanza

(Decca)

Tine Thing Helseth

Tine

(Warner Classics)

Composer

Arvo Pärt

Adam’s Lament

(ECM New Series)

Hans Zimmer

The Dark Knight Rises OST, Man Of Steel OST

(Sony Classical)

Ludovico Einaudi

In A Time Lapse

(Decca)

Critics’ award

Boris Giltburg

Prokofiev: War Sonatas

Orchid Classics

Hallé Orchestra, Choir & Youth Choir/ Elder

Elgar: The Apostles 

(Hallé)

John Wilson Orchestra/ Wilson

Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies

(Warner Classics)

Jonas Kaufmann

Wagner

(Decca)

Outstanding Contribution to Music (in association with Raymond Weil)

Hans Zimmer

Sony/Warner/Universal

Classic FM Album of the Year (in association with MasterCard)

Andrea Bocelli

Opera

(Decca)

Andre Rieu

Magic of The Movies

(Decca)

Friar Alessandro

Voice From Assisi

(Decca)

John Rutter/Catrin Finch

Blessing

(Deutsche Grammophon)

Joseph Calleja

Be My Love - A Tribute To Mario Lanza

(Decca)

Katherine Jenkins

This Is Christmas

(Warner Music Entertainment)

Lang Lang

The Chopin Album

(Sony Classical)

Ludovico Einaudi

In A Time Lapse

(Decca)

Nicola Benedetti

The Silver Violin

(Decca)

Richard Clayderman

Romantique

(Decca)

http://www.classicfm.com/concerts-events/classic-brit-awards/news/classic-brit-awards-2013-nominations-full-list/

Overture: Opera Workshop For Adults!!

Please click on the following link to learn more about this workshop that is hosted by The San Francisco Opera:  http://sfopera.com/Learn/Adult-Programs/Overture-Workshops.aspx#Session2

The Davitt Country Band!!

Beautifully done, whatever the name of the song is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5TFUyk6o4Y&feature=share&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dk5TFUyk6o4Y%26feature%3Dshare&nomobile=1

Patrice Chéreau, Juan Diego Flórez, Christa Ludwig, James Morris and Nina Stemme to be Honored at the Ninth Annual Opera News Awards

And the award goes to . . . http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2013/9/News/ON_Awards.html

Toronto Symphony Orchestra Tickets Are On Sale Now!!

Please click on the following link for more information about the tickets and concert dates:  http://www.tso.ca/Concerts-And-Tickets/Tickets-On-Sale.aspx

The Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra!!

The following link has a list of all of the names of the young men and women in this youth orchestra: http://tso.ca/Youth-And-Education/Toronto-Symphony-Youth-Orchestra/Members.aspx

 God bless them in their talent and may they continue to use this talent that He gave them!! 

Piano Raffle!!

You could win this Studio Upright 1098 Steinway Piano!! For more information, please visit The Toronto Symphony Orchestra's link right here:  http://www.tso.ca/Concerts-And-Tickets/Piano-Raffle.aspx

Job Openings At The Metropolitan Opera!!

Are you looking for a job?? Do you like opera??  Please click on the following link:  http://www.metoperafamily.org/metopera/about/employment-opportunities.aspx

Pierre Boulez – Mémoriale ( … Explosante-Fixe … Originel)

Pierre Boulez – Mémoriale ( … explosante-fixe … Originel)

A well-written article by Pierre-Arnaud Dablemont!!  Please click on the following link to read the article:  

 http://www.pierre-arnaud-dablemont.com/blog/pierre-boulez-memoriale-explosante-fixe-originel-3116

Opera Alegria Fundraising Concert!!

For more information about this concert and for more information about how to make a donation, please click on the following link:  http://www.sponsume.com/project/opera-alegria-fundraising-concert

The Durham Singers!!

Please click on the following link to learn about the choir:  http://www.durham-singers.org/about-the-choir.html

Celebrating Verdi’s 200th — Life and Operas of Verdi: La bell’Italia

Please click on the following link to read Robert Greenberg's article  and to listen to his video: http://www.robertgreenbergmusic.com/2013/09/10/life-operas-verdi-la-bell-italia/

Jonathan Estabrooks Songs!!

Very pleasant to listen to!! Most of these songs made my heart react a bit beautifully!! My fave songs on here are: "Come What May" (definitely), "Screwed On Wrong" (that one has a sense of humor), and "Because We Believe" (I've heard that one sung before by The Tenors and I know other artists sing it, too).



So, here's the link to listen to all 12 songs:



http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_15951545#