Directory :: Look.com Diaz, Raoul pianist based in Mexico. Profile and album information withaudio samples. downes, lara Offers news, reviews, and music. http://www.look.com/searchroute/directorysearch.asp?p=212770
Classical CDs For JUL-AUG 01, Pt. 2 - AUDIOPHILE AUDITION AMERICAN BALLADS lara downes, piano - Postcards/Arkadia Entertainment 77 2002-2A fine idea for a piano-centered concept album. pianist downes plays works http://www.audaud.com/audaud/JUL01/CLASSICAL/clcds2JUL01.html
Extractions: Click on each CD cover to go directly to the review *** QUICK AUDITIONS *** We start off with Guitars Galore! = Another thoughtful, unusual and exciting crossover album. The four guitarists come from different genres of music (Di Meola is one of the top jazz guitarists and Summers is a member of The Police), some use some nylon strings, some use steel and some of the them play electric guitars vs. Barrueco's classical acoustic guitar. Some of the 13 tracks originate with the three guest guitarists but others are by Copland, Nazareth, and Villa-Lobos (the last a delightful improvisation on an Etude by the Brazilian composer and titled "Wolfsville" - a backward translation of his name). The different styles mesh beautifully while retaining their individuality. What a kick to kick down the musical fences in this way! SOR: Five Short Pieces; Fantasie; Six Lessons; GIULIANI: Garyowen; 12 Waltzes; Blue Bells of Scotland - David Starobin, guitar - Bridge 9107: Virtuoso guitarist Starobin here presents on his own label a program of works from the two most famous names in guitar performance in the first part of the l9th century. Their efforts in both composition and performance laid the groundwork for the later flowering of the classical guitar under Segovia in the 20th century. Both classical and operatic music were influences on these works, as well as a need to please the tastes of the bourgeoisie with grand waltzes and variations on folk melodies such as the Blue Bells of Scotland. Starobin plays a guitar built in the style of an 1830s Viennese guitar. All the selections are deftly played and cleanly reproduced.
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Extractions: N'Kenge Simpson-Hoffman performed at the United Nations Visionary Awards ceremony in which Secretary General Kofi Anann was the recipient and Collin Powell was in attendance. She will also be the featured Artist in a write up entitled "Woman on the move" in the magazine Today's Black Woman March 2003 Issue and featured in the magazine Today's Black Men April 2003 issue. In addition, she was an award winner of the 2003 Liederkrantz Vocal Competition. Soprano Joanna Mongiardo has been chosen by The William Matheus Sullivan Musical Foundation as a 2003 Award Winner. Established in 1956, the Foundation offers winners the opportunity to participate in a five-year program of coaching in new roles. Judges for the auditions were Betty Allen, Richard Gaddes, Craig Rutenberg, and Bruce Donnell.
Sacramento Magazine Online May 17 UC Davis Department of Musiclara downes, pianist, performs Frank, Ortiz,Chang, Horst and others, at 8 pm, Davis Art Center, 1919 F St., Davis. http://www.sacmag.com/archive/May2002/calendar.shtm
Extractions: Cover Story Publisher's Note Dining Divas Fork on the Road ... ART MUSIC AND DANCE Happy Birthday, Philharmonic! May 1: UC Davis Presents May 3: UC Davis Presents May 4: Magic Circle Repertory Theatre May 4: Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra May 5: Sacramento Saturday Club May 11: Auburn Symphony May 12: Capital Jazz Project May 16: Crocker Art Museum Third Thursday Jazz Series May 16: UC Davis Presents May 17: UC Davis Department of Music May 19: Twin Cities Concert Association May 25: Tapa the World June 1: UC Davis Department of Music June 2: River City Chorale Through June 30: The Stockmarket Lounge and Grill Please send calendar information to the Calendar editor by the first of the month two months before the issue in which it should appear.
Sacramento Magazine Online pianist lara downes performs Schoenberg, Weill, Korngold and Waxman,at 8 pm, Mondavi Center, Studio Theater, UC Davis campus. Tickets http://www.sacmag.com/archive/January2003/calendar.shtm
Extractions: Cover Story Publisher's Note Dining Divas Fork on the Road ... ART MUSIC AND DANCE tian ying at the mondavi Benefits of Singing Jan. 10: UC Davis Department of Music Jan. 12:The Folsom Lake Community Concert Association Jan. 18: Mondavi Center Jan. 19: Mondavi Center Jan. 23: Crocker Art Museum/KSSJ Third Thursday Jazz Series Jan. 23: Mondavi Center Jan. 25: Gold Country Chamber Orchestra Jan. 25: Mondavi Center Jan. 25: Tapa the World Jan. 29: Mondavi Center Feb. 1: Mondavi Center Feb. 2: The Chamber Music Society of Sacramento Feb. 2: Empyrean Ensemble Please send calendar information to Kari Rose Parsell , calendar editor, by no later than the first of the month two months before the issue in which it should appear.
Clara Schumann Today: Concerts And Presentations Symphony Orchestra presents Monumental Mahler ; includes Clara Schumanns Konzertanzin F Major, performed by pianist lara downes, Conductor Taavo Virkhaus http://www.geneva.edu/~dksmith/clara/today.html
Extractions: MAY 15, Friday, 7:00 pm; Voice Recital, featuring Chris Donley, baritone, and Lori Porter, piano; including the Alabama premier of Clara Schumanns Volkslied (1840); also selections by Purcell, Handel, Mozart, Wolf, and Ernest Charles. At Grace Presbyterian Church, 5555 Wall Triana Hwy, Madison, Alabama. For more information, call 890-6436. MAY 15, Friday, 7:30 pm; Trio Cantabile , featuring Veneta Billmayer, cello; Barbara Poularikas, violin; Jim Fairleigh, piano; including Clara Schumanns Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 and Brahms Quintet in F Minor. Roberts Recital Hall on the Huntsville Campus of the University of Alabama. For more information, call 890-6436. An einem lichten Morgen , Op. 23 No. 2
Jazz Links - Artis, Musisi Jazz pianist and Composer; lara downes pianist; Larry Carlton; LarryCoryell -; Larry Eanet - piano; Larry Goldings; Larry Harlow; Larry http://www.wartajazz.com/links/artis/links-artists-l.html
Extractions: Go to Links Artis Festival Jazz Site Label Company Radio A B C D ... Larkin McLean - Singer Lalo Schifrin Luis Russell Les Sabler Lisa Kirchner - Vocal Lori Cullen - Vocal Lee Spath - Guitar Lars Jansson Lars Jansson Trio Leonardo Amuedo Lalo Guerrero ... Laszlo Gardony Jazz Contemporary Jazz Pianist and Composer Lara Downes - Pianist Larry Carlton Larry Coryell Larry Eanet - piano Larry Goldings Larry Harlow Larry John Mcnally Lars Juul ... Larry Vuckovich Piano Laura Pursell Vocalist Laurice McCoy-Ozyuwah Les Blachut - Polish-born vibraphonist Lenny Breau Little Fish Le Quan Ninh Leonhard Huber - artis, komposer
Calendar Of Events (November 02, 2001) $10. (510) 5596910. MONDAY/5 8 PM. America A Musical Tribute. Concert organizedby lara downes, pianist, to benefit the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. http://www.jewishsf.com/bk011102/cal.shtml
Extractions: Last Updated November 02, 2001 "Ancestral Ascent." Sophia Tsavalas' mixed media. Shown with Taraneh Hemami's photo collage "Re-counting." Through December. At Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., Berkeley. (510) 549-6950. "Evening Train." Through Nov. 10. Oil on cardboard by Jewish artist Anthony Dubovsky. At George Krevsky Gallery, 77 Geary St., S.F. (415) 397-9748. "From Nomadic Tradition to Modern Permanence: Bedouin and Roma (Gypsy) Cultures Confront Modernity." Through Jan. 15. Photography by Melitta Tchaicovsky and Rana Halprin. At Marin Jewish Community Center, 200 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael. (415) 44-8060. Photography exhibit. Elder Arts Celebrations. Through Nov. 4. Includes work by Rita Nachmann. At Crucible Steel Gallery-Cellspace, 2050 Bryant St., S.F. (415) 441-2649. "Telling Time: To Everything There is a Season." Exhibit of prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, photographs, videos, rare books and Judaica through May. At Judah L. Magnes Museum, 2911 Russell St., Berkeley. (510) 549-6950. Weavings and metalworks. Through Jan. 2. Exhibition of Mary Ann Newman's tallitot and wall hangings and Aimee Golant's mezuzot and menorot. Opening reception 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 following Shabbat service. At Elizabeth S. and Alvin I. Fine Museum, Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. (415) 751-2535.
Entertainment ... Piano Category At SunSteam Search lara downes Hsingay Hsu Hsu played with a power, authority, and self-assurancethat would be impressive in any pianist. The http://www.sunsteam.com/directory/Entertainment/Music/Artists_and_Bands/Classica
Entertainment ... Piano Category At SunSteam Search elenaintro Information, CV, photographs, MIDI files from Russian pianist ElenaBezprozvannykh. Received many prices lara downes Alain Lefèvre http://www.sunsteam.com/directory/Entertainment/Music/Artists_and_Bands/Classica
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Extractions: Interview: Benny Golson GARY WALKER INTERVIEWS BENNY GOLSON BG: He's a killer, he's a killer. There's nothing that this man can't do. GW: Dwayne Burno on bass and drummer Joe Farnsworth are featured as well. You also have bassist Ron Carter and pianist Mulgrew Miller and drummer Carl Allen, and Shirley Horn singing. You did the lyrics for "One Day, Forever." BG: Art used to play that particular tune. He played it beautifully, and Shirley does the same thing. GW: There's a tune that a lot of people associate with you, "Killer Joe." It was the first tune of yours that was ever recorded. BG: "Stablemates" was the second. GW: It all started back in Philadelphia, on Page Street. Mr. Coltrane lived on 12th Street. What was it like? You guys were teenagers together playing, weren't you? BG: We absolutely were. It was exciting. It was a time of aspiration and dreaming. We did a lot of dreaming in those days. We had our photographs [of the musicians we admired]. We'd see ourselves in those photographs, hoping. GW: Little did you know that you would be playing with a lot of those people whose photographs were up on the wall.
The California Aggie Online young, creative and interpretive musicians that are crucial in creating a powerfulnew generation of artists, said pianist lara downes, the institute http://www.californiaaggie.com/_articles/5456.taf
Extractions: Aggie Staff Writer February 05, 2003 - This summer, UC Davis will unveil the Summer Arts Institute, an opportunity for students to work alongside internationally renowned composers and performers. Students ages 10 to 22 are welcome to fine-tune and augment their musical knowledge by receiving guidance in numerous musical genres. The new program will run from July 20 to Aug. 3. The program will be split into two different sections, each two weeks in length. High school and college students considering musical careers are invited to participate in the Apprentice Artists Program. The Junior Scholar Program is focused on providing musical knowledge to children ages 10 to 16. Students in all age groups will work closely with several UCD composers and instructors as well as an acclaimed ensemble and a UCD alumnus. Celebrated composer and UCD alumnus Steve Mackey of Princeton University will be one instructor. A passionate electric guitarist, Mackey was a member of numerous rock bands before composing for orchestras, opera, chamber ensembles and dance. The eighth blackbird , a contemporary ensemble-in-residence at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago, will also spend time collaborating and teaching students. The group made history as the first contemporary ensemble to be handed the highest prize at the 1998 Concert Artists Guild International Competition.
International Musicians List - Classical Piano Players postcardsrecords.com lara downes is a Classical pianist who has just releasedher debut album on the Postcards record label. On INVITATION http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians-list/instrumentalists/piano/classical.htm
ArtCAP.org Artscetera Archives Kern Holoman; La Bottine Souriante; Project Bandaloop; MASS Ensemble; AlexanderString Quartet; Cirque Éloize; Empyrean Ensemble; pianist lara downes; and a http://www.artcap.org/91002.htm
Extractions: Artscetera September 02 Mondavi Center opens with a bang For a complete schedule and ticket reservations, contact 530-757-3199, cpmailbox@ucdavis.edu or visit http://cfa.ucdavis.edu/index.lasso September in Paris ciaopatricia@accessbee.com Out of sight photos Empty bowls filled Donations paid for food for homeless youth at the Wind Youth Center. The bowls are kept by the guests as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world. valice1@earthlink.net
WWW VL Classical Music: Artists, From Soloists To Orchestras Dotson, Jonathan (guitar); downes, lara (piano); Draughon, Tom (guitar); du Pré Okada,Yoshiko (piano); Olivares, Walter (violin); Okonsar, Mehmet (pianistcomposer http://www.gprep.org/classical/artists.html
Extractions: If you know of a WWW page for a particular soloist, ensemble or orchestra which is not listed here, please use the submission form which also has a link to a standard mailto: option. If you have submitted a site for consideration and have not received a reply within one month, please feel free to resubmit. NEW! Search the entire WWW Virtual Library: Match: All Any Boolean Format: Long Short help Search engine courtesy of Harvard University and the ht://Dig search engine English to Chinese English to French English to German English to Italian English to Japanese English to Korean English to Portuguese English to Spanish Chinese to English French to English French to German German to English German to French Italian to English Japanese to English Korean to English Portuguese to English Russian to English Spanish to English Powered by Systran Soloists Conductors Ensembles Orchestras ... Opera/Management agencies/Miscellaneous Adam, Bill (Bill Adam Tribute Web site)
Alexander At Mondavi the world premiere of a new work by YuHui Chang titled Kai men da ji (GrandOpening), which was performed in collaboration with pianist lara downes. http://besenarts.com/Newsletter_2002Fall/asqmondavi.htm
Extractions: Customer Quotes about the Estonia Piano "The Estonia Pianos that I played at Cordogan's Piano Gallery in Deerfield, IL. USA touched something in me. The feel of the action and warmth and purity of the sound are exquisite. The finish is as perfect as one can find anywhere. I was especially fond of the 5'6" African Bubinga model but I wanted to "graduate" to a larger piano than the one I currently own. I do not know if Mr. Cordogan told you, but I purchased a brand new Yamaha C2 in Satin Oak approximately 18 months ago. I had no intention of buying a new piano when my very good friend Trent Kjell asked me to accompany him to Cordogan's to let him know my opinion of the Estonia he was thinking about purchasing. That is when it happened. Your pianos captured me and would not let go! I played and played looking for a reason not to buy one, but I could not find one. I tried reasoning with myself that I had just purchased a piano and that I should be happy but your piano would not let me rest until I owned one. I decided to trade in my Yamaha C2 at a substantial financial loss.
Frederic Rzewski and piano works that have been successfully performed and recorded across the world;he is also active as a pianist. lara downes, piano (Postcards 2002, 2001). http://composers21.com/compdocs/rzewskif.htm
Extractions: he Living Composers Project Rzewski Frederic (b. April 13, 1938, Westfield, Massachusetts). American composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, vocal, and piano works that have been successfully performed and recorded across the world; he is also active as a pianist. Prof. Rzewski studied music at first with Charles Mackey of Springfield, and subsequently with Walter Piston, Roger Sessions and Milton Babbitt at Harvard and Princeton. He went to Italy in 1960, where he studied with Luigi Dallapiccola and met the flautist Severino Gazzelloni, with whom he performed in a number of concerts, thus beginning a career as a performer of new piano music. His early friendship with Christian Wolff and David Behrman, and (through Wolff) his acquaintance with John Cage and David Tudor, strongly influenced his development in both composition and performance. In Rome in the mid-1960s, together with Alvin Curran and Richard Teitelbaum, he founded the MEV (Musica Elettronica Viva) group, which quickly became known for its pioneering work in improvisation and live electronics. Bringing together both classical and jazz avant-garde composers (including Anthony Braxton and Steve Lacy), MEV developed an aesthetic of music as a spontaneous collective process, an aesthetic which was shared with other experimental ensembles of the same period (especially the Living Theatre and the Scratch Orchestra). Since 1977, he has been Professor of Composition at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique in Liège. He has also taught at the Yale School of Music, the University of Cincinnati, the State University of New York at Buffalo, the California Institute of the Arts, and the University of California at San Diego. In addition, he has taught at Mills College, the Royal Conservatory of Den Haag, the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin, and the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe.
