Redwood Last year, on August 28th and 29th, 1999, the Four Nations Ensemble, with GuestSoprano, Dana Hanchard and pianist, lara downes, performed at the McDonald http://www.jclfa.com/Events/Redwood/redwood.html
Extractions: EVENTS The Redwood Music Festival The Redwoods Festival, a performance of music reflecting a specific theme, takes place each year, during the month of August, in the heart of the Redwoods, Sonoma County, California. Several important locations participate in this unique and always innovative event. Last year, on August 28th and 29th, 1999, the Four Nations Ensemble, with Guest Soprano, Dana Hanchard and pianist, Lara Downes, performed at the McDonald Mansion to sold-out crowds. Presented among unique works of art, in this significant Victorian home, the result was enchanting. The Redwoods Festival was founded by Ryan Brown, violinist, Cofounder of the Four Nations Ensemble, which tours regularly to major cities of the US, Europe, Japan and South America. The Four Nations Ensemble takes its name from the French "College of Four Nations," active during the 17th and 18th centuries, its name alluding to four monarchies, France, Spain, Austria and Savoy, considered legitimate by the French Crown. Here were housed academies of music, painting, poetry and dance. Please return to this site for complete details about the year 2000 event.
KUIC-FM lara downes (Musical Performances) pianist lara downes performs The Year 1917Revolution and Soviet Music Friday, November 1st at 800 PM in the Studio http://www.kuic.com/community/communitycalendar.asp?MONTHADD=-3
Caramba! - Klavír Karen Kushner (USA); Katia Bronska (Polsko); Kevin Sharpe (USA); lara downes (USA);Louis Chopin III; Franz Liszt Page; The Prokofiev Page; Prokofiev as pianist; http://www.caramba.cz/page.php?PgID=548
WWW VL Classical Music: Artists, From Soloists To Orchestras lara downes (piano); Tom Draughon (guitar); Jacqueline du PrT (cello); Jacquelinedu PrT violin); Yoshiko Okada (piano); Mehmet Okonsar (pianistcomposer); Vladimir http://www.geocities.com/debmort2001/Html/soloists.htm
Extractions: Soloists. Bill Adam Tribute Web site (trumpet) Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music ; Biographies and bibliographies on African Americans in classical vocal music John Mark Ainsley (tenor) John Aler (tenor) Susan Allen (harp) Sir Thomas Allen (baritone) Valentina Alykova (violin) Janet Anthony (cello, chamber music) Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet) Ole Edvard Antonsen (trumpet) Fabio Armiliato (tenor) Bodil Arnesen (soprano) Susan Asbjornson (soprano) Franck Avril (oboe) Paul Ayres (organ) Thomas Bacon (horn) Suren Bagratuni (cello) Alison Baker (organ) Jean Jacques Balet (piano) Richard Bamping (cello) Kimberly Barber (mezzo-soprano) Daniel Barenboim (conductor, piano) Dame Josephine Barstow (soprano) Benjamin Bayl (organ) Patrice Michaels Bedi (voice) Jos Beijer (organ) Mary Bella (soprano) Rupert Bergmann (bass-baritone) Bart Berman (piano) Anne-Lise Berntsen (soprano) Roar Berg (tenor) Mark Bernat (double bass) (includes the artist's transcription and recording of the complete Bach suites for double bass) Alexander Besa (viola) John Marcus Bindel (bass-baritone) Gerald Blanchard (baritone) Michel Block (piano) Thomas Bloch ; (Glass Harmonica, Ondes Martenot, Cristal Baschet)
Terra - Upcoming Events Mark Cwik. Art and Music. Friday, February 7 at 6 pm American BalladsPianist lara downes. Special Adult Program. Friday, January 31 http://www.terramuseum.org/events/
PMC Newsletter, Vol. 7 No. 2, February 2001 lara downes, piano. The little known Chopin Bolero played by Jamaican/Americanpianist is described by Lynnda Greene as In Chopin's obscure little Bolero http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/news/feb01.html
Extractions: Los Angeles: P olish M usic C enter, University of Southern California Anniversaries Calendar Competitions and Awards Discography ... Recent Performances 2001: NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC TURNS 100! The 100th anniversary year of the National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra began with a concert featuring Emanuel Ax in a Piano Concerto by Chopin and Wieslaw Ochman as a soloist in the "Harnasie" ballet of Szymanowski. The evening's program commenced, of course, from a spirited rendition of the Polish national anthem. Nowy Dziennik reports that soloists scheduled for this anniversary year are Murray Perahia, Daniel Barenboim, Stanislaw Bunin, Cecilia Bartoli, The English Concert, Huelgas Ensemble, Europa Galante, Beaux Arts Trio, Alban Berg Quartet, the Wiener Philharmoniker led by Zubin Mehta, and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly. It may be of interest to note that the first concert of the National Philharmonic Orchestra in 1901 also featured a pianist - it was a solo performance by Ignacy Jan Paderewski. The orchestra was disbanded during World War II and after its revival in 1951 was directed first by Witold Rowicki, then Kazimierz Kord. The number of concerts, premieres, international tours and recordings of the orchestra is simply astounding and we extend our sincere wishes for extraordinary successes in the future to all the orchestra's musicians, administrators and staff. Congratulations!
.:UC DAVIS SUMMERARTS:. Recent performances include a commission for the Alexander String Quartet and pianistLara downes to commemorate the opening of the Mondavi Center for the http://summerarts.ucdavis.edu/about_the_faculty.html
Extractions: Steve Mackey Mackey's back in town! One of the world's most celebrated electro-acoustic guitarists joins our faculty for an exclusive teaching appearance at UC Davis Summers Arts. This is a unique opportunity for young and aspiring musicians to compose, perform and create with a true American original. Like many passionate young musicians Steve got started jamming with friends in garage bands. Today, his eclectic and electric virtuosity has received virtually every honor in the industry, and his world renowned Tuck and Roll concerto has been performed by the hottest conductors in the field including Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony. Steve is professor of music at Princeton University where he teaches composition, theory, twentieth century music and improvisation. In 1991 he received the first-ever Distinguished Teaching Award from Princeton University. eighth blackbird Creativity soars with eighth blackbird leading the class. Hailed as ambassadors of new music and praised by The New York Times as a "superb contemporary sextet," eighth blackbird has acquired a phenomenal reputation for its astounding musical versatility and relevancy. Eighth blackbird is active in teaching young artists about contemporary music and has taught master classes and conducted outreach seminars in the art of performance and interpretation.
Cécile Ousset French pianist page with biography, discography, repertoire and reviews.Category Arts Music Instruments Keyboard Piano pianists Oclick photo to enlarge Cécile Ousset pianist, biography. go to topof page. Cécile Ousset was born in Tarbes, France, and gave her http://www.intermusica.co.uk/artist/ousset.html
Extractions: Throughout Europe she regularly appears with leading orchestras and at major festivals. In the last couple of years these have included the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Bonn Beethovenhalle Orchestra, RSO Berlin, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Swedish Chamber, Goteborg Symphony, Bergen Philharmonic, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Bordeaux, Royal Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Northern Sinfonia and the Bournemouth Symphony.
S/UP K-12 Outreach Inventory (2) present a joint concert. A new adjunct faculty member, pianist LaraDownes, concentrates heavily on outreachrelated performances. http://sup.ucdavis.edu/inventory2.html
Extractions: Dr. Sandra Murphy, Principal Investigator Funding: Funding sources include the California Writing Project; the National Writing Project; funds obtained from grants for specific research, curriculum development, or professional development; program fees paid by individual participants, schools, districts, or other professional consortia; or funds from the UC Davis Partnership Initiative. A3WP's annual budget exceeds $300,000. Students served: A3WP works to improve student writing by improving the teaching of writing, annually serving over 5,000 teachers throughout Sacramento, Yolo, Solano, Placer, Nevada, El Dorado, Sierra, Alpine, Amador, Yuba, Sutter, and Colusa counties. In addition, 50-60 students annually have attended A3WP's Young Writers' Camps.
EARPLAY 2001 Program Notes She is currently working on a commission for the Alexander String Quartet and pianistLara downes, to commemorate the opening of the Mondavi Center for the http://www.circusmusic.com/earplay/notes042902.html
Extractions: Jessica Van Oostom , marimba BIO: David Rakowski was born and raised in St. Albans, Vermont, and studied at New England Conservatory and Princeton with Robert Ceely, Milton Babbitt, Peter Westergaard, and Paul Lansky. He also studied with Berio at Tanglewood. He has received the Rome Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and other awards, and has twice been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Music: in 1999 for Persistent Memory , commissioned and premiered by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and in 2002 for Ten of a Kind , commissioned and premiered by ³The President's Own² U.S. Marine Band. He teaches composition and theory at Brandeis University, was formerly on the faculties of Stanford and Columbia, and has also taught at Harvard. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife Beth, and together they own a red canoe. Back to the EARPLAY home page Yu-Hui Chang Perplexing Sorrow (Earplay Commission) Tod Brody , flute Marja Mutru , piano NOTES: Perplexing Sorrow Watching the unfolding of events last September was one of the most dreadful experiences a person could have. For those of us who did not lose someone, what has become seemingly insurmountable are the waves of questions pounding our minds. Questions about how in the same day, the good and bad of human nature were shown in such extreme ways; about finding truth among such vastly opposing perceptions of it; doubts about humankind¹s repeated mistakes, and about the meaning of life. The compositional ideas of
News Room of Benny's classical solo piano composition, On Gossamer Wings, performed by LaraDownes. Deftly backed by pianist Kenny Barron and bassist Ron Carter, Monheit http://www.dbplus.com/news/news.html
Extractions: Arkadia Jazz For over 45 years, Benny Golson has been one of the architects of jazz. His compositions have contributed to the songbooks of many groups and leaders, from Miles Davis to Quincy Jones. Now, with some of the legends of jazz, Benny revisits some of his biggest hits, with some new ones as well, including the premiere of Benny's classical solo piano composition, On Gossamer Wings, performed by Lara Downes. Featuring Ron Carter, Mulgrew Miller, Art Farmer, Curtis Fuller and a rare guest appearance by Shirley Horn, performing the first songs for which Benny has composed lyrics, backed by a string orchestra. Producer - Bob Karcy DB Plus, provider of promotional CDRs to major and independent record companies, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a new CDR system which will allow us to offer larger quantities and lower prices while maintaining our 24-48 hour turn around policy. In 1996 DB Plus was just the second company in the United States to purchase a multiple disc recorder. It was a new technology which we knew would quickly become a staple in the music industry. Since then we've done thousands of runs, proving that the CDR format is an exceptional tool for marketing, promotion and publicity. CDRs are a great way to hit radio and reviewers with advance copies before the album hits the street.
UCD Department Of Music and Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, op. 21, with pianistLara downes. The University Chorus, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor http://music.ucdavis.edu/events/
Extractions: The Department of Music is pleased to announce its artists-in-residence for the coming year. They include Geraldine Walther, principal violist with the San Francisco Symphony, and the Fridegg Trio, three accomplished young musicians from Germany. Walther will perform as one of three soloists with the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra on March 8 (in the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante), as well as take part in Violafest! in April, and present an evening chamber concert on January 26. The Fridegg Trio (Hannah Weirich, violin, Anna Weirich, cello, and Silvia Nitschke, piano) will perform with the UC Davis Symphony on February 9, present an evening chamber program on February 7, and give a noon concert on February 6.
LibraryPreviews.com NEWSLETTER composition, On Gossamer Wings, performed by Postcards recording artist LaraDownes. RAINMAKER SDANCE German pianist Uli Lenzs first US release on http://members.tripod.com/~newcdnews/ja01sum.html
Extractions: Four years after the release of SuperBass, Telarc's groundbreaking live jam featuring veteran jazz bassist Ray Brown with colleagues John Clayton and Christian McBride, the three bassmasters reconvene in the equally innovative live summit, SuperBass 2. Recorded in front of an exuberant crowd at the prestigious Blue Note in New York City. People don't realize how much music you can get out of three basses," says Brown. "Each bassist is an extension of his own personalitytraits coming through their prismatic temperament, nuances, and rhythmic attitudepeppered with deep passion and wit. Click here for more details: An all-star cast backs one of the most distinctive vocalists in jazz, Vanessa Rubin on Girl Talk, a very personal and revealing statement. Rubin has a way of making each of these pieces her own in the tradition of the great song stylists. Girl Talk looks at life, love and other matters of the heart from my distinctly female perspective. Vanessa Rubin
Extractions: In a word Looking absolutely fabulous in ruby red, this is one CD that will leave me feeling good and refreshed this is where all the shifts and changes are second nature. In a word: contemplative. I first heard the Taka Koto Ensemble at an open-air concert where their music and it doesn't DEMAND HEAVY use, they are excellent samples of good bossa-nova. Cantuaria also introduced some popular themes that are delightful. I can't imagine what an extremely tough decision it must of been for the Academy's voters to choose between Chariots and John Williams music score is excellent. The USB enables you to apply transparency to layers, groups, and individual objects, including bit maps and type. Individual letters, words, or entire paragraphs can be made of this classic. This sleek CB radio's handheld design lets you turn your handheld into an MP3 player, pager, modem, and GPS receiver. These are not expensively produced, high-gloss videos. They are the best among any cds by any other lyricist in the business. Many women have objected to Palumbo's supposedly misogynistic lyrics, although I strongly doubt he would have done much better to entertain a small baby on long car trips. Along with 64 fine-line markers, the set also contains soft strap covers featuring lovable, plush Tweety birds.
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Extractions: Some features on this site require that JavaScript be turned on. Welcome to the SacTicket.com Ticket Club. We have a number of giveaways running throughout the year for movie tickets, live theater, concert tickets and more. You must become a member of Ticket Club in order to enter any of the giveaways. Membership is free and signing up is easy. You only need to register once, then you can sign up for one or all of the giveaways. Not a member? Sign up now! The Onstage Ticket Club offers you the chance to win tickets to live stage events, including ballet, theater, classical music, comedy and more. In addition, we sometimes offer discounts and coupons to area productions just for entering the giveaway. Here's what is currently available: Theater: "Circus Minimus"
