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Extension 720 March Program Guide
Staff reporter- March 1: Our guests (Dick Simpson and Andy Shaw) discuss the state of corruption in Cook County. - March 2: We review current news concerning religion, with guest Manya Brachear of the Chicago Tribune. - March 3: In our Web broadcast on WGN2,...Tags: Political Corruption, Murray Gell-Mann, Science and Technology, Chicago Police Department, Health and Safety at School
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Pasadena Symphony: Michael Stern takes baton for ailing DePreist
Culture MonsterPasadena Symphony artistic advisor James DePreist is recovering from heart surgery; Michael Stern will replace him for its April 28 program at the Ambassador Auditorium.... -
Curtis Symphony Orchestra provides glimpse of great music to come
Lehigh Valley MusicBy Philip A. Metzger Special to The Morning Call On Friday night the student orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia made one of its all-too-infrequent visits to Allentown’s Symphony Hall. The orchestra brought music old and new,.... -
Garlitz leads Salisbury victory over McConnellsburg
SALISBURY — Geoff Garlitz went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in No. 1-seeded Salisbury’s 11-6 District 5 Class A quarterfinal playoff baseball victory over McConnellsburg Wednesday. Five other Elk players had a hit. Ryan Vogt had three...Tags: Sports, Baseball, Cleveland Indians
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Culture Watch: 'If I Were a Rich Man: The Life of Jan Peerce'
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the Jan Peerce DVD documentary "If I Were a Rich Man."... -
Music review: Midori and Robert McDonald at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Culture MonsterThe violinist Midori and her longtime accompanist Robert McDonald opened their Walt Disney Concert Hall recital on Sunday with Mozart’s charming Sonata in G major. It was a lighthearted warm-up for what turned out to be a deeply serious program...... -
Culture Watch: What's new in music, DVDs and books
Culture MonsterBooks: “Seven Mozart Librettos” (Norton): Poet J.D. McClatchy offers lyric verse translations of Mozart’s mature operas. They read wonderfully. — Mark Swed CDs: “Isaac Stern: Keeping the Doors Open” (Sony Classical): This commemoration of... -
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The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: Named by the General Assembly after Kent county in England. Its Indian name was Scatacook, meaning a place where a river divides. ORIGINS: The area was originally part of the western lands formerly held by Hartford and Windsor. In...Tags: Seth MacFarlane, Oscar de la Renta, Lynn Redgrave, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Live: Birmingham Symphony, Andris Nelsons, Renaud Capuçon
Special to The TimesIt's not really news anymore -- especially here in Dudamel country -- when coveted conducting posts are inherited by maestros younger than most of the members of their orchestras. But the case of Andris Nelsons reaches a new extreme. The City of...Tags: Sony Corp., Czech Republic, Entertainment, Los Angeles, Arts and Culture
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Feb. 18: Music Lounge - Xiayin Wang
WGN NewsEvents: Thursday, February 18 7:00 p.m. Border's 830 N. Michigan, 3rd Floor Friday, February 19 12:15 p.m. Columbia College Sherwood Recital Hall 1312 S. Michigan Avenue Piano Forte Salon Series with Scott Thomas, broadcast live on WFMT. Free...Tags: Entertainment, Concerts, New Jersey, China, The New York Times
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Ernst Katz dies at 95; founder and conductor of Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra
Ernst Katz, who nurtured thousands of young musicians during 72 years as the founding conductor of the Jr. Philharmonic Orchestra of California, died of natural causes Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, according to his nephew, Gary S. Greene. He was...Tags: Arturo Toscanini, Entertainment, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Jerome Kern, Los Angeles
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Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins honored
Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins and composer Steve Reich received the prestigious Polar Music Prize from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony Monday at the Stockholm Concert Hall.
The Polar Music Prize is Sweden's biggest music award. It was...Tags: Quincy Jones, Eagle-Eye Cherry, New York, Classical Music (genre), ABBA (music group)
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