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Getting to taste and appreciate guitar music How can a modest, six stringed musical instrument originate such a fuss throughout music history? There has been a long standing love affair with the guitar, ever since its evolution from the lute of the Middle Ages. Classical guitar music from maestros, such as Andres Segovia and Julian Bream, has enthralled audiences. Jazz guitar too has many    .. more …

 

Corsicana – Texas music is marked by diversity, ranging from Willie Nelson’s outlaw ballads to Buddy Holly’s pulsating rock and roll to Van Cliburn’s classical piano. But among the most talented and frequently overlooked performers was Jules Bledsoe. Born in Waco in 1898. Bledsoe attended Bishop College in Marshall, and later at Virginia Union College and then enrolled at Columbia University in    .. more …

 

~li~ Share this item Grab the link Blog about it Print As a way to promote a lesser-known element of classical music, the student group Telharmonium will host a concert that combines musical instruments and electronic sounds. Telharmonium was formed in the fall of 2010 and wants to establish electro-acoustic composition as a legitimate artistic medium in the School of Music, according to the    .. more …

 

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With a Spanish guitar in your hands you can create the final musical magic. Strum the strings to the rhythm of flamenco and make the audience shake their legs to your tune or merely woo your lover by playing the romantic melodious music with your guitar. The good news is : it is easy to be told how to play Spanish guitar- with patience and regular practice you can shortly learn enough to play    .. more …

 

The Palm Beach Opera finishes its three-year survey of the operas Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte beginning tonight, as it mounts a production of Cosi fan Tutte .The company presented a sparkling Le Nozze de Figaro two seasons ago, and a wildly controversial Don Giovanni last season. Cosi , first performed in 1790, is the story of two couples who are deeply in love    .. more …