Simpson in Love to open at Joslyn (8) Nov 16, 2009
A gifted concert soloist, he has appeared in the Saint-Saens Oratorio de Noel, Handel s Messiah, and Bach s Magnificat. He has been a winner of the Southern Illinois Young Artist Competition and the Sundgren Young Singer Encouragement and First Alternate Awards at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Classical music has its day at the White House Nov 5, 2009
After the first concert, 16-year-old percussionist Jason Yoder pronounced it "a very good day for classical music." A student at Pittsburgh's Creative and Performing Arts School, he performed a duet of Saint-Saens' "The Swan" with Weilerstein. "In my generation, classical music is kind of looked down upon," Yoder said, adding that the White House spotlight could help change that. (MSNBC -- Music)
What would Borat say? Kazakh orchestra to visit MIT Oct 28, 2009
The orchestra has a vast repertoire spanning Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Lizst, Saint-Saens, Bizet, Ravel, Frank, Mahler, Orf, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Musorgsky, Shostakovich, and many others. In recent years the orchestra has been actively collaborating with French conductors Christophe Mangou and Nicolas Kruger as part of its International Program of Cooperation with the Paris National High Conservatory of Music and Dance. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Cellist to play NVPO Oct. 11 Oct 8, 2009
The Neponset Valley Philharmonic Orchestra will open its 2009-2010 season on Sunday, Oct. 11, with a classical concert of Mendelsohn s Hebrides Overture , Concerto No. 1 for Cello by Saint-Saens, with Wendy Warner, cello soloist, and Brahms Symphony No. 2, at 3 p.m., Showcase Live, Foxboro (at Patriot Place). Tickets: Adults $40, seniors $30, students $10 at www. (Medfield Press, MA)
Daily TV and radio guide Sep 18, 2009
Saint-Saens 9 p.m. WCRB-FM (99. 5) Piano Concerto No. 1, with pianist Jean-Phillippe Collard. (Boston Globe)
Classical Music for the Halloween S... Sep 17, 2009
One of Halloween s most frequently played pieces is Camille Saint-Saens Danse Macabre. Like Franz Liszt s Totentanz, the music celebrates 14th Century artists depictions of the , found throughout Europe in murals on church walls and in museums. (Suite101.com)
Classical music events this fall Sep 13, 2009
GARDNER MUSEUM Fall concerts at the Gardner kick off today with Paula Robison (flute), Yeesun Kim (cello), and Bruce Brubaker (piano) playing works by Saint-Saens, Messiaen, Chopin, Debussy, and George Crumb. Sept. 13. (Boston Globe)
Chamber Orchestra to play Northern Michigan venues Sep 12, 2009
- Advertisement - French Masterpieces in May will feature the GLCO and Chorus performing Maurice Durufle s Requiem Mass and Camille Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor with pianist, Angela Kim. The First Presbyterian Church of Harbor Springs will host the Saturday evening, May 15, concert and Sunday afternoon, May 16, the concert will be given at the Cross in the Woods, Indian River. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Music: the week ahead Sep 3, 2009
GARDNER MUSEUM The museum s inviting fall season of concerts begins with Paula Robison (flute), Yeesun Kim (cello), and Bruce Brubaker (piano) performing works by Saint-Saens, Messiaen, Chopin, Debussy, and George Crumb. Sept. 13 at 1:30 p.m. $23. (Boston Globe)
* EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT Aug 21, 2009
The program will include Poulencs Sonata for Piano for Four Hands, Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals, and Ketelbys In the Persian Market. Sunday at 2:30pm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Pipe dreams and passion … just don't look down Aug 19, 2009
I know a few people from overseas who have real problems with the height I don't usually stick too close to the rail when I'm taking a bow,'' says David Drury, who will play the instrument in three performances this week of Saint-Saens's Symphony No. 3 in C minor, known as the Organ Symphony ... In the Saint-Saens work there is a disconcerting confusion between the organ and other wind instruments, Nezet-Seguin says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
More of this story Jun 16, 2009
Cellist Lynn Harrell (GPAC audiences will remember his passionate performance of the Saint-Saens Cello Concerto with IRIS during the 2007-08 Season) performs with pianist Victor Asuncion on October 22. Spring brings two of the most acclaimed and respected chamber groups in the world: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin on March 6 and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra on April 13. (West Memphis Germantown News, TN)
Chorus to perform Messe Solennelle de Ste. Cecile May 15, 2009
Following the first performance of the Mass, the composer Camille Saint-Saens, a contemporary of Faure and one of his teachers, wrote, This simplicity, this serene light, rose upon the musical world like a dawn ; luminous rays streamed forth and one was dazzled, charmed, conquered. A carved statue of St. Cecilia, created by wood-carvers in Ortisei, Italy, will be displayed in the center aisle during the performance. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Sneezes, phones, cough lolly wrappers - bring 'em on Apr 28, 2009
His Sydney Symphony program will include Saint-Saens' Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Opus 33. "It's a beautiful piece that I learned when I was 11 or 12 but it is very fragile and difficult and has so many layers. I know in my imagination how I would like it to be but I've never been able to play it that way. Perhaps that will happen this time.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
BSO announces new season of programs Apr 17, 2009
The sole conducting debut is that of Fabio Luisi, leading music by Honegger, Saint-Saens, and Stravinsky. In the fall, in addition to the Beethoven cycle (beginning Oct. 22), Levine will lead a program pairing Stravinsky's "Symphony of Psalms" with Mozart's Requiem. (Boston Globe)
African American students compete to perform in national ACT-SO event Feb 21, 2009
Livingston, 17, a Case student, wowed a crowd of 30 or so with his performance of the Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso by Saint-Saens. Livingston won the Instrumental Classical Music competition, earning him the right to go to New York for the national ACT-SO competition in July. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
