* [THE WEEKENDER] Different venues, different groups, same innovative format Nov 9, 2009
A brief snippet of The William Tell Overture heralded each change of page. The piece ended with the dancers wearing boats, blowing bubbles, tossing confetti and colored streamers and big smiles all round. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
What would Borat say? Kazakh orchestra to visit MIT Oct 28, 2009
The program will conclude with Rossini's William Tell Overture and Leonard Bernstein s Overture to Candide. The Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory was founded in 1947. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
The Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory and Kazakh Traditional Music Ensemble 'Turan' Embark on Their First U.S. Tour Oct 21, 2009
The program concludes with the William Tell Overture, the famous finale from Rossinis last opera and Bernsteins Overture to Candide. This tour is made possible by Chevron Corporation, the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the ENRC- corporative fund, SC Kazkommertsbank, KazRosGas LLP, Lufthansa, Siemens LLP, Yerlan Barlybayev, Kanat Bozumbayev, and the Embassy of the Republic of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Orchestra celebrates Mahler's majesty Aug 21, 2009
A notable program directed by the British conductor Mark Wigglesworth begins with the last of Shostakovich's symphonies, No. 15, and ends with Rossini's William Tell overture, which Shostakovich himself strikingly, and rather mysteriously, quotes in the symphony. Richard Gill, maestro of the orchestra's regularly sold-out Discovery series, will share an interesting 6. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Hollywood's most wanted look familiar as films revisit old 'Enemies' Jun 29, 2009
Also, two William Tells ... Now comes William Tell: The Legend, due in 2010, with Jim Caviezel ... The second film has a name, Ironbow: The Legend of William Tell, due in 2011, but as of yet no named star. (USA Today -- Life)
Music gala to benefit Americares Feb 9, 2009
A winner of Folk City's Bob Dylan Imitator contest, he developed a reputation as a great folk humorist and gained notoriety as a top flatpick guitarist with his solo acoustic bluegrass version of the William Tell Overture. With three CDs to his credit, the Southbury resident performs in Europe each year and draws enthusiastic crowds on the summer outdoor concert circuit. (Town Times, CT)
