tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89847323817137710892024-02-06T21:43:13.892-08:00Live Those SongsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.comBlogger945125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-55789213668351288832012-07-23T00:07:00.000-07:002012-07-23T05:49:36.942-07:00Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (CD review)<b style="background-color: clear;">HJ Lim, pianist.<br />EMI 50999 4 64952 2 8 (8-CD set).</b><br /><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRXFtAMDb2-Thf8dj0zrFsdo-NvBnrmf-yp2vKo68CFxsDdOUwv2JGdgY4KmEkn6jWToVjGl1bjPfMe57AK5lrgc58zDzCGfVB-ClRSRXo38KxW6hvPk2GHOuSXO5HZ1-UdNlUcNMoCAT/s1600/BeethovenSonatasLim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRXFtAMDb2-Thf8dj0zrFsdo-NvBnrmf-yp2vKo68CFxsDdOUwv2JGdgY4KmEkn6jWToVjGl1bjPfMe57AK5lrgc58zDzCGfVB-ClRSRXo38KxW6hvPk2GHOuSXO5HZ1-UdNlUcNMoCAT/s1600/BeethovenSonatasLim.jpg" /></a>Beethoven so enjoyed piano sonatas, he wrote thirty-two of<br />them between 1795 and 1822. While he probably didn’t intend them as a single<br />cycle with any unifying subject matter, pianists ever since have been playing<br />them in conjunction with other pieces in the series, sometimes presenting all<br />thirty-two of them over a succession of nights. Then, with the coming of the<br />sound-recording age, pianists clamored to prove their worth by releasing<br />complete recorded sets. I confess I have heard in its entirety only one of the<br />dozens of such sets currently available, that of Alfred Brendel (Philips), but<br />I have other discs of select sonatas from the sets of Wilhelm Kempff (DG),<br />Arthur Rubinstein (RCA), Sviatoslav Richter (EMI), Emil Giles (DG), Stephen<br />Kovacevich (EMI), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca), Claudio Arrau (Philips), John<br />O’Conor (Telarc), Maurizio Pollini (DG), Murray Perahia (Sony), and Vladimir<br />Horowitz (RCA). And, of course, there are what seem like hundreds of other<br />single and multi-disc collections of the sonatas available, so choice is almost<br />endless.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />In 2009 Korean pianist HJ Lim burst onto the musical scene<br />with a popular YouTube video of a Rachmaninov and Chopin recital she had done,<br />followed by an appearance in Paris where she performed the complete Beethoven<br />sonatas. These events so inspired the folks at EMI Classics, they signed her to<br />record the sonatas in the set we have here. There is little question about<br />EMI’s excitement: Ms. Lim’s playing is wonderfully virtuosic, her performances<br />remarkably intelligent, if highly idiosyncratic, and her personal appearance<br />strikingly photogenic. It’s a winning combination for any performer.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Let’s begin our look at the set by noting how Ms. Lim and<br />EMI have chosen to present it. First, they have laid out the sonatas over eight<br />discs, four two-disc packages, each package I presume EMI to make available<br />separately as well as in the complete box. Second, she has opted to record only<br />thirty of the thirty-two sonatas, omitting Nos. 19 and 20, which Beethoven<br />wrote for family, friends, and students and whose publication he suppressed.<br />Fair enough. Third, she has organized the sonatas not chronologically but<br />according to a personal thematic arrangement. Thus, you will find various of<br />the most-popular works sprinkled in amongst less-familiar pieces. This has the<br />advantage for the listener of spicing up the content with variety and the<br />advantage for EMI of ensuring that if you’re buying the two-disc packages<br />separately, you’ll probably have to buy several of them in order to get<br />everything you want. Yes, marketing is always a factor in these things.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The first disc in the set tells us a great deal about the<br />direction Ms. Lim will be taking in the whole cycle in terms of approach,<br />survey, and sound. She starts by including three sonatas-- <i>No. 29</i> “Hammerklavier,” <i>No. 11</i>,<br />and <i>No. 26</i> “Les Adieux”--under the<br />thematic heading “Heroic Ideals.” In her extensive booklet notes, the pianist<br />explains her intensions by saying something to the effect that Beethoven had a<br />special relationship with his Creator, a relationship he tried to communicate<br />in his music. She continues by referring to the myth of Prometheus, the demigod<br />giver of arts and fire to mortals; to Beethoven’s temporary admiration for<br />Napoleon; and to the composer’s increasing deafness. While her critical<br />analysis of the composer’s life and her own individual reflections appear weighty,<br />much of it also seems rather dry and academic, ultimately providing less<br />insight into Beethoven’s motivations than they might seem. Likewise, Ms. Lim<br />spends three lengthy paragraphs on the composer’s metronome markings, saying on<br />the one hand that he was pretty definite about things but finally concluding<br />that the markings probably don’t matter as much as the pianist’s having “the<br />right feeling.” If it all begins to seem rather highfalutin and vague at the<br />same time, it probably is. I’d advise just listening to the music and ignoring<br />much of the categorizing and composer examination.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Ms. Lim begins with the “Hammerklavier,” that most brawny,<br />lengthy, and difficult of all the sonatas. You’ve got to give her credit for<br />starting right in with the heavy lifting and getting the show going with a<br />rousing opening act. She attacks the Hammerklavier” with vigor and passion,<br />demonstrating both a scholarly and dazzling command of the piano that will<br />serve her well throughout the cycle. If I have any minor reservation about the<br />performance, it is the same as I have about all of her work: namely, that she<br />appears to have a youthful enthusiasm that leads her into very fast finger work<br />in the outer movements and sometimes less than penetrating interpretations of<br />the slower sections. She is blazing, to be sure, but a quick, simple comparison<br />to someone like Alfred Brendel indicates she still isn’t as mature or<br />understanding as she may be in a few more years. Although <i>No. 26</i> is a little more traditional and Ms. Lim’s speeds a bit more<br />conventional, she still doesn’t let much or any sentimentality show through in<br />her reading, which can be both radiantly fulfilling and frustratingly severe.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The first disc also tells us everything we will need to<br />know about the sound. EMI recorded Ms. Lim playing a Yamaha CRS piano in Faller<br />Hall, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in 2011. The result is one of the<br />cleanest, clearest piano recordings you’ll find, with excellent transparency<br />and taut transient response. The venue is modestly resonant, and the piano<br />shows up warmly and richly most of the time, with only a few instances of cold<br />or hard sound. Since the clarity corresponds well to Ms. Lim’s analytical<br />approach to the music, it’s undoubtedly a good fit, and I have no complaints. I<br />found it extremely easy to listen to.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Disc two finds five sonatas categorized under the heading<br />“Eternal Feminine -Youth.” Now, I don’t know about you, but I’ve never really<br />thought about Beethoven in terms of “eternal feminine.” Still, I suppose Ms.<br />Lim’s characterizations of <i>Sonatas Nos. 4,<br />9, 10, 13</i>, and <i>14</i> “Moonlight” do,<br />in a way, fit that description. The music is of a sweeter, gentler nature than<br />most of the other sonatas, Beethoven as the true romanticist, the passionate<br />yet wounded lover. The “however” is that Ms. Lim plays them with almost the<br />same dispassionate precision she applies to the “Heroic Ideals” group. As an<br />example, she zips through the famous opening <i>Adagio</i> of the “Moonlight” lickety-split. For comparison, both<br />Brendel and Kempf take a little over six minutes to complete the movement; Ms.<br />Lim takes about four and a half minutes, a full twenty-five percent faster.<br />It’s not that her playing doesn’t come highly charged with emotion; it’s that<br />it doesn’t necessarily convey much in the way of tragic or romantic feeling.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yNIu83hPU01trynkkfumT3byufFrSER2ZwSNgMxbCk2L9VAusjWw9NdniEzU6wxJMH8Hk5wLBY6j_t0QDofmBW0yDdW3ldz1ffzjCv1nUVn8efQFHvuIMnZgCwdovRmbebwhlbuMBqVH/s1600/HJLim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yNIu83hPU01trynkkfumT3byufFrSER2ZwSNgMxbCk2L9VAusjWw9NdniEzU6wxJMH8Hk5wLBY6j_t0QDofmBW0yDdW3ldz1ffzjCv1nUVn8efQFHvuIMnZgCwdovRmbebwhlbuMBqVH/s1600/HJLim.jpg" /></a>Disc three begins the next volume, and it contains<br />Beethoven’s three earliest sonatas, <i>Nos.<br />1</i>, <i>2</i>, and <i>3</i>, under the heading “Assertion of an Inflexible Personality.” The<br />“personality” is that of Beethoven, and Ms. Lim explains in the booklet that<br />the young composer was typically confronting fate through a youthful<br />rebelliousness. Perhaps it’s Ms. Lim’s own youthful rebelliousness that’s at<br />issue here; I don’t know. In any case, listeners may recognize the opening <i>Allegro</i> of <i>No. 1</i> from its use accompanying countless silent movies, and Ms.<br />Lim seems to have a good time playing up its extensive melodrama. Nonetheless,<br />I rather enjoyed its minor rebellion, too. Likewise, she provides a youthful<br />exuberance in the other two sonatas.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Something like the dramatic innocence of the first three<br />sonatas, the fourth disc finds four sonatas in the category of “Nature”: <i>No. 15</i> “Pastorale,” <i>No. 21</i> “Waldstein,” <i>No. 22</i>,<br />and <i>No. 25</i>. In these works, Beethoven<br />follows a course characteristic of the newly flowering Romantic Age in<br />describing the universal appeal and dramatic innocence of the natural world.<br />Here, we find Ms. Lim in extraordinarily good form. Her “Pastorale” is<br />especially welcome, a genuinely ardent, expressive, descriptive view of Earth’s<br />wondrous landscapes. If I have any minor reservation, it’s that her playing is<br />so dextrous and precise that it almost seems as though at times she’s showing<br />off. Her rather fast, heady plunge through the “Waldstein,” for example,<br />appears more intellectual than it does insightful, more engaged in technique<br />than it is a revelation of the soul. Still, with piano playing so<br />scintillating, it’s hard to argue with the results. Again, EMI’s recording is<br />clear and strong, well sustaining the performance.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />And so it goes. Disc five contains three sonatas, <i>Nos. 5</i>, <i>6</i>, and <i>7</i>, under the<br />umbrella “Extremes in Collision.” By this Ms. Lim means that these sonatas are<br />polar opposites, and to prove the point she tends to play up the differences. I<br />quite liked her interpretations of the slow movements; the <i>Adagio</i> of <i>No. 5</i>, for<br />instance, is exquisite. And even if her intensity doesn’t do much for me in<br />some of the outer movements, I appreciate her conviction. Disc six takes us to<br />the theme of “Resignation and Action,” containing <i>Sonatas Nos. 16</i>, <i>17</i><br />“Tempest,” <i>18</i>, and <i>28</i>. The “however” continues to be that<br />while she is undoubtedly an exciting pianist to listen to, she seems not to<br />capture fully the introspective moments of, say, the <i>Adagio</i> of the “Tempest” with the same deep emotion of a Brendel,<br />Kempff, or Perahia. </div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Disc seven Ms. Lim calls “Eternal Feminine - Maturity,”<br />reflecting back on the earlier “Eternal Feminine - Youth” theme, now from<br />Beethoven’s older perspective and containing <i>Sonatas Nos. 24</i>, <i>27</i>, <i>30</i>, and <i>31</i>. Then, the set closes with the category “Destiny” and includes<br />two of the composer’s most-popular sonatas, <i>No.<br />8</i> “Pathetique” and <i>No. 23</i><br />“Appasionata,” along with <i>Nos. 12</i> and<br /><i>32</i>. It’s as though she were saving<br />the best for last, and certainly she does up the two named sonatas in fine,<br />fervent style, with yet much hushed confidence in the slower segments.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />In the end, I’d say that for anyone interested in a<br />one-and-only, possibly first-time purchase of a complete set Beethoven piano<br />sonatas, Brendel or any favorite pianist from those at the top of the review<br />might be a safer bet than Ms. Lim’s EMI set. This is not to say, however, that<br />one should not hear or sample or possibly own one of the single discs from<br />Lim’s set; nor should one avoid Lim’s complete set as a second or third or<br />alternative choice in one’s collection. There is no denying her playing is<br />brilliant and blazing, her interpretations vital, and EMI’s sound clear and<br />natural. It’s just that Ms. Lim’s performances may be too highly personal as<br />one’s only realizations of these works.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">JJP</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-51214174835629169462012-07-22T00:31:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.559-07:00VIRGIN MOBILE ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET TO HOMES ACROSS THE NATION WITH EXCLUSIVE LIVE STREAM<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKou5Rq7uXHJ1OqGfzz04-6NmT77GzOisqG0WgBbLbBthjnu9rcoagkrbo6S3v2d4DGWgt8Ux9dOunpwgGZwiqKzitR1zosR19GbydkyUQEOL1Weq4K_BSV9ghV-eiyEO-bLByd7sQX-g/s1600/splendour_in_the_grass_belongil_fields_gigimage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkKou5Rq7uXHJ1OqGfzz04-6NmT77GzOisqG0WgBbLbBthjnu9rcoagkrbo6S3v2d4DGWgt8Ux9dOunpwgGZwiqKzitR1zosR19GbydkyUQEOL1Weq4K_BSV9ghV-eiyEO-bLByd7sQX-g/s1600/splendour_in_the_grass_belongil_fields_gigimage.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Virgin Mobile to stream headline acts from Splendour in the Grass - Kimbra, Miike Snow, Ladyhawke, Cast of Cheers, Band of Skulls, Bleeding Knees Club, Last Dinosaurs and more...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sydney, 20 July 2012 – Splendour in the Grass sold out quicker this year than you could say “Splendour Bender Weekend Extender”, and knowing that there are more disappointed people that missed out on tickets than ever before, Virgin Mobile today announces that it will once again be delivering a live stream of the festival. Continuing its commitment to dish out even more content for music loving Aussies, Virgin Mobile has announced a stellar line up expanding the live stream to a whopping 8 hours of exclusive content direct from field phone.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Following on from last year’s success where over 46,650 music fans tuned in to be part of the action, Virgin Mobile will be streaming performances from the likes of Kimbra and Miike Snow directly from the Mixup and Supertop stages at Splendour in the Grass 2012, on Saturday 28th from 3pm.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The exclusive Virgin Mobile Live Stream 2012 will bring non-festival goers uninterrupted live access to the festival’s gigs with a mix of live and pre-recorded performances and backstage artist interviews, bringing ‘music to the masses’ via its YouTube channel (YouTube.com/VirginMobileAus) and the official Splendour in the Grass app.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Those on the move won’t miss a beat this year. Thanks to Virgin Mobile, music lovers can experience the live stream on mobile devices via the free Splendour in the Grass app – available for Android and iPhone. Furthermore, the Virgin Mobile Facebook page and website will be regularly updated with all the latest Splendour in the Grass news.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Virgin Mobile’s Marketing Director, David Scribner, said, “We’re really excited to once again be offering this exclusive access to fans and music lovers who can’t make it to the festival. We have been pioneers in live-streaming ever since we first live-streamed the Temper Trap in 2010 and are proud to once again be offering viewers a real feel for this year’s festival with an excellent collection of music and behind-the-scenes interviews streamed directly from the festival to wherever you are.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In its third year of sponsorship, Virgin Mobile will for the first time extend its activations beyond the festival grounds, offering festival goers the chance to pull over and revive in style and comfort at Virgin Mobile’s Star Treatment Stop. The Star Treatment Stop (stylish pit-stops), located at 171 Pacific Highway Broadwater, en-route from Sydney to Bryon Bay, will offer drivers and their mates free coffees, massages, comfy beanbags and chilled DJs tunes for a refresh with a difference.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Dedicated to enhancing the overall experience for those at the festival, Virgin Mobile will offer a host of customer benefits to Virgin Mobile customers attending Splendour in the Grass 2012. Customers will be asked to register before the festival for them and a plus one via a Facebook app and when they get on site they can pick up their Near Field Communications (NFC) wristband. Virgin Mobile festival benefits include:</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">• Access to the Posh Pit fancy bathroom (clean and fresh – oh the joy!) plus 5 minute makeovers to keep punters looking and feeling like a star throughout the festival</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">• Fast Lane express bar queue - Virgin Mobile thinks it’s only fair that customers spend more time watching bands, and less time queueing at the bar</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">· Power Point Recharge Station – Running out of juice on your mobile? Can’t send that last photo of you in the mosh pit to make all your friends jealous? Virgin Mobile have you covered with the recharge station</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">· Bandstand daily prizes – These babies are your key to fun times at Splendour from food vouchers to phones there’s a whole lot of love to give. Customer simply tap their wristband throughout the festival to see what they have won</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">· The chance to win tickets to the exclusive Channel V party: 50 Virgin Mobile customers and their friends will win access to the VIP section at the Channel V Party at the Beach Hotel in Byron Bay on Saturday the 28th July where they will be treated to a recovery breakfast, drinks and great tunes from the likes of Alice Wonderland and other Splendour artists. Another 100 Virgin Mobile customers will win access to the party and two drinks tokens.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Virgin Mobile customers can now pre-register for all the benefits at: </div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/virgin_splendour">http://apps.facebook.com/virgin_splendour</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">For more information on the Virgin Mobile live stream and festival benefits for Virgin Mobile customers visit: <a href="http://www.virginmobile.com.au/splendour-in-the-grass">http://www.virginmobile.com.au/splendour-in-the-grass</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Virgin Mobile & Music</div><div class="MsoNormal">As a Virgin company, music is a part of our heritage and our brand DNA. Since we launched 11 years ago, Virgin Mobile Australia has been a key player in the music scene undertaking initiatives to enrich the music experience for our customers.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We’ve been a major sponsor of Splendour in the Grass festival since 2010, offering customers a host of benefits to enhance their festival experience. We also brought music to the masses as the first brand to live web-stream from an Australian music festival, broadcasting Temper Trap’s set from Splendour in the Grass 2010. We then gave you Australia’s longest-ever festival live web-stream from St Jerome’s Laneway Festival in 2011.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In 2012 we are also excited to be sponsoring music legend George Michael’s national tour later this year. Stay tuned for more music news from us at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/VirginMobileAus">www.facebook.com/VirginMobileAus</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/virginmobileaus">www.twitter.com/virginmobileaus</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Websites</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Splendour in the Grass</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.splendourinthegrass.com/">www.splendourinthegrass.com</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Virgin Mobile - Splendour in the Grass</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.virginmobile.com.au/splendour-in-the-grass">www.virginmobile.com.au/splendour-in-the-grass</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">One Green Bean</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.onegreenbean.com.au/">www.onegreenbean.com.au</a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-36399893340359023132012-07-22T00:04:00.000-07:002012-07-23T05:49:37.175-07:00Classical Music News of the Week, July 22, 2012<b style="background-color: clear;">Ryan Brown Awarded<br />Medaille d'or du rayonnement</b><br /><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl42yR9FliU8qks6B3hXSXfrcSpvVlbMzGpoTpz3YEWqNl9GIgyBpY0Xpb3JKYMixMzFwVPyH1scboVvn-4OzcgyseHhyByNfueyLpewPYABE2ZQMua6cYXtIRdMTvg9rLdz5jSz1BaOiB/s1600/RyanBrown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl42yR9FliU8qks6B3hXSXfrcSpvVlbMzGpoTpz3YEWqNl9GIgyBpY0Xpb3JKYMixMzFwVPyH1scboVvn-4OzcgyseHhyByNfueyLpewPYABE2ZQMua6cYXtIRdMTvg9rLdz5jSz1BaOiB/s1600/RyanBrown.jpg" /></a>Having proven himself a beacon of light in preserving and<br />renewing French music, conductor Ryan Brown has been honored with the Medaille<br />d'or du rayonnement from La Renaissance Française. For more than a decade,<br />Brown has delighted international audiences with his re-discovery and inspired<br />performances of masterful French operas of the 17th and 18th centuries.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Brown is the founder, artistic director, and conductor of<br />the Washington, D.C., based Opera Lafayette which, in addition to sold out<br />seasons at the Kennedy Center and in New York City, has been engaged in an<br />ambitious recording agreement with Naxos since 2005. Recent releases in their<br />quickly growing discography include Monsigny's <i>Le Deserteur</i> and Rebel and Françoeur’s <i>Zélindor, roi des Sylphes</i>.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Continuing his mission of casting light on ignored French<br />masterpieces, Brown recently led Opera Lafayette in their debut performance of<br />Monsigny's compelling <i>Le Roi et le<br />fermier</i> at the Opera Royal in Versailles. This autumn Opera Lafayette fans<br />can expect Naxos to release Grétry's <i>Le<br />Magnifique</i>, followed by <i>Le Roi et le<br />fermier</i> in 2013.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The non-profit French organization La Renaissance Français<br />was founded in 1916. Brown was presented with his award by French Ambassador<br />François Delattre on May 31st in Washington, D.C.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />--Schwalbe and Partners, Inc.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><b>Merola Opera<br />Program Presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera August 2 and 4</b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Program presents Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s La finta<br />giardiniera on Thursday, August 2 at 8 PM and Saturday, August 4 at 2 PM at the<br />Cowell Theatre at Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. The cast features<br />bass-baritone Gordon Bintner, tenor Casey Candebat, soprano Jennifer Cherest,<br />tenor Theo Lebow, mezzo-soprano Sarah Mesko, soprano Jacqueline Piccolino and<br />soprano Rose Sawvel. The production will be directed by Nicholas Muni and Gary<br />Thor Wedow will conduct.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />“La finta giardiniera is an opera that explores<br />post-traumatic stress syndrome and identity crisis, within the language and<br />traditions of commedia dell'arte,” says director Nic Muni. “It is a piece rife<br />with stock characters, outlandish turns of plot and, at the same time, it is a<br />piece of striking originality in its exploration of human behavior in extremis,<br />leaving us with this question: Is it actually meant to be humorous or is the<br />subject matter too complex and profound to be a comedy?”</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Conductor Gary Thor Wedow has been hailed for “hot music<br />making” by the Baltimore Sun and “convincingly elegant period style” in Opera<br />News. His most recent successes include Orphée and Die Zauberflöte for the<br />Seattle Opera, Le donne curiose for Wolf Trap Opera and Agrippina for Boston<br />Lyric Opera. Mr. Wedow has been a member of the Juilliard School faculty since<br />1994. He has established an enviable reputation for dramatically exciting and<br />historically informed performances with opera companies, festivals and choral<br />organizations throughout North America. </div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Director Nicholas Muni returns to Merola having most<br />recently directed the popular 2009 production of L’amico Fritz. He currently<br />serves as an Associate Professor of Opera and Distinguished Artist in Residence<br />at Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Mr. Muni has served as Artistic Director<br />for Tulsa Opera and Cincinnati Opera as well as director of drama for the<br />Metropolitan Opera Young Artist Development Program. As a freelance stage<br />director, he has directed over 200 productions with companies in North America,<br />Europe and Australia. Recent directing credits include the US premiere of<br />Wagner’s <i>Das Liebesverbot</i> at<br />Glimmerglass Opera, <i>Carmen</i> at Boston<br />Lyric Opera and <i>Postcard from Morocco</i><br />and <i>Of Mice and Men</i> at Cincinnati<br />Conservatory of Music.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Set in Italy in the early 1900’s, Merola’s production of<br />La finta giardiniera follows the story of the Marchioness Violante Onesti, who<br />flees her home and disguises herself as a gardener after her lover, Belfiore,<br />attacks her and leaves her for dead. In her quest to confront Belfiore,<br />Violante, who now goes by the name “Sandrina” encounters a cast of colorful<br />characters and finds herself caught between people who would do anything to get<br />what they want. Dealing with heavy issues such as attempted murder and madness<br />as well as lighthearted themes of love and mistaken identity, La finta<br />giardiniera is both comedic and serious, combining elements of both to arrive<br />at a happy ending.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The Merola Opera Program is dedicated to the continuing<br />education and training of the finest young operatic talent and the development<br />of this talent into professional opera singers, coaches and stage directors of<br />the highest artistic caliber. Merola operates in close artistic collaboration<br />with San Francisco Opera but is an independent nonprofit organization. Governed<br />by a separate board of directors, Merola is responsible for its own long-term<br />financial stability and fundraising, and is grateful to the hundreds of loyal<br />members, donors and foundations who support the Program.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />--Karen Ames for Merola Opera<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><b>MasterCard and<br />Sonoma State University Unveil Long-Term Relationship in Support of the<br />Performing Arts</b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><i>Effort to Support<br />Priceless Cultural and Music Experiences in Northern California</i></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />MasterCard and Sonoma State University today announced<br />details of a long-term relationship in support of the performing arts. Under<br />this relationship, MasterCard will become the title sponsor of the annual<br />MasterCard Performance Series. The<br />company will also support the building of an outdoor pavilion for music and<br />dance at the Green Music Center, adjoining the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />On Tuesday evening, the Board of Trustees of the<br />California State University approved naming rights for the outdoor venue, to be<br />called the MasterCard Performing Arts Pavilion. This is the first corporate partnership of its kind for the<br />campus.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />“We continually look for ways to create stronger<br />connections with consumers by understanding their passions and interest to<br />provide them with priceless experiences and memories,” said Alfredo Gangotena,<br />chief marketing officer, MasterCard. <br />“We look forward to a relationship with Sonoma State University to<br />deliver unique music-related access and experiences to the local community and<br />the larger northern California region.”</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />MasterCard has several long-standing relationships in the<br />world of entertainment. “We are very excited about our significant, long-term<br />partnership with MasterCard, one of the world’s best and most admired<br />companies,” said Sandy Weill, chairman of the Green Music Center Board of<br />Advisors. “Having the support of MasterCard further emphasizes what we at<br />Sonoma State continue to believe – this is a transformative project that will<br />create an innovative learning environment for students and will provide an<br />economic boost to the area and help diversify its tourist base.”</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />As part of the relationship, Sonoma State University and<br />MasterCard will work together to offer a student internship program in the<br />field of entertainment and sponsorship management. Additionally, MasterCard will work with Sonoma State University<br />to provide financial literacy programs or tools for the university’s students.<br />“Our vision is to aim high, reach wide, and educate all,” said Sonoma State<br />University president Ruben Armiñana. “We look forward to sharing this<br />extraordinary complex with music and art enthusiasts around the globe.”</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Exclusive Pre-Sale Kicks Off Countdown to Grand Opening:</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Located on the picturesque Sonoma State University campus<br />in the heart of California’s Sonoma wine region, Weill Hall officially opens<br />Saturday, September 29 with an Opening Night concert featuring Chinese piano<br />sensation Lang Lang. </div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Beginning Wednesday, July 18, MasterCard cardholders will<br />enjoy presale access to the twenty Priceless performances that comprise the<br />2012-13 MasterCard Performance Series (Sept. 29, 2012 through April 27, 2013).<br />Tickets go on-sale to the general public on Sunday, July 29.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />A focal point for music in the region, the inaugural<br />season in Weill Hall features an array of internationally acclaimed performers<br />including vocalists Stephanie Blythe, Eli-na Garanc(a, Joyce DiDonato and<br />Barbara Cook; celebrated classical soloists Yo-Yo Ma, Vadim Repin, Wynton<br />Marsalis and Anne-Sophie Mutter; acclaimed early music ensembles Philharmonia<br />Baroque Orchestra and Chorale, Tallis Scholars and Il Complesso Barocco; and<br />Latin jazz greats Chucho Valdés and Buika. The Santa Rosa Symphony, Resident<br />Orchestra, offers a full season of programming at the Green Music Center and<br />the San Francisco Symphony will perform four concerts. </div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The Green Music Center complex allows for the integration<br />of performing arts, particularly in the fields of music and dance. The<br />MasterCard Performing Arts Pavilion will be located on the northeast side of<br />the complex, and will add to the versatile venue arrangement by offering an<br />ideal location for larger outdoor performances. Currently in the planning<br />stages, the Pavilion will provide the ability to book an expanded range of<br />performers including more contemporary music and dance.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">--Karen Ames for Sonoma State</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-83947576461230262102012-07-21T23:59:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.607-07:00The Century opens at The Star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lnjxdwN6MIM33eKEJaH_AB1czJDwmQNo6QZ1AIoK-7Rkfdb7HJ8uNKwpWV1z0ylXtJ3InjzyFGncwaBf70aLoJIq0TEL4luuIKUBkHzmKbzwhZIMDEpb8vze7uAIH1TS15Qm-2Os_vkL/s1600/DSC_0017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5lnjxdwN6MIM33eKEJaH_AB1czJDwmQNo6QZ1AIoK-7Rkfdb7HJ8uNKwpWV1z0ylXtJ3InjzyFGncwaBf70aLoJIq0TEL4luuIKUBkHzmKbzwhZIMDEpb8vze7uAIH1TS15Qm-2Os_vkL/s320/DSC_0017.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">Golden Century Group reveals The Century</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">New Cantonese restaurant at The Star now open</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">Sydney: The Golden Century Group today opened its new Cantonese restaurant at The Star, THE CENTURY, with a traditional Chinese dragon ceremony for over 200 Sydney siders. Greg Inglis and Sam Burgess from the Rabbitohs, Dr Charlie Teo and Sami Lukis were amongst those to enjoy the colourful display and get a sneak preview at the new restaurant which opens to the public at 6pm on Sunday 22 July.</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">THE CENTURY, which when translated in Cantonese means, ‘essence of Golden Century’, is the latest dining experience from The Golden Century Group, which has opened some of the most popular dining institutions in Sydney since 1989. THE CENTURY still retains the menu and seafood offered by Golden Century restaurant in Chinatown, but also showcases a new interior concept, which has been designed by Paring Onions based in Hong Kong. THE CENTURY’s new look playfully incorporates symbolisms of Chinese culinary culture with a refreshing and modern twist. </div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">Innovative design features that visitors will experience at THE CENTURY include:</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">· The Great Wall of Chopsticks! The interior of THE CENTURY features a Great Wall of Chopsticks that pays respect to this imperative Chinese dining utensil. Paring Onions designed a series of handmade wall tiles compiled by 82,320 chopsticks, creating a unique wall surface and subtle texture</div><div class="MsoPlainText">· Over 300 tea cups and 5kms of fibre optics to create an eye catching light feature that again pays its tribute to a symbol of Chinese cuisine</div><div class="MsoPlainText">· Fifteen double glazed aquarium tanks line the entrance, emphasising the use of the very best fresh and live seafood, prepared and served multiple ways by the award winning chefs</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">Alex Wong, Director at Pairing Onions said, ”When designing THE CENTURY, it was critical to keep the Golden Century’s unique culture in mind, but it was also a great opportunity to introduce a refreshing modern side of the group, inspired by a creative take on Chinese dining customs.”</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">THE CENTURY offers a menu designed to highlight the use of live seafood and fresh ingredients in creating authentic Cantonese classics and favourites of the well-known and original Golden Century.</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">Following on from the acclaim and recognition of the Golden Century wine list by Australian Gourmet Traveller Magazine and Wine Spectator, THE CENTURY has also compiled a wine list worthy of the modern design concept and setting of the new restaurant.</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">Frederic Luvisutto, managing director of The Star, added, ”We’re delighted to have such a well respected and much loved business, like the Golden Century Group, join our award winning suite of restaurants here at The Star. From the modern design to the delicious menu, we’re predicting THE CENTURY will be a must visit destination for our guests.”</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">THE CENTURY is located on the ground level of The Star on Pirrama Road and completes The Star’s culinary collection of restaurants following its $870 million redevelopment. THE CENTURY now joins David Chang’s Momofuku, Teage Ezard’s BLACK by ezard, Stefano Manfredi’s Balla, and modern Japanese restaurant Sokyo, as well as Zumbo Patisserie, Flying Fish and Chips, Fat Noodle and Bistro 80.</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText">The restaurant seats 220 people and houses stylish private and semi-private dining rooms for groups of 6 to 70 people. It serves lunch and dinner seven days a week.</div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrjuaBGhQmRZY4AIY4BAbP6m3lTo0bKi9KfIZBuitxk-wsd9M56Lmo9AwMgB1XPn_HoZ45TZvSX1q693dFDBZnA_vNiZw3OfHhEvrkEpyTquHUbnatfFOW1fEtkRhyphenhyphenIPRX9AGi3O2pWVU/s1600/DSC_0022-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrjuaBGhQmRZY4AIY4BAbP6m3lTo0bKi9KfIZBuitxk-wsd9M56Lmo9AwMgB1XPn_HoZ45TZvSX1q693dFDBZnA_vNiZw3OfHhEvrkEpyTquHUbnatfFOW1fEtkRhyphenhyphenIPRX9AGi3O2pWVU/s320/DSC_0022-1.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOw4qRB356KlWtiGos4QoWvsLItS7Cfb4T6n0VUs7tSN38fgKApfND-Y4Qm3ndZdn0DZkbhIj3rDGNWQyEcEHwmzkGqUsgqFPoxPOcv3PErI3UFbsi6K5xBV-C97EAbWt6YsB7xwYlGDG/s1600/DSC_0037-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOw4qRB356KlWtiGos4QoWvsLItS7Cfb4T6n0VUs7tSN38fgKApfND-Y4Qm3ndZdn0DZkbhIj3rDGNWQyEcEHwmzkGqUsgqFPoxPOcv3PErI3UFbsi6K5xBV-C97EAbWt6YsB7xwYlGDG/s320/DSC_0037-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText"><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-13820103315296821952012-07-20T21:49:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.649-07:00Sarah De Bono opens Kiehl’s store in Chatswood, Sydney, Australia<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSooanKVWNctdIRsM8V4ngDwkkvkaCJgrW_BQxslpbLTS6U1ue4m_8O0JVylfEhO1M_1yQRhIi5R5nHQl84lCtzWqjocCVswJw6T5kJxnSWkvQYyt7vr_yab6GTreO5zYv_hS62Oxr-rUi/s1600/Sarah+De+Bono,+550+(10).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSooanKVWNctdIRsM8V4ngDwkkvkaCJgrW_BQxslpbLTS6U1ue4m_8O0JVylfEhO1M_1yQRhIi5R5nHQl84lCtzWqjocCVswJw6T5kJxnSWkvQYyt7vr_yab6GTreO5zYv_hS62Oxr-rUi/s320/Sarah+De+Bono,+550+(10).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br />Sarah De Bono opens Kiehl’s apothecary health and beauty store in Chatswood, Sydney, Australia...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Saturday the 21st of July reality TV superstar Sarah De Bono dazzled the northshore shopping mecca of Chatswood Chase with the official ribbon cutting and opening of the Kiehl's boutique.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Kiehl's since 1851 is a quintessential New York label with an apothecary line up that will satisfy ant skin care need.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Backgrounder...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">De Bono from 'The Voice' fame, whose album is currently number 9 in the iTunes charts, cut the ribbon at midday.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Customers received 10 per cent off their purchases and Kiehl's is donating 10 per cent of sales to De Bono's chosen charity, Musicians Making a Difference.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">It is the New York-based skincare brand's first Sydney store.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In case you didn't know Kiehl’s was founded as an apothecary in New York’s East Village neighborhood over 160 years ago, and they have been expanding the luxury franchise outlets around Australia over the past number of years.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ingredients are the single most important component their their products and they have always proudly displayed theirs.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ingredients are not chosen on their aesthetic merit – only formulas with ingredients that are truly beneficial to the skin are selected. They select many naturally derived ingredients for use in the formulations, and they are committed to utilizing only the most gentle and efficacious formulas for maximum benefit and results.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Kiehl's is a very community and philanthropic minded company. Giving is the embodiment of "The Mission of Kiehl’s". Written over 30 years ago by Kiehl’s founding family, their Mission clearly stated their belief in the importance of giving back to the communities in which they serve customers every day.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Background...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">For the Holiday season 2010, in stores in Australia only, Kiehl’s was pleased to announce a collaboration with one of the foremost recognized Australian iconic artists, Ken Done who is using his creative genius to help children in need around the world. With the shared vision to help to create safer, stronger local communities for children, the Kiehl’s and DONE partnership raised awareness and funds through the sale of a Limited Edition Crème de Corps Holiday Collection, comprised of a three-product offering. Each product in the collection featured the artwork of ‘Postcard June’ (2007, acrylic on canvas, 91 x 122cm). 100% of Kiehl’s net profits from the sale of each product in Australia were donated to UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, the world’s leading advocate for children. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In Australia Kiehl’s continue to partner with leading charity, Red Kite. Every month they collect money to support children in need and organize shop for a cause events.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Today's special appearance has become a topic of conversation in the Australian beauty industry.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Kiehl's continues to innovate in an ultra impressive fashion - be it with products, services, or out of the box media and marketing campaigns.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Update...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Kiehl's makes a grand entrance at Chatswood Chase Sydney!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Since 1851, Kiehl’s has had a devoted group of patrons (models and moguls among them) flocking to their original Third Ave apothecary for medicinal and herbal tonics. Their herbal-based apothecary skincare formulas and tell-it-like-it-is packaging have garnered the devotion of generations of no-fuss types world-wide who like to keep their lives simple. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Founded by John Kiehl, the store began as a homeopathic pharmacy. Its unique background represents a blend of cosmetic, pharmaceutical, herbal and medicinal knowledge and experience acquired through the family’s generations. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2Z1j8J7cWximd8GCCu7mwZC1qzBbyqDTzs8Mo-XQzSJlaSGAWZO2Aix6iiHyqCGoCPO0jkhOuUOaa0xmTYfeowev4XU75OQD7o26qFzA8TlrMjn8O2EmdAMWHEYaOlmnIGPjKGM9dIlo/s1600/Lauren+Eagle+(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2Z1j8J7cWximd8GCCu7mwZC1qzBbyqDTzs8Mo-XQzSJlaSGAWZO2Aix6iiHyqCGoCPO0jkhOuUOaa0xmTYfeowev4XU75OQD7o26qFzA8TlrMjn8O2EmdAMWHEYaOlmnIGPjKGM9dIlo/s320/Lauren+Eagle+(8).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br />Marquee Sydney helps Maxim celebrate first birthday...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Last night at The Star popular men's magazine, Maxim Australia, celebrated its first birthday.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">If you didn't know already, Maxim is a lad's mag, and this issue is blessed with Australian sports model, Lauryn Eagle. Did we mention Lauren is a boxer, kick boxer, water skier and more! She's also one of Australia's most popular sports models these days.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The magazine and is sponsors, advertisers, models and everyone else associated with it should be happy with tonight's turn out, and any print magazine out of Australia that is still in business does have something to celebrate.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Joining Lauryn were other names and celebs including Brittany Bloomer, Grant Dwyer, Rochelle Fox, Nacho Pop, Brittany and Anthony Cairns, Annalise Braakensiek.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Well done to everyone involved in tonight's birthday success.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Wrap Up...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The Star's tag line is 'There will be stories', and its a sure bet Star will keep living up to that if tonight was any indication. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsQCY2Lbvu-Gf_orggD3soR5GjalmVi61tr8Y-jzdP9v9cCIRz4jsCQpxUllXPfXT6GycOfuEwZuxMAQF21bLjBnQgITVOfFMFa7HbOPI4r1sqWfIwUzcmuwGLNTiAeo6zP7GlBaTvK6f/s1600/Tommy+Fleming+low+res.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsQCY2Lbvu-Gf_orggD3soR5GjalmVi61tr8Y-jzdP9v9cCIRz4jsCQpxUllXPfXT6GycOfuEwZuxMAQF21bLjBnQgITVOfFMFa7HbOPI4r1sqWfIwUzcmuwGLNTiAeo6zP7GlBaTvK6f/s320/Tommy+Fleming+low+res.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Artist Network presents the ‘Voice of Ireland’ Tommy Fleming, returning to Australia in November to celebrate twenty years in the music industry and the release of his Platinum Collection.<br />Tommy brings his own beautiful interpretation of classic and contemporary songs such as Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Isle of Innisfree, Something Inside So Strong, “the best version of Danny Boy - bar none” (Eric Clapton),and many others you know and love.<br /><br />His recording and performing credentials speak for themselves; with over 32 platinum albums under his belt and has already brought his mesmerising voice to audiences around the world, performing in prestigious venues such as New York’s Carnegie Hall.<br /><br />But earlier in his career, shortly after securing a solo record deal everything looked set to flourish<br />when a near fatal car accident left the singer with a broken neck leaving his music career on-hold indefinitely.<br /><br />After many months of convalescents, Tommy took time out to spend three months in famine-stricken Sudan, working with the relief charity GOAL.<br /><br />Tommy returned to the stage having had to start over and is now regarded as one of the finest singers worldwide and is currently enjoying a hugely successful career spanning the last 20 years.<br /><br />Returning to Australia for his third tour will delight his legion of Aussie fans with a reputation of drawing capacity crowds during his previous Australian tours.<br /><br />“I love coming to Australia. I can’t wait to return because I love the people and the easy going way they live their lives and of course the weather,“ he says. “It really feels like my home away from home.”<br /><br />Celebrating his twenty year anniversary in the music industry Tommy has released a stunning 3 CD, 40 track<br />“Platinum Collection” – now available in all good music stores around Australia.<br /><br />Each album has its own, unique style – Including: “The Irish Collection”, “The Contemporary Collection” and “The Duet’s Collection”.<br /><br />Containing songs spanning Tommy’s twenty year career including Tommy’s very first studio recording – Loving Hannah – recorded in 1991, this beautifully packaged 3CD set also contains previously unreleased tracks – making it the essential collection for Tommy Fleming fans.<br /><br />A Tommy Fleming concert is a musical experience not to be missed.<br /><br />He has a universal appeal to all ages and backgrounds with a fan base that is growing stronger worldwide year by year.<br /><br />Tour dates are set with tickets now on sale.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tommyfleming.net/">www.tommyfleming.net</a> / <a href="http://www.artistnetwork.com.au/">www.artistnetwork.com.au</a><br />Promo: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BctpXrwWXLQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BctpXrwWXLQ</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-18699386919595456032012-07-20T00:02:00.000-07:002012-07-23T05:49:37.201-07:00Adam: Giselle, highlights (CD review)<div class="DefaultText"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both;"><br /><b>Andrew Mogrelia, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Naxos 8.572924.<br /></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrtMS-U_AGwoyGu8ptwBcZuZBgeKe5WxZpu5phq4YNJ6A8h2A74T1tjWFL7Z9xrogT09p2XYGklieJV-kKTGc9pPLY4C7K5NUsgV4NGEXqLIUueomnULwLg4aipDfTJTf7J8R_pBnsJHh/s1600/AdamGiselleMogrelia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrtMS-U_AGwoyGu8ptwBcZuZBgeKe5WxZpu5phq4YNJ6A8h2A74T1tjWFL7Z9xrogT09p2XYGklieJV-kKTGc9pPLY4C7K5NUsgV4NGEXqLIUueomnULwLg4aipDfTJTf7J8R_pBnsJHh/s1600/AdamGiselleMogrelia.jpg" /></a><i>Giselle ou Les Wilis</i>, which French composer Adophe Adam (1803-1856) premiered in 1841, has been around as a staple of Romantic ballet music for over a century and a half, and for good reason. The story of <i>Giselle </i>has all the ingredients for great listening: a supernatural, melodramatic plot involving dead spirits and curses and such; a young hero and heroine in love; a cruel if not downright evil villainess; and an appropriately rousing yet sentimental finale. It's hard for any conductor not to be able to bring out the beauty and excitement of the score, and Andrew Morgrelia does it as well as almost anyone in this set of highlights from his complete Naxos recording.<br /><br /><br /><br />People have made many cuts, additions, and changes to the ballet's working score over the years, so having only the highlights isn't as drastic a situation as you may imagine. In fact, the shorter score is probably best of all for home listening. At about an hour, it has not only the advantage of conciseness but of continuity, presenting the work's best and most well-known music in a seamless medley. Besides, the highlights fit nicely on a single disc. For those requiring the full score, I can recommend Mogrelia, of course, from which this set derives; plus Fistoulari's old recording with the LSO (Mercury) and Bonynge's with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Decca), all in two-disc sets. They include almost every bit of music Adam wrote for the work and additional material he didn't write, along with every possible repeat. However, I would also add that if it's only the highlights you want and you're willing to pay a little more for the very best, the folks at HDTT have remastered Jean Martinon's 1958 recording with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestre, and it benefits from not only the best performance of the music ever but the best sound as well.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anyway, back to Mogrelia. His interpretation of the score is graceful and elegant in a smoothly Romantic manner. It's not quite as characterful as Martinon's version or the others, but at least it's close. Let's say Mogrelia's rendition is more genteel than Martinon's, Fistoulari's, or Bonynge's.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc57tSynPkW_NANnLwAgWwQIxtqaqzofohFalevY_6iTgY6NKMEIKlDLKl4lAst75yHsVSqJsb8KCwz_Nnqjood4qLIqpZVegha4KzKn-6EEZXi8HY45lag1djNqTiBtdrWvp0PRx7fjj9/s1600/AndrewMogrelia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc57tSynPkW_NANnLwAgWwQIxtqaqzofohFalevY_6iTgY6NKMEIKlDLKl4lAst75yHsVSqJsb8KCwz_Nnqjood4qLIqpZVegha4KzKn-6EEZXi8HY45lag1djNqTiBtdrWvp0PRx7fjj9/s1600/AndrewMogrelia.jpg" /></a>Mogrelia and his Slovak players produce a performance that sounds very balletic as opposed to one intended solely for the concert stage. That is, Mogrelia appears to be leading an actual ballet production rather than making a stereo recording. Although there is not too much in his rendering to set the blood to racing, there is a great deal of beauty and lyrical refinement involved. The Slovak Radio Symphony play with a charming ease, even if they are not always as polished as some other big-time orchestras in this work.<br /><br /><br /><br />Naxos took the highlights for this 2012 disc from Mogrelia's complete set, recorded in the Concert Hall of Slovak Radio, Bratislava, in 1994. The sound is big, warm, round, and sometimes a little thick in a typically Naxos way, with a soft glow occasioned by the resonance of the hall. Moreover, while you also hear a kind of velvety texture to the sonics, which is pleasing and easy on the ear, there isn't a lot of orchestral depth or much dynamic punch involved, except in the first act March and a couple of other places where we find a few good bass thumps. Still, you get a wide soundstage and a feeling of sheer size, even if the midrange is a tad veiled.<br /><br /><br /><br />JJP</div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-32235466444813844562012-07-19T03:49:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.741-07:00The Voice Finalists perform live at Warringah Mall, Sydney, Australia<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaaGYUDEUS9r35WxCtLycJPuxxGcLrnbiN-Yqfq9s7-thf1VaS1iPcRZ8q78yqpbhAP6ekPEdcy5IVPZtPJ9Pc_ZsJpPF2opLJ1dUYLD7Feiu_n77IyIJegjcysjueJB4ZatEDS0D5bxa/s1600/RINALDI+Rachael+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaaGYUDEUS9r35WxCtLycJPuxxGcLrnbiN-Yqfq9s7-thf1VaS1iPcRZ8q78yqpbhAP6ekPEdcy5IVPZtPJ9Pc_ZsJpPF2opLJ1dUYLD7Feiu_n77IyIJegjcysjueJB4ZatEDS0D5bxa/s320/RINALDI+Rachael+.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br />Darren Percival, Sarah De Bono and Rachael Leahcar enjoyed a public appearance at Warringah Mall, on Sydney's northern beaches this afternoon.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The former contestants on Channel Nine's 'The Voice' were there to promote their music of course.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Hundreds of passionate fans showed up to offer their support and a few lucky ones who bought CD's of their favourite performers from 'The Voice' got them autographed. Their music can also be enjoyed via iTunes.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Nova sponsored the event.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Music remains a popular medium in the reality TV industry. The Voice (U.S) is currently screening on Australian TV, but has not enjoyed the same ratings success as the Australian version.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We wish all of the performing artists well as their careers continue to evolve in front of appreciative Australian audiences.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilB3IY1gF6wY79jzI8MwmTc11haen0v8hZD9oo-BkO_J_CobL_KIrzdyBSYSPmfyx8pgRicP5mdargT1ElFkolNQ6Vm4DrWSnxK6WfIUErNMc2Rzpaq4PHbkYkJgo_uYdHLB84Jx_16Tfd/s1600/IMG_6253.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilB3IY1gF6wY79jzI8MwmTc11haen0v8hZD9oo-BkO_J_CobL_KIrzdyBSYSPmfyx8pgRicP5mdargT1ElFkolNQ6Vm4DrWSnxK6WfIUErNMc2Rzpaq4PHbkYkJgo_uYdHLB84Jx_16Tfd/s320/IMG_6253.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The Carnival of the Animals; Allegro appassionato. Louis Fremaux, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. EMI Classics for Pleasure 0946 3 82233 2.</b><br /><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-xt49cSPXNltHwQDSQBWrFVxVISrS5aYIXVZic8TpQ8vNc5vw7drrPGJ3mPT3s_oF6DnNgK7J4HzM6YWwsswWe22gwMx_vf4DMug-VUGkubRydP1iuNnGAxj-ZqgQzbX4_7BWQgPawQk/s1600/SaintSaensFremaux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-xt49cSPXNltHwQDSQBWrFVxVISrS5aYIXVZic8TpQ8vNc5vw7drrPGJ3mPT3s_oF6DnNgK7J4HzM6YWwsswWe22gwMx_vf4DMug-VUGkubRydP1iuNnGAxj-ZqgQzbX4_7BWQgPawQk/s1600/SaintSaensFremaux.jpg" /></a>This is just a note<br />in case you're counting the number of times record companies have released<br />Louis Fremaux's recording of Saint-Saens’s <i>"Organ"<br />Symphony</i> over the years.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />EMI first released<br />the recording in 1972 on their Columbia Studio 2 vinyl label, EMI's answer to<br />Decca's Phase Four at the time. It was quite a spectacular LP in its day and<br />recorded, as I remember, in four channels. But EMI never officially imported it<br />to this country, and EMI's American Angel division never to my knowledge issued<br />it over here. Instead, Klavier released it on LP in the U.S., Klavier being one<br />of the country’s smaller record companies and specializing back then in taking<br />up some of the slack left by the bigger outfits. Appealingly, the Klavier LP<br />mastering was leaner sounding and in some ways more transparent than the<br />original EMI. After that, in the late 70's, EMI issued a second LP of the work<br />in their mid-priced Greensleeve series. This time the sound seemed even warmer<br />and more bass dominant than before.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Then came the CD era<br />in the early Eighties, and again it was Klavier who first issued a full-priced<br />CD of the recording in America. And again the Klavier sonics were slightly more<br />natural sounding than the subsequent, mid-priced EMI Studio CD that followed it<br />in the U.S. After that, Klavier withdrew the recording from their catalogue.<br />Meanwhile, EMI issued it several more times, the recording appearing in a<br />bargain-priced, two-CD Seraphim set, on a mid-priced Eminence disc, and on the<br />current Classics for Pleasure issue. In between time, a company called Royal<br />Classics issued it (1994) coupled with a Dvorak <i>Ninth Symphony</i> conducted by Rudolf Kempe. Interestingly, the EMI<br />English sound has remained consistent over the years--warm, mellow, bassy, and<br />robust--just as Klavier's sound filled in a little more of the middle.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Y1wgKc2xqaRPcKsmIYALtAGdE4ay-tTJU3eBxFp69M7840YYrt3-LYuF7USCNoBu83vek4X-Nu2K_smTP4ieBNklZWySVsbZCSABXE3-E0HHIp838ZEVK_wgFQ7EQmMBKWpabuGHqF3/s1600/LouisFremaux.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo4Y1wgKc2xqaRPcKsmIYALtAGdE4ay-tTJU3eBxFp69M7840YYrt3-LYuF7USCNoBu83vek4X-Nu2K_smTP4ieBNklZWySVsbZCSABXE3-E0HHIp838ZEVK_wgFQ7EQmMBKWpabuGHqF3/s1600/LouisFremaux.jpg" /></a>Why do I mention any<br />of this at all? Because Fremaux's performance of the <i>"Organ" Symphony</i> is the only version I have ever felt was<br />worthy of mentioning in the same breath as Charles Munch's famous 1959 RCA<br />recording with the Boston Symphony (available on RCA or at extra cost on an<br />XRCD audiophile remaster by JVC). The Fremaux performance deserves its multiple<br />releases. The interpretation displays energy, zest, excitement, and grace<br />aplenty, with a second-movement <i>Adagio</i><br />that flows over the listener in soft, warm waves.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />My only minor concern at the moment is that if one wants<br />the absolute best sound in the Fremaux recording, one has to find a used copy<br />of the old Klavier (LP or CD), and that may be difficult without paying an arm<br />and a leg for it. Maybe someday one of the audiophile houses--FIM or HDTT,<br />perhaps--will remaster it, and we’ll have the best of all worlds. In the<br />meantime, the Classics for Pleasure release contains not only the symphony,<br />which is brief at well under half an hour, but good performances of the <i>Danse macabre</i>, <i>The Carnival of the Animals</i>, and the <i>Allegro appassionato</i> as well. It’s quite a bargain.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />JJP</div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-24991137231635590182012-07-18T19:32:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.764-07:00UK up and coming talent hosted by Nick Grimshaw at exclusive music biz event<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P2ehEQr2v-tRceUg9krksRRDDxJ3HKyYOA3cGeDjwoxUjaofeifs0w3mfYordYF58ACTKpN1yQCVhu5T58E42hoGNzFuVulvX_jRX6AcKslz8_Hl-R6U6uyntk1FHnXopo54KfR8X5gu/s1600/BACARDI_Beginnings007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P2ehEQr2v-tRceUg9krksRRDDxJ3HKyYOA3cGeDjwoxUjaofeifs0w3mfYordYF58ACTKpN1yQCVhu5T58E42hoGNzFuVulvX_jRX6AcKslz8_Hl-R6U6uyntk1FHnXopo54KfR8X5gu/s320/BACARDI_Beginnings007.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Three of the UK’s most exciting and credible artists Friendly Fires, Mylo and Joe Goddard will mentor the next generation of talent...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Get togethers of music industry talent, top brass and the like, with helpful sponsors and supports, still have their place in the world, as is the case with our friends in the biz up in the United Kingdom...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The best of the UK’s up-and-coming talent was unveiled at an exclusive London launch party hosted by Nick Grimshaw, performing infront of key music industry influencers and celebrity guests including Pixie Geldoff, Caroline Flack and Jameela Jamil. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Friendly Fires, Mylo and Joe Goddard have each selected an artist to mentor and showcase their sound to a wider audience. Friendly Fires is working with twisted-pop duo AlunaGeorge, Mylo is showcasing Ronika, a singer, songwriter and producer from Nottingham, and Joe Goddard is mentoring vocalist Jessie Ware, who is due to release her debut album in August 2012.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The established artists will each be given a £10,000 Bacardi Beginnings bursary that will be used to raise the profile of their chosen artists, whether it’s producing an exclusive remix, putting on a gig in an unusual location, or creating an exciting collaboration.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Bacardi Beginnings will provide a platform for these handpicked musicians to raise their profile in a very competitive industry, while marking Bacardi's 150th anniversary of throwing great parties, and bringing people together over great music and great drinks.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">This exclusive web video shows these established artists showcasing their selected acts in London, together with interviews with the artists and Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Websites</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">AlunaGeorge</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.alunageorge.com/">www.alunageorge.com</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ronika MySpace.com</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/ronikamusic">www.myspace.com/ronikamusic</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jessie Ware</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.jessieware.com/">www.jessieware.com</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Bacardi Beginnings YouTube.com</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8H9Wa2V03M&feature=plcp">www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8H9Wa2V03M&feature=plcp</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Digital News Agency (multimedia footage)</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.digitalnewsagency.com/stories/6784-bacardi-celebrates-its-150th-birthday-with-the-launch-of-bacardi-beginnings">www.digitalnewsagency.com/stories/6784-bacardi-celebrates-its-150th-birthday-with-the-launch-of-bacardi-beginnings</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">TVC Group</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.tvcgroup.com/">www.tvcgroup.com</a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-28511229381146979272012-07-18T17:28:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.790-07:00DENNIS SMITH proudly presents VILLAGE PEOPLE 1977-2012 35th ANNIVERSARY TOUR TOURING AUSTRALIA IN NOVEMBER 2012<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Helvetica-Light, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Beginning their 35<sup>th</sup> year as the “kings of disco”, <b>VILLAGE PEOPLE</b> in recent years performed a full schedule of fairs, festivals, universities and casinos throughout the United States as well as Canada, Brazil, France, Japan, Finland, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Romania, South Africa, Mexico and Poland and now they happily return to the Australia! </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">VILLAGE PEOPLE</span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> are <b>RAY SIMPSON</b> (Cop & lead singer), <b>ALEXANDER BRILEY</b> (G.I./Military), <b>FELIPE ROSE</b> (Native American Indian), <b>DAVID HODO</b> (Construction Worker), <b>JEFF OLSON</b> (Cowboy) and <b>ERIC ANZALONE</b> (Biker) and they are touring Australia in November 2012 for three Concert engagements, proudly presented by Dennis Smith. Tickets on Sale Date: Monday July 30, 2012.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">VILLAGE PEOPLE TOUR DATES - NOVEMBER 2012</span></u></b></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Friday November 23, 2012 - <b>ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY</b> - Bookings: <span style="color: #030304;">Ticketek 132 849 or <a href="http://www.ticketek.com.au/">www.ticketek.com.au</a></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; 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font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><u><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Highlighted Background on<b> VILLAGE PEOPLE:</b></span></u></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Having sold more than 100 million recordings, <b>VILLAGE PEOPLE</b> were an instant phenomenon in the ‘70s and ‘80s with hits "San Francisco/In Hollywood", "Macho Man", "YMCA", "In the Navy", "Go West" and many more. They starred in their own 1980 major feature movie "Can't Stop the Music" co-starring Steve Guttenberg, Bruce Jenner, Valerie Perrine, Paul Sand, June Havoc, Tammy Grimes and directed by Nancy Walker. It remains a popular cult film around the world. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The group has won many worldwide awards including the American Music Award-Favorite Musical Group 1979, AGVA's Georgie Award, West Germany's Gold Lion Award for music excellence, Brazil's 1981 Award for Best Act, etc. In September 2008, VILLAGE PEOPLE finally received a “Star” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – between Betty Grable and Liberace! </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">VILLAGE PEOPLE hits have been heard on dozens of major motion pictures including "Up Periscope", "Wayne’s World II", "Addams Family Values" and "In and Out". Their own film "Can’t Stop the Music" celebrated its 30<sup>th</sup> anniversary in 2011 as a world-wide cult favorite. They were seen on Fox’s "Wendy Williams Show", NBC’s “Singing Bee” with Joey Fatone and a recent American Express TV commercial with Ellen Degeneres and Beyonce. They have performed in recent years on the "Jay Leno Show, the Rosie O’Donnell Show, "Oprah", Dick Clark’s New Years Eve celebration and "Married with Children". They were also featured in advertisements for “Trivial Pursuit’s 20<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Edition (they are also featured as a question).</span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> They were half-time entertainment for Australia’s Rugby Grand Finals, seen by more people than the Super Bowl in the U.S. Their music is played during the seventh inning stretch at dozens of Baseball Stadiums and they often entertain sports fans with live performances following basketball, soccer and hockey games as well. At the final All-Star Game in the “old” Yankee Stadium, they performed “YMCA” with the groundskeepers. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 18.0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica-Light","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The one-of-a-kind Village People is synonymous with dance music. These six talented men consisting of <b>RAY SIMPSON</b> (Cop & lead singer), <b>ALEXANDER BRILEY</b> (G.I./Military), <b>FELIPE ROSE</b> (Native American Indian), <b>DAVID HODO</b> (Construction Worker), <b>JEFF OLSON</b> (Cowboy) and <b>ERIC ANZALONE</b> (Biker) combine energetic choreography with outrageous fun and lots of bumping and grinding, singing and dancing, and provide great entertainment for all!</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-77495156940313380142012-07-18T07:07:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.819-07:00Ladyhawke performs at Metro Theatre, Sydney, Australia<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepVRjbp17UO_-e_JdvOy6DBaAOcvwP5AO7ja6tgm-sFtimgNYBhjR5DtI9sAWUNdAZH80_rCKaFU6Xi2TeQTojo33IPLULOaqh9lXlTmxPDSHYLENCF-JPMrDLjQGp2N0PI-CFLmBCV-B/s1600/Ladyhawke,+rinaldi+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjepVRjbp17UO_-e_JdvOy6DBaAOcvwP5AO7ja6tgm-sFtimgNYBhjR5DtI9sAWUNdAZH80_rCKaFU6Xi2TeQTojo33IPLULOaqh9lXlTmxPDSHYLENCF-JPMrDLjQGp2N0PI-CFLmBCV-B/s320/Ladyhawke,+rinaldi+(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />New Zealand's Pip Brown (Ladyhawke) performed at Sydney's Metro Theatre tonight to an appreciative audience.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">She's not quite a household name (yet), but many leading artists took years to get on the national or international radar.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ladyhawke has released her second album 'Anxiety', and has also secured a headline tour plus a few big festival dates.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Apart from her unique sound, which someone was overheard saying "a more spiritual version of early David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper, shades of Nirvana, and Blondie - Debra Harry", the Kiwi also has an interesting look...heavily lined eyes, untamed blonde hair and a grungy dress thing going on.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Anxiety demonstrates a different side of Ladyhawke with rocking beats and also ballads such as ‘Cellophane’, and at other times she takes you back to her pop tradition with numbers such as ‘Black, White & Blue’ and 'Blue Eyes'.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">On her music Ms Hawke said "I wanted the album to feel like it could fall apart at times and that the songs were just trying to hold it all together with these little bleeps in and out of the songs all the way through for no rhyme or reason. I wanted the music to be anxious."</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Support band was 'All The Colours' who were very solid.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Well done to everyone associated with the success of tonight's entertainment.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpADTBWLpQVP2EOSxmRvyw11kD1gI1GknHfZ5Gdm5KXCNP1ImOrS8K2T_QEroFYR1_0vp-xPN8XlKUwm9HU2Z48JTFm52QXupVH31YWL-clEMMuGxKJWjF_ZYkK1yBsA02EQ-kGkv7Bb-/s1600/Ladyhawke,+rinaldi+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpADTBWLpQVP2EOSxmRvyw11kD1gI1GknHfZ5Gdm5KXCNP1ImOrS8K2T_QEroFYR1_0vp-xPN8XlKUwm9HU2Z48JTFm52QXupVH31YWL-clEMMuGxKJWjF_ZYkK1yBsA02EQ-kGkv7Bb-/s320/Ladyhawke,+rinaldi+(2).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Websites</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ladyhawke Music</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.ladyhawkmusic.com/">www.ladyhawkmusic.com</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Ladyhawke YouTube</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/artist/Ladyhawke">www.youtube.com/artist/Ladyhawke</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Metro Theatre, Sydney</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.metrotheatre.com.au/">www.metrotheatre.com.au</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography">www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Eva Rinaldi Photography</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.evarinaldi.com/">www.evarinaldi.com</a> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Music News Australia</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.musicnewsaustralia.com/">www.musicnewsaustralia.com</a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-1614127938950145772012-07-18T01:35:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.918-07:00One Direction mania! ONE DIRECTION: ALL FOR ONE on blu-ray and DVD October 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0DHcJPlraXFLhAR4McIZZwTQKRZzj-4lZTp6QNHDlE85s9pySbqsxExvA_zAmTA0ei0jnJdfPzkbdjK08CXQJNrJTs5wXRF0xBESLYrAD2QlUrgVKL_LpdvEQX3GAO_MozWdKtiJ4DbZ/s1600/one-direction-2013-tour-dates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip0DHcJPlraXFLhAR4McIZZwTQKRZzj-4lZTp6QNHDlE85s9pySbqsxExvA_zAmTA0ei0jnJdfPzkbdjK08CXQJNrJTs5wXRF0xBESLYrAD2QlUrgVKL_LpdvEQX3GAO_MozWdKtiJ4DbZ/s320/one-direction-2013-tour-dates.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">So your audience can't get enough of One Direction? Then give them what they want! On <b>October 10</b> Transmission Home Entertainment will be releasing <b>ONE DIRECTION: ALL FOR ONE</b> on blu-ray, DVD and digital download.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">To describe One Direction as the hottest boy-band on the planet is an understatement. ON FIRE is closer to the mark. Their story is quite remarkable – from X Factor losers to global pop domination – in less than a year. Handsome, harmony-singing and choreographed with military precision, the fab five have taken the music world by storm. What is unprecedented about their meteoric take-over is the sheer magnitude of their triumph. The teen sensations’ popularity has escalated to levels of such enormity that they’ve made history in America, scorched sales charts worldwide and been dubbed as the new Beatles.<br /><br />The future for 1D is bright – these boys are at the top – and that is where they’re set to stay. Meet the world’s newest teen idols, as you’ve never known them before. This is their remarkable story. An absolute must-see for any 1D fan, this documentary is jam-packed with explosive behind-the-scenes footage and back stage interviews.<br /><br />Featuring:</div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Official interviews with One Direction band members</li><li class="MsoNormal">Live performances in London and New York</li><li class="MsoNormal">An early unseen performance of Harry Styles, 1D lead singer, when he was a vocalist with White Eskimos</li><li class="MsoNormal">Celebrity interviews with boy-bands Big Time Rush, Mindless Behaviour and Westlife, plus Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and more</li><li class="MsoNormal">Interviews with close friends and family</li><li class="MsoNormal">Footage of the boys in Australia, the USA and across Europe</li></ul><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download October 10</b>.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-2350787288157682432012-07-17T16:56:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:10.932-07:00Iconic Aussie Rocker Sarah McLeod joins Triple Ms RADAR ROCK as Presenter<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkGIpyy2KPI1n45OyxBMajWpNRM75I4omoc5gXpGnBJ2ybpXRRcwW3OFZVs87VEIVnnhgO0lBJJb1Wv5hAtk7MInqikTZAVhFsNZKOjgEgbO69kLvfw85Lo3G95wAKd8GFZCtYUCMh6DJ/s1600/clip_image001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTkGIpyy2KPI1n45OyxBMajWpNRM75I4omoc5gXpGnBJ2ybpXRRcwW3OFZVs87VEIVnnhgO0lBJJb1Wv5hAtk7MInqikTZAVhFsNZKOjgEgbO69kLvfw85Lo3G95wAKd8GFZCtYUCMh6DJ/s1600/clip_image001.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Much-loved Aussie rocker, <b>Sarah McLeod,</b> best known as the former face of ARIA award-winning and multi-platinum band, <i>The Superjesus</i>, has been secured as co-presenter of <b>RADAR ROCK</b> – <i>Triple M’s new rock show.</i> McLeod knows what it’s like to make it big as an Australian artist and will be right at home bringing listeners the best of the Aussie rock music scene and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Triple M Network broadcasts <b>RADAR ROCK</b> twice weekly around the country as a combination of new rock from emerging and new un-signed acts through to rock from well established artists spanning the last 12-18 months. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sarah McLeod</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> said, “I’m excited about co-hosting on the Radar Rock show because I get to discover cool new bands that I wouldn't normally hear. Every week I sit and listen to hours of music that’s NOT MINE. It’s a nice change, and its inspiring too! Reegan (McLaughlin) and I have been having fun and it’s great that this show allows a diverse range of music to be heard on such a massive platform as Triple M”.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">RADAR ROCK can be heard on 105.1 Triple M Melbourne, 104.9 Triple M Sydney, & 104.5 Triple M Brisbane & 104.7 Triple M Adelaide:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">> MELBOURNE: Sunday 10pm / Wednesday 11pm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">> SYDNEY: Sunday 8pm / Thursday 9pm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">> ADELAIDE: Sunday 9pm / Tuesday 10pm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">> BRISBANE: Sunday 10pm / Tuesday 10pm<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Never one to sit still, McLeod will soon head out on the road with her acoustic guitar and piano to road-test some new tracks from her forthcoming second solo album. Tour details are available at: <a href="http://www.sarahmcleod.com.au/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.sarahmcleod.com.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Triple M Content Director, Mike Fitzpatrick</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, said “Sarah McLeod is a superstar and with her music cred, experience, talent and industry insights, she’s the best person to help shine light on great new music from a blend of artists who can always use and totally deserve the air time. Sarah will do an awesome job”. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">******<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sarah McLeod grew to fame as the lead singer of one of this country’s most iconic rock bands – <i>The Superjesus</i> and has become one of Australia’s most diverse and powerhouse songwriters and performers - multi award winning, double platinum selling, and all-round media favourite. Cementing herself as one of the country’s great rock chicks, she has continued to carve a name for herself within the international spotlight. Fuelled by a musical curiosity, recent highlights in her career have seen her become a revered artist, performer, songwriter, and producer, who can comfortably nestle in amongst the realms of genres of rock, pop, dance and acoustic on a global scale.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">********<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Radar is a strong supporter of new Australian music. At least 50% of Radar's playlist each week is Australian music.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Radar was launched in December 2008 as Southern Cross Austereo’s third national network and was Australia’s first commercial Digital Radio station although only available in metro areas up until now. Recognising the need to do something different than the norm, Radar was conceived to help artists get heard, bringing music lovers the latest music from Australia and around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Radar is all about championing new music and new artists of all genres. There is strong support of Australian artists, especially those who do not currently receive mainstream airplay.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Keep up with all of the latest news at <a href="http://www.radarmusic.com.au/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.radarmusic.com.au</span></a> and <a href="http://www.triplem.com.au/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.triplem.com.au</span></a></span></i></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-14414446695812735042012-07-17T16:44:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:11.027-07:00BECKER FILM GROUP Presents LAST DANCE (TBC)<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">BECKER FILM GROUP</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presents</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">LAST DANCE</span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Black', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(TBC)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #7f0000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Starring </span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #7f0000; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Julia Blake (<i>Innocence</i>) & Firass Dirani (<i>Underbelly</i>)</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">* LAST DANCE will have its World premiere at 2012 Melbourne International Film Festival*</span></i></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcNJQnIkT_0Gd66gMrT2kfA6eiU03yYLfIe10lqgPT_9PEdAmTvKVBauWjDaquEMt8VV5K-bAFznF0QZYf6INeo8-823Yru4Y3du6xq4TJldr5ZPgywOOOS8quPZ_4Dli9eqm0uItWdeF/s1600/clip_image002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcNJQnIkT_0Gd66gMrT2kfA6eiU03yYLfIe10lqgPT_9PEdAmTvKVBauWjDaquEMt8VV5K-bAFznF0QZYf6INeo8-823Yru4Y3du6xq4TJldr5ZPgywOOOS8quPZ_4Dli9eqm0uItWdeF/s320/clip_image002.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="center" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; padding: 0cm;">The Melbourne International Film Festival 2012 will World premiere this taut story torn from today’s headlines but touching on themes as old as the human condition itself: faith, freedom, love, loss and hope.</span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Holocaust survivor Ulah Lippmann (Julia Blake) hears of a terrorist attack on a local synagogue in her Melbourne neighbourhood. She has no idea she’ll soon find herself held hostage by a Muslim radical, Sadiq Mohammad (Firass Dirana), who's on the run after surviving the bombing. Desperately wounded, Sadiq sees Ulah’s flat as a place to hide while he plans his next move. And so begins a terrifying ordeal that will force Ulah and Sadiq to confront their own pasts - at times driven by mutual need; at times by unexpected revelations; at times by events outside the room. Fear and hatred turn to sympathy as Ulah takes control, not turning Sadiq in, but nursing him until she discovers his shocking secret...</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Starring the multi award-winning acting talent team of Julia Blake (<i>Innocence; Human Touch; The Boys Are Back; Bed of Roses</i>) & Firass Dirani (<i>Underbelly; East West 101</i>) and made by first time feature film director David Pulbrook (known as an AFI Award-winning editor on films including <i>The Cup</i> and H<i>otel Sorrento</i>), LAST DANCE doesn't take sides, or a politics stance, instead presenting a very human story.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In cinemas across Australia, Sept 2012</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(date is tbc)</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Country of Origin:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Australia</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Language:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> English</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Running Time:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 90 min </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rating:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> tbc</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <hr align="center" size="2" width="100%" /> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="color: #7f0000; 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font-size: 10pt;">At the Sony Pictures Theatrette</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(Level 19, 1 Market St, Sydney)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-67856444200741484402012-07-17T00:11:00.000-07:002012-07-23T05:49:37.255-07:00Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” (SACD review)<b>Also, 12 Contredanses and the Finale from The Creatures of Prometheus. Andrew Manze, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. Harmonia Mundi HMU 807470.<br /></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA8xiOti5E7XEiNlvqXzZ4Ghy3eGApu0BK94TX8QbB04m3Hzoce2pmHdbyKlluFMt0a0MdH4xRegbAr0Qv-rfvHzE98m3JBFcpYX7CJTM0x4LnmS1xt8QOlTVdAk_gFrY5syoi2nLUz4A/s1600/Beethoven3Manze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitA8xiOti5E7XEiNlvqXzZ4Ghy3eGApu0BK94TX8QbB04m3Hzoce2pmHdbyKlluFMt0a0MdH4xRegbAr0Qv-rfvHzE98m3JBFcpYX7CJTM0x4LnmS1xt8QOlTVdAk_gFrY5syoi2nLUz4A/s1600/Beethoven3Manze.jpg" /></a>Beethoven wrote his <i>Symphony<br />No. 3</i> “Eroica,” Op. 55, in 1804 and premiered it in 1805, marking something<br />of a new beginning in the development of symphonic structure and prompting<br />endless discussions among critics about what it all means. Violinist and<br />conductor Andrew Manze tells us what it means: It means riveting music, even if<br />his interpretation is more elegant than it is scintillating.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Manze, who specializes in repertoire from the late<br />seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries, was the Music Director of the Academy<br />of Ancient Music from 1996 to 2003 and then the Artistic Director of the<br />English Concert, both period-instrument groups. Since 2006 he has been the<br />Principal Conductor of Sweden’s Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, who play on<br />modern instruments. It makes no difference; Manze brings with him the<br />adventurous sensibilities of a period-instrument conductor, making his<br />performance of the <i>Third Symphony</i><br />something more than ordinary.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Accordingly, Manze takes the first moments of the<br />symphony’s opening <i>Allegro con brio</i><br />in strong, broad strokes, followed by a highly charged, exceptionally heroic<br />follow-through. For the first few minutes, the conductor maintains a constant<br />forward momentum as though Napoleon himself were driving straight through<br />Europe hell-bent on world conquest. These initial statements characterize a<br />Beethoven with plenty of snap, the intensity always under Manze’s utmost<br />control. However, the conductor is not excessively stringent about his tempos,<br />varying them considerably over the course of the movement, becoming quite<br />gentle at times and then almost violent. The orchestra is relatively small at<br />about fifty-nine players, and they offer up a lean, clean, intimate-sounding <i>Third</i>, even though with the speed<br />changes Manze takes, the performance may not appeal to all tastes.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />With the <i>Funeral<br />March</i>, Manze is more consistent with his pacing, not that that’s good or<br />bad. He chooses to observe a steady, dignified tempo. While it is slower than<br />Beethoven’s tempo markings would indicate, it’s close to what a lot of older,<br />traditional conductors such as Bohm, Barbirolli, and Klemperer provide. More<br />important, Manze keeps one’s attention for the duration, never allowing the<br />music to sound like an actual dirge, even if it is one.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />It’s in the <i>Scherzo</i><br />that Manze shows off his period credentials, taking the composer at his word<br />and producing a very quick, bubbly concoction that’s hard to resist.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Nevertheless, it’s in the <i>Finale</i> where Manze and his players truly shine. Tying the closing<br />statement nicely to the first movement, he opens broadly, then proceeds to a<br />stately gait, followed by a gradual quickening. Manze adroitly controls the ebb<br />and flow of the music while providing grace and excitement aplenty, especially<br />in the big final moments. I enjoyed this interpretation immensely for its<br />sensible, well-governed, yet bold enterprise, the interpretation seeming to get<br />better as it goes along.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEV-uIpEZFgH5jmRmpICi6TX51mYfjPr7hZi4aqPvkXdCMf5sbR5OEusJ3h_N9W59zyfHEzj4P36UhamZox31TTZEDRlKB76ZfQHpogNE2j0AZAmcdg7wFEgghUlNyXdp3B9tqvgwWu5G/s1600/AndrewManze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEV-uIpEZFgH5jmRmpICi6TX51mYfjPr7hZi4aqPvkXdCMf5sbR5OEusJ3h_N9W59zyfHEzj4P36UhamZox31TTZEDRlKB76ZfQHpogNE2j0AZAmcdg7wFEgghUlNyXdp3B9tqvgwWu5G/s1600/AndrewManze.jpg" /></a>Coupled with the <i>Third</i><br />we find Beethoven’s twelve little <i>Contredanses</i><br />and then the finale of the ballet from <i>The<br />Creatures of Prometheus</i>. It’s not only good music, we see the relationships<br />in the music. Listen to the seventh <i>Contredanse</i>,<br />the ballet music, and then the <i>Finale</i><br />to the <i>Third</i>, and you’ll see what I<br />mean. Together, it puts the icing on a very tasty cake.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The sound Harmonia Mundi obtain is beautifully clear,<br />detailed, and well balanced tonally, with just the right amount of resonance<br />and air around the instruments. Recorded in SACD at Helsingborgs Konserthus,<br />Helsingborg, Sweden, in 2007, the sonics are among the best I’ve heard in this<br />work. I listened to the SACD stereo and regular stereo layers of this hybrid<br />stereo/multichannel recording and found them both dynamic and wide ranging, the<br />SACD sounding a touch more precise and forceful. If there is any small reservation<br />I might have it’s that there is sometimes a bit too much activity from the left<br />side of the stage, with not quite enough to fill in the middle. In fairness, I<br />only noticed this effect on occasion, so it is probably not worth mentioning.<br />Otherwise, we hear a strong, taut transient response, with a percussion and<br />impact that never sounded better in a recording of the <i>Third</i>.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">JJP</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-46933571946246807542012-07-16T17:34:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:11.044-07:00Justin Bieber: Missed by his super young mum<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;">Credit 2Day FM’s Kyle & Jackie O Show<span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.2dayfm.com.au/kyle-and-jackie-o/video/justin-bieber-answers-phone-to-mum-during-interview-781394#ooid=FzZTNlNToG-826gDgfRJNMhyNX1j2B8b">CLICK HERE TO WATCH JUSTIN BIEBER TALK TO HIS MUM ON THE KYLE & JACKIE O SHOW!</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gpxCxQfMaV6XCsULPIOHapai8EisndhX8lxV776Qh__6JYJS5mF8WGRcrm0GsiDc4jIJ5y_O4pU-QFZ1rlIEquiZtdqd1nGSc0Y9NuanGFjzCb0tjB-Ccu5Dlqyk7C4sAOm3QTCON7Df/s1600/Screen+shot+2012-07-17+at+8.04.18+AM.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8gpxCxQfMaV6XCsULPIOHapai8EisndhX8lxV776Qh__6JYJS5mF8WGRcrm0GsiDc4jIJ5y_O4pU-QFZ1rlIEquiZtdqd1nGSc0Y9NuanGFjzCb0tjB-Ccu5Dlqyk7C4sAOm3QTCON7Df/s320/Screen+shot+2012-07-17+at+8.04.18+AM.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Justin Bieber has hit Australia and spoke with 2Day FM’s Kyle & Jackie O Show in Sydney and took a call mid-interview from his super young mum who misses him, he also spoke about his love of performing but fear of public speaking and plans to star in the Mark Wahlberg basketball movie… <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">(phone rings)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kyle:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Oh, who’s that?<br /><br /><b>Justin Bieber:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s mom… hey mom, we’re at the radio station say hi to everyone at the radio. You’re live on the radio right now mom…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /><b>Justin’s Mum:</b><br />Sorry I didn’t mean to interrupt I miss you Justin. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kyle:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Your mum sounds really young!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Justin Bieber:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">She had me really young… how old were you mom 18?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Justin’s Mum:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I was 18… <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Justin:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />I will call you back after the interview mom! She’s amazing… I was definitely an accident, it’s great my mom is super young, she’s a friend and a mom, she’s always been really strict, she’s still keeps me in line.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />***<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Jackie O:<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you prefer, doing the promo tour or the actual tour? Which one is more gruelling?<br /><br /><b>Justin Bieber:<br /></b>I like the actual tour, the promo tour is all the photoshoots, interviews… all the stuff that I don’t really like! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kyle:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />Except for coming here…<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Justin Bieber:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />Of course! I love performing, doing tours and having a new crowd every night that’s something I’ve always loved… It’s weird I can perform for a lot of people but as you can probably see in my acceptance speeches, I kind of freeze up and I don’t really know how to speak in front of a lot of people.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kyle:<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Well you’re embarrassed and you just get so many awards!<b><br /><br />Justin Bieber:<br /></b>It’s hard getting so many awards (laughs), life is so difficult and tough! <span style="color: #1f497d;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Kyle:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you sing in the shower?<br /><br /><b>Justin Bieber:<br /></b>I do sing in the shower, I sing everywhere, I’m always singing, you sing for a living and you keep singing all day.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Jackie O:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you see yourself taking on any film roles in the future?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Justin Bieber:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br />We’ve been working on this, this Mark Wahlberg movie, it’s a basketball movie… <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /><b>Kyle:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We were talking to him the other day, he wants to do something with you badly.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /><b>Justin Bieber:<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">We’re still figuring it out, it takes time, with movies it always takes time, it’s just about a waiting game.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="" style='width:255pt; height:177.75pt'> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\Eva\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image002.jpg" o:href="cid:image007.jpg@01CD6405.DA6A5C30"/> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Yi-lZzLY0sv71rg1fCAo8mJ2qGpBATH9w2WOPazSJz0iM-GovVMrdQEcdFKUA2zcOLM-EoebjH-hwUjGk_lPhRvGavByxrZqrcp7wJSTcvC51Wr9GMpoo-VDCLuSGqPXizWK9BYplRL/s1600/KyleBieber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm6Yi-lZzLY0sv71rg1fCAo8mJ2qGpBATH9w2WOPazSJz0iM-GovVMrdQEcdFKUA2zcOLM-EoebjH-hwUjGk_lPhRvGavByxrZqrcp7wJSTcvC51Wr9GMpoo-VDCLuSGqPXizWK9BYplRL/s320/KyleBieber.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Tune in to The Kyle & Jackie O Show from 6-9am weekdays on 2Day FM Sydney and 6-7pm weeknights nationally on the Today Network plus </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">catch up with the latest at <a href="http://www.2dayfm.com.au/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.2dayfm.com.au</span></a> and <a href="http://www.todaynetwork.com.au/"><span style="color: windowtext;">www.todaynetwork.com.au</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-34238394718874787292012-07-16T02:47:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:11.136-07:00Sydney Pandemonium is about to take over Sydney as one of the world's most popular music stars Justin Bieber performs an intimate gig.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1ESCCDX5j6JXrsFReYT2gpgq3ZlucXQ-6nfj6-p6MNiVJUJzQmowwrIARNR9BVsde3UvnFiw5QAjnfowoAdTZonvdtcpMTKsDIdn9BA-ViZwyVKrg2B2R6nS27vtExc4bz94B0iBST8U/s1600/image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1ESCCDX5j6JXrsFReYT2gpgq3ZlucXQ-6nfj6-p6MNiVJUJzQmowwrIARNR9BVsde3UvnFiw5QAjnfowoAdTZonvdtcpMTKsDIdn9BA-ViZwyVKrg2B2R6nS27vtExc4bz94B0iBST8U/s1600/image.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Get ready for a severe case of Bieber Fever, Australia! Channel [V], Hot30 Countdown,<br />The Hot Hits and Universal Music Australia are joining their almighty powers to bring you a mega event with one of the world's biggest pop stars:<br />JUSTIN BIEBER! Cue: glass shattering screams and fainting!<br /><br />JUSTIN BIEBER is no stranger to inciting pandemonium wherever he goes and his whirlwind Australian visit will be no exception.<br /><br />Coming to you from a super secret Sydney location on Tuesday 17 July, JUSTIN BIEBER: BELIEVE – LIVE + INTIMATE will be the hottest ticket in town. Wanna be in the audience? You need to win your way there, so head to <a href="http://www.vmusic.com.au/">www.vmusic.com.au</a>, <a href="http://www.hot30.com.au/">www.hot30.com.au</a>, <a href="http://www.thehothits.com/">www.thehothits.com</a>, NOW for your chance to see JUSTIN!<br /><br />An unstoppable force in music, JUSTIN BIEBER is hitting our shores to promote his new album Believe which is out now. At JUSTIN BIEBER: BELIEVE – LIVE + INTIMATE, Justin will be performing acoustically, songs from the killer new album including 'Boyfriend' which broke all YouTube video records with 8 million views in the first day as well as your favourite BIEBER hits.<br /><br />You won't want to miss this event. So get entering now for your chance to catch JUSTIN BIEBER: BELIEVE –LIVE + INTIMATE.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-30759668476178646392012-07-16T02:41:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:11.225-07:00SWEDISH CINEMA BRINGS NORTHERN LIGHT TO THE SCREENS OF THE 2012 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uUIe8u_lDQ_TBv1TeRnrvpJtKh2whI4zSTwt9C7vxyaJ4ddhdbq_jDsiFaYARli06LhfS7r7-r3Cj2WQJ9_CfxRkSChfiCQiGh5-T72vbOOZjV8-8D9HCioXwTf6J6HxS8dJveMw_scW/s1600/51y3uhrcrtl_sl500_aa240_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uUIe8u_lDQ_TBv1TeRnrvpJtKh2whI4zSTwt9C7vxyaJ4ddhdbq_jDsiFaYARli06LhfS7r7-r3Cj2WQJ9_CfxRkSChfiCQiGh5-T72vbOOZjV8-8D9HCioXwTf6J6HxS8dJveMw_scW/s1600/51y3uhrcrtl_sl500_aa240_.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Swedish Film Institute and The Melbourne International Film Festival will co-present a special programming strand of Swedish cinema at MIFF 2012 in August, with Melbourne set to welcome four acclaimed feature directors from Sweden for the event.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Facing North: Swedish Cinema in Focus</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> showcases<b> </b>an exciting array of new Swedish films and filmmakers from our Nordic neighbours and includes the retrospective <b>Criminal Record: Swedish Crime Cinema</b> which screens<b> </b>five Swedish crime classics from di</span><span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math', serif;">ff</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">erent eras that have taken the crime scene to the screen.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Project Manager at the Swedish Film Institute, Petter Mattsson said of the programme ‘Australia has a special place in the hearts and minds of all Swedes. Not only for the way you embraced ABBA in the 70's and 80's and as a wonderful place to visit but also for the success of <i>As It Is In Heaven</i> a few years ago. We are really happy that MIFF has chosen Sweden as this year's country in focus and look forward to a wonderful festival!’</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">MIFF Programmer Al Cossar says of the Sweden country focus this year ‘"Sweden continues to go from strength to strength in the stories and storytellers emerging on the world stage from those fascinating northern climes. MIFF is delighted to be presenting to Melbourne audiences a wonderful array of Swedish directors this year - not just in the program, but in-person, too; and we're not just looking forward, but back as well - with our Criminal Record retrospective we investigate anew the underpinnings of that world-dominating Scandi-zeitgeist - the Swedish crime film. So bring on the saunas. Bring on the buffets. Bring on the Bergman (take your pick, we've got Ingmar or Ingrid) - the Swedish are coming!’</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">FACING NORTH: SWEDISH CINEMA IN FOCUS </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">is a highly acclaimed programme of 16 features and a short film programme, and includes winners from Toronto, Venice, Sundance and Gothenburg International Film Festivals, multiple winners of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish Oscars) and this year’s Swedish submission to the Oscars®.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Festival guests presenting their films at the festival are:</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- A highlight of the festival’s opening weekend is<b> AVALON, </b>with director<b> Axel Petersén </b>attending as a guest of the festival. Variety called Avalon a ‘splendid debut feature’, and it has already collected the FIPRESCI Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival and been selected for both the Berlinale Forum, and as the Opening Night film of the Gothenburg Film Festival, Sweden’s leading international film festival and one of the biggest film events in Europe. Part thriller, part character study, with a nice line in repulsive hilarity, Avalon follows a former 80s party boy preparing to open a nightclub in a Swedish summer resort, where he and his fellow adult teenagers refuse to grow up or leave their hedonistic 80s lifestyles behind…</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- Oscar nominated director <b>Patrik Eklund</b> brings to the festival his feature debut <b>FLICKER</b>, a deadpan comedy about phone towers, online dating, the odd tarantula and a militant group of people allergic to electricity. A hotly anticipated film that releases in Sweden this September, Flicker is also set for a US release that is already generating buzz, with Twitch film calling Eklund ‘an absolute genius. His short film work shows a remarkable ability to fuse genuine heart - and often tragedy - with deliciously dry and absurd comedy. He'll get - and deserve - his share of Coen Brothers comparisons but Eklund's voice is entirely his own.’</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- Award winning director, journalist and former foreign correspondent in Africa, Latin America, Asia and around Europe,<b> Fredrik Gertten</b> brings to the festival his documentary feature <b>BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!*</b>.<b> </b>A true story about a Swedish filmmaker, a banana corporation, and the price of free speech, the film chronicles Gertten’s fight for his last film <i>Bananas!*</i> (MIFF 2010) which recounts the lawsuit that 12 Nicaraguan plantation workers brought against the fruit giant Dole Food Company. When the film was withdrawn mysteriously from the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Dole Food Company came at him with a lawsuit, Gertten knew he had a fight on his hands, and <i>Big Boys Gone Bananas!*</i> lets us in on that eye-opening battle.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">- Director and festival guest<b> Malik Bendjelloul’s </b>first feature documentary, <b>SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN</b> was the winner of both the Audience Award and the Special Jury Prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema – Documentary). In this film about hope, inspiration and the power of music, a Detroit musician whose soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics look set to make him the greatest recording artist of his generation, but he disappears into obscurity amid rumours of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording finds its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, it becomes a phenomenon, completely unbeknownst to him, the artist known as Sixto Rodriguez. Prior to his acclaimed feature debut, Malik Bendjelloul made a number of <span style="color: #222222;">short documentaries about musical artists including Bjork, Kraftwerk, Sting, Madonna and Elton John. <i>Searching for Sugar Man</i> is from the Oscar and BAFTA winning producer of <i>Man on Wire</i> and <i>Project Nim</i>.</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Currently garnering international attention for their performances, Swedish actresses Noomi Rapace (The Millennium Trilogy, <i>Prometheus</i>) and Alicia Vikander (<i>The Royal Affair</i>, the upcoming <i>Anna Karenina</i>) both appear in the programme. Noomi Rapace stars in the powerful drama <b>BEYOND</b>, winner of the International Critics’ Week Award at the Venice Film Festival, Sweden’s submission to the 2012 Oscars® and winner of the 2011 Nordic Council Film Prize, the highest cinematic honour in Scandinavia. <b>PURE</b>, directed by Lisa Langseth, stars Alicia Vikander as a former prostitute determined to enter the closed world of classical music, in her breakthrough performance which Variety hailed as ’riveting’.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Other films include the darkly magical animation for adults <b>METROPIA, </b>one of Sweden’s most expensive and visually impressive animated films ever with voices by Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis, Alexander and Stellan Skarsgård and Udo Kier, <b>INVOLUNTARY</b>, <b>HAPPY END</b>, <b>CERTAIN PEOPLE</b> and <b>FALKENBERG FAREWELL</b>.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">CRIMINAL RECORD: SWEDISH CRIME CINEMA</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> is the retrospective section of Facing North. Co-curated with Swedish film critic and writer Michael Tapper, it features five Swedish crime classics from di</span><span style="font-family: 'Cambria Math', serif;">ff</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">erent eras that have taken the crime scene to the screen.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">In the past two years, Swedish crime cinema has grossed a staggering thirteen million dollars at the Australian Box Office from just three films (The Millennium Trilogy), a phenomenal amount for foreign language cinema from a single country. Now undeniably the world leader in the genre of contemporary crime cinema, this special sidebar is a thrilling exploration of Swedish crime cinema from a period spanning more than 70 years and including some of the biggest names, awards and praise in the business.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Expert in the genre, film critic and former editor-in-chief of Film International Michael Tapper has co-curated this programme which features stories from best-selling fiction, controversial real events and includes Ingrid Berman in one of the best roles of her career, providing an insight into what has made the genre the international sensation it is today and revealing why it has been earning international acclaim for many decades.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Films screening are <b>A WOMAN’S FACE</b> (1938) starring Ingrid Bergman, <b>WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS</b> (1950) – arguably one of the best Swedish films of the late 40s/early 50s which also marked a turning point in Swedish representations of crime; <b>THE MAN ON THE ROOF</b> (1976) – this smart and stylish crime novel adaptation was dubbed as ‘ a first-rate thriller with an almost unbearably tense climax’ by The Hollywood Reporter; <b>IL CAPITANO</b> (1991) controversially brought a triple murder tale straight from the newspaper headlines to the screen only three years after the events occurred in 1988 and won three time Oscar® nominated director Jan Troell (Everlasting Moments) the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 1992 Berlinale; and <b>EASY MONEY</b> (2010) is a shocking and sexy morality tale in contemporary Stockholm that had Martin Scorsese ‘deeply impressed by the harsh, elemental style…a film to be reckoned with’.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">FESTIVAL GUESTS -</span></b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Patrik Eklund</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> – director of FLICKER</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Axel Petersén</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> – director of AVALON</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Malik Bendjelloul</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> – director of SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fredrik Gertten</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> – director of BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS!*</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">INTERVIEWS - </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Interviews are available with festival guests and -</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Michael Tapper</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> – co-curator of Criminal Record: Swedish Crime Cinema</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-49128039651499350642012-07-16T00:13:00.000-07:002012-07-23T05:49:37.275-07:00Betinis: Songs of Smaller Creatures (CD review)<b>And other American<br />choral works. Christopher Bell, Grant Park Chorus. Cedille CDR 90000 131.</b><br /><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxEgEUil343H0v7NAcd8jeeCchK5tdy2uKflwSY2kt5W30AHchsy2qLjG40aCqEOyoc5Hh1SQHIEAF_ympGlLEAGbElLmwspR-aO7JyFVQhBUNyx9cD_pmCtNoUxX4PI67T22YidDQwtH/s1600/SongsofSmallerCreatures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxEgEUil343H0v7NAcd8jeeCchK5tdy2uKflwSY2kt5W30AHchsy2qLjG40aCqEOyoc5Hh1SQHIEAF_ympGlLEAGbElLmwspR-aO7JyFVQhBUNyx9cD_pmCtNoUxX4PI67T22YidDQwtH/s1600/SongsofSmallerCreatures.jpg" /></a>The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus, publicly supported<br />organizations that offer free performances at the Grant Park Music Festival in<br />Chicago, Illinois, each summer, have been entertaining listeners for years with<br />frequently offbeat, little-known material. Here, the chorus goes it alone under<br />the direction of Christopher Bell and present a collection of short pieces by<br />modern American composers, some of the works descriptive, some serious, some<br />humorous, some of them in world-première recordings, and all of them a<br />pleasure.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The program begins with the music of Abbie Betinis (b.<br />1980), her three-movement vocal work that gives its title to the album, <i>Toward Sunshine, Toward Freedom: Song of<br />Smaller Creatures</i>. The composition begins with “The bees’ song,” a cute,<br />expressive piece based on a poem by Walter de la Mare, a piece with lots of z’s<br />in it. Next is “A noiseless, patient spider” from the Walt Whitman poem,<br />followed by “envoi,” which uses a nonsense text by Charles Swinburne, the music<br />sounding, as a note explains, like the hushed flapping of butterfly wings. It’s<br />all very simple yet quietly haunting and moving.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />After Ms. Betinis we get <i>Buzzings: Three Pieces about Bees</i> from Lee Kesselman (b. 1951).<br />More of those z’s! The three pieces are “To make a prairie,” “A Bee his<br />burnished carriage,” and “Bee! I’m expecting you,” all deriving from poems by<br />Emily Dickinson. Like most of Ms. Dickinson’s poetry, the songs are brief,<br />sweet, and meaningful. The choir sing them, as they do throughout, with<br />clarity, precision, and, most of all, with feeling.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1a18XA-jN2cS1RYaH1xOKbYqvB7UVxa2ZpfSdHtk405ymSYS_tSXC6umOoOfJFrlBCsojZqjZYtLoxoCL9MfmGi1EHyRNbY2YoUmdA01b6FIX5XevywSlGbnuM7DHnODnBmJGGKBSpWk/s1600/ChristopherBell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD1a18XA-jN2cS1RYaH1xOKbYqvB7UVxa2ZpfSdHtk405ymSYS_tSXC6umOoOfJFrlBCsojZqjZYtLoxoCL9MfmGi1EHyRNbY2YoUmdA01b6FIX5XevywSlGbnuM7DHnODnBmJGGKBSpWk/s1600/ChristopherBell.jpg" /></a>And so it goes, with music by Eric Whitacre (“When David<br />Heard”), Stacy Garrop (<i>Sonnets of Desire,<br />Longing, and Whimsy</i>), David Tredici (“Acrostic Song”), Ned Rorem (<i>Seven Motets for the Church’s Year</i>), and<br />Paul Crabtree (<i>Five Romantic Miniatures</i>,<br />which finds its inspiration in <i>The<br />Simpsons</i> television show). The program ends with more from Whitacre,<br />“Sleep.” As Whitacre notes, music often depends upon the “perfect balance<br />between sound and silence,” and in this regard we may judge all of these<br />presentations a success. The album will not disappoint lovers of choral music.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Producer James Ginsburg and Cedille engineers Eric Arunas<br />and Bill Maylone recorded the music in concert at the Harris Theater for Music<br />and Dance in Millennium Park, Chicago, Illinois, in 2011. It’s a mildly<br />reverberant acoustic, yet the sound is remarkably smooth and clean, with just a<br />touch of natural hall resonance to give it a warm glow. The singers appear well<br />spread out across the sound stage, and the engineers give them ample<br />opportunity to communicate clearly and effectively. Because there is a sense of<br />depth as well as breadth to the chorus, I would imagine it’s quite close to<br />being there.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: 10pt;">JJP</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-66538297736880466032012-07-15T19:16:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:11.317-07:00CHORUS LINE kicks into Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from 20 July to 11 August 2012.CAPITOL THEATRE<br />Friday 20 July – 11.45am for 12noon<br />Media Call: Friday 20 July, 12 noon<br />(Crews and photographers enter via Campbell Street entrance)<br />Location: Capitol Theatre, 13 Campbell Street, Haymarket<br />What: Media are invited to film and photograph the cast of A CHORUS LINE<br />performing on stage Having played to full houses in Adelaide and Melbourne, plus a recent tour in Singapore, A CHORUS LINE kicks into Sydney’s Capitol Theatre from 20 July to 11 August 2012.<br />A CHORUS LINE is directed and re-staged by Baayork Lee, one of the original cast members<br />and inspirations from the Tony Award® winning 1975 production.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Fmvk-5wslP_xP-k11_0-rDeKTsPQEVjyepNxjcIhcf-U8l4L2pGfkfpWDEa-ZRX0ZN6evp4fNjwRUA1xGCuO9w4_G1KEvTe6unx-d33RwdEB5CLOIaFAx-0BUJEp1M17KLpVLNmTOfLG/s1600/ChorusLine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Fmvk-5wslP_xP-k11_0-rDeKTsPQEVjyepNxjcIhcf-U8l4L2pGfkfpWDEa-ZRX0ZN6evp4fNjwRUA1xGCuO9w4_G1KEvTe6unx-d33RwdEB5CLOIaFAx-0BUJEp1M17KLpVLNmTOfLG/s320/ChorusLine.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A truly sensational Australian cast of 30 tell the tale of 17 dancers desperately auditioning for eight<br />stage roles in a musical.<br /><br />Based on true stories, A CHORUS LINE is the story of the ones who make it and the ones who<br />don’t. Told through captivating song, riveting drama and stunning choreography, they describe the<br />events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers.<br />A CHORUS LINE revolutionised Broadway for 15 years becoming the longest running musical in<br />Broadway history, winning nine Tony AwardsÒ, seven Drama Desk Awards, the New York Critics<br />Circe Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.achorusline.com.au/">www.achorusline.com.au</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-30767532918100319992012-07-15T00:05:00.000-07:002012-07-23T05:49:37.296-07:00Classical Music News of the Week, July 15, 2012<h4><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival Presents the<br />“Viennese Oracle” for the First Time</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></h4><br /><h4><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with Osmo Vänskä<br />& the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra</span></span></h4><br /><div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_HqpGsBZkFrI15FrvUeNZM8Shf-iq1zGyFVFhhKO6ZseyLza8LWdlE1bu9N9p3giNl4U6VOHNlhn-IsT2AUncadfA4NhbE4ZNtrnyc5vhBEGH1-I1jZ8ottdI_Pm53eTSpZI-t_lKikE/s1600/RudolfBuchbinder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_HqpGsBZkFrI15FrvUeNZM8Shf-iq1zGyFVFhhKO6ZseyLza8LWdlE1bu9N9p3giNl4U6VOHNlhn-IsT2AUncadfA4NhbE4ZNtrnyc5vhBEGH1-I1jZ8ottdI_Pm53eTSpZI-t_lKikE/s1600/RudolfBuchbinder.jpg" /></a>Pre-concert Recitals:</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Beethoven’s Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata” (August 14, 7pm)</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Beethoven’s Sonata No. 8 “Pathétique” (August 15, 7pm)</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Tuesday, August 14 & Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 8pm</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Avery Fisher Hall | Lincoln Center | NYC</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Tickets: $35-85 at 212.721.6500 or www.lincolncenter.org</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Pianist Rudolf Buchbinder, whose interpretation of<br />Beethoven has been described as “channeling the music from some cosmic beyond”<br />(<i>New York Times</i>), will perform at<br />Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival for the first time in the festival’s<br />history at 8pm on Tuesday, August 14 and 8pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at<br />Avery Fisher Hall, in Beethoven’s <i>Piano<br />Concerto No. 3</i> with Osmo Vänskä and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.<br />In addition, New York audiences will have the unusual opportunity to hear<br />Buchbinder in Beethoven’s <i>Sonatas</i> on<br />the same evening – he will give pre-concert recitals at 7pm on both evenings on<br />the stage of Avery Fisher Hall, featuring Beethoven’s <i>Sonata No. 23</i> (“Appassionata”) on August 14 and <i>Sonata No. 8</i> (“Pathétique”) on August<br />15. The concerts also include Mozart’s Symphony No. 32 and Schubert’s Symphony<br />in C Major (“Great”).</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Coinciding with Buchbinder’s Mostly Mozart concerts, on<br />August 7 Sony Classical will release his recording of Beethoven’s 32 Piano<br />Sonatas in a 9-CD set entitled The Sonata Legacy. The Sonata Legacy is<br />Buchbinder’s second recording of Beethoven’s complete sonatas, and is a live<br />recording of his performance of the entire sonata cycle in seven concerts at<br />the Dresden Semperoper between September 2010 and March 2011. Now 65,<br />Buchbinder’s first recording of the complete sonatas was released thirty years<br />ago in 1982 on the Teldec label, when he was 35. The Sonata Legacy was released<br />in Europe in 2011 and sold out its first pressing, ranking on the Austrian Pop<br />Charts and in the Top 10 on the German Classical Charts.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Rudolf Buchbinder returns to the US on February 14-16,<br />2013 as soloist with the New York Philharmonic led by Alan Gilbert, and on<br />March 8-10, 2013 as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra led by Christoph<br />von Dohnányi.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Buchbinder is enjoying a banner year in his lifelong<br />passion for the music of Beethoven. In January, his live performance (as<br />pianist and conductor) of all five of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos with the<br />Vienna Philharmonic was released in the US as a 2-DVD set by C Major/Unitel<br />Classica. The concerts were filmed live in May 2011 at the Goldener Saal der<br />Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. In addition to the performances, the<br />DVDs include a conversation between Buchbinder and music journalist Joachim<br />Kaiser as bonus material.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />In opposition to recent trends, Buchbinder has been making<br />live recordings instead of working in a studio for more than a dozen years. He<br />explained why in a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal: “In the<br />studio, you can't be spontaneous. In a live concert (and thank God you don't<br />hear a lot of wrong notes when I play), you get the kind of emotion you can't<br />produce in an artificial setting. There is a chemistry that takes place, and I<br />don't care if there is also coughing and rustling.”</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Rudolf Buchbinder’s concert calendar this year takes him<br />around the world. His signature offering – the complete cycle of all of<br />Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas (which he has performed in more than 40 cities<br />worldwide since 1979) – began in Milan on January 25, in Hannover on March 25,<br />and will begin in Beijing in October 2012 and in Berlin in December 2012. In<br />March 2012, he was the soloist on a European concert tour with Andris Nelsons<br />and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, with performances in cities<br />including Coventry, Luxembourg, Vienna, Stuttgart and Frankfurt. Further<br />appearances on important international stages have included a concert with the<br />London Philharmonic and Vladimir Jurowski (Moscow, April 1), performances with<br />the Munich Philharmonic, with Buchbinder playing and conducting six Mozart <i>Piano Concertos</i> (May 25 to 28), as well<br />as upcoming concerts with the Israel Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta (Tel Aviv on<br />July 11 and 12; Haifa on July 15; Salzburg Festival on July 25).</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Rudolf Buchbinder was admitted to the Vienna Musik<br />Hochschule at age five, and remains the youngest student to gain entrance in<br />the school’s history. He made his debut at the age of ten at Vienna’s<br />Musikverein, performing Beethoven’s <i>Piano<br />Concerto No. 1</i>. The music of Beethoven has been a focal point of his career<br />ever since – not only does he continue to perform Beethoven’s works, but he<br />constantly re-examines his approach to it, as well as Beethoven’s scores. He<br />owns 35 different, complete editions of the scores for Beethoven’s 32 <i>Piano Sonatas</i>, and has analyzed each,<br />tirelessly finding and correcting editorial errors. He attaches considerable<br />importance to the meticulous study of these musical sources, and has an<br />extensive collection of autograph scores, first editions, and original<br />documents – including the autograph scores and piano parts of both Brahms<br />concertos as copies.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Buchbinder says, “The stricter and the more exacting I am<br />in my approach, the more I learn about the freedom of making music. This merely<br />seems to be a paradox. Anyone who reads what composers really wrote acquires<br />the impetus for a freer kind of playing. Composers demand this freedom from<br />their interpreters by including far more differentiated instructions than the<br />regular printed notation can ever hope to reproduce.”</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />In spite of his heavy travel schedule, Buchbinder<br />maintains that he spends many weeks of the year at his home in Vienna, which he<br />shares with his wife. In addition to collecting musical scores, the pianist<br />spends considerable time on other, non-musical hobbies – art and architecture,<br />books, and movies. Buchbinder owns more than 4,000 DVDs of movies ranging from<br />Abbot and Costello to Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilder, including all of the<br />Oscar-winning films, and everything ever made by Charlie Chaplin and John<br />Wayne.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />About Rudolf Buchbinder: Rudolf Buchbinder is firmly<br />established as one of the most important pianists on the international scene,<br />and he is a regular guest of such renowned orchestras as the Berlin<br />Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Orchestre National de<br />France, London Philharmonic, National Symphony, and the Philadelphia Orchestra.<br />He has collaborated with the world's most distinguished conductors including<br />Abbado, Dohnányi, Dudamel, Frühbeck de Burgos, Giulini, Harnoncourt, Maazel,<br />Masur, Mehta, Saraste, Sawallisch and Thielemann and is a regular guest at the<br />Salzburger Festspiele and other major festivals around the world. Throughout<br />the 2010-2011 season Rudolf Buchbinder had a particularly close cooperation<br />with the Staatskapelle Dresden as its Artist in Residence in the first-ever<br />position of “Capell-Virtuoso.” Rudolf Buchbinder is also the founding artistic<br />director of the Grafenegg Music Festival, a major international music festival<br />near Vienna which launched in August 2007.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Of his appearance with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and<br />Gustavo Dudamel, the Orange County Register raved, “You could hear the weight<br />of his fingers, it seemed, falling onto the keyboard, each note given a nudged<br />distinction. By avoiding both grandiloquent overstatement and dry objectivity,<br />he plumbed the core of the noble simplicity in this music."</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Rudolf Buchbinder has over 100 recordings to his credit,<br />including the complete cycle of Beethoven sonatas, the complete Beethoven<br />concertos, the complete Mozart piano concertos, all of Haydn's works for piano,<br />both Brahms concertos, and all of the rarely performed Diabelli Variations<br />collection written by 50 Austrian composers. The 18-disc set of Haydn's works<br />earned him the Grand Prix du Disque. His cycle of all of Mozart's piano<br />concertos with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, recorded live at the Vienna<br />Konzerthaus, was chosen by Joachim Kaiser as CD of the Year. Rudolf Buchbinder<br />has also recorded live the Brahms piano concertos with the Royal Concertgebouw<br />Orchestra under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and all five Beethoven piano concertos<br />with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra as soloist and conductor. In 2006, in<br />celebration of his 60th birthday, he performed twelve Mozart piano concertos<br />with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Vienna Festwochen, the live DVD recording<br />of which was released by EuroArts. In November 2010 a live recording of the<br />Brahms piano concertos with the Israel Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta<br />was released.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />For more information, visit www.buchbinder.net.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><b>--</b>Christina<br />Jensen PR<b><o:p></o:p></b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><b>The National<br />Philharmonic to Provide Groundbreaking Music Education Program to William E.<br />Doar Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.</b></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Starting in the fall, the National Philharmonic will<br />partner with the William E. Doar Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing<br />Arts (WEDJ PCS) in Washington, D.C., to provide an exclusive, groundbreaking<br />music education program for WEDJ PCS students in kindergarten through 8th<br />grade.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />The National Philharmonic will be in charge of all music<br />education at WEDJ PCS. Groundbreaking in its scope and approach to music<br />training, the program will provide intensive, daily music instruction from<br />highly skilled National Philharmonic musicians and music teachers. Included in<br />the program will be daily Suzuki-based violin instruction for all kindergarten<br />through second-grade students. Children in grades three through five will get<br />daily music instruction in a new piano lab as well as vocal training and<br />lessons on orchestral instruments of their choice. Students in grades six<br />through eight who select music as their concentration will spend nearly two<br />hours a day benefiting from a customized program for individual music projects.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />In addition to music education, the school will offer<br />instruction in dance, theater and the visual arts from such partners as the<br />Shakespeare Theatre and the Kirov Academy of Ballet. All of these services will<br />be provided at no cost to WEDJ PCS families. “We are thrilled that WEDJ PCS<br />School has chosen the National Philharmonic to design and execute a music<br />education program for their students. The school’s mission of providing music<br />education to all is in keeping with the Philharmonic’s own mission in that the<br />arts be completely accessible to everyone,” says Piotr Gajewski, National<br />Philharmonic’s Music Director and Conductor.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />"We are excited to partner with the National<br />Philharmonic to bring world-class music instruction from accomplished musicians<br />and teachers into our school,” says WEDJ PCS Acting Executive Director John<br />Goldman. “This collaboration means that our students, from diverse backgrounds,<br />attending a public charter school, will have unprecedented and unparalleled<br />access to musical excellence at no cost to their families. Our partnership with<br />the National Philharmonic represents an amazing opportunity for our<br />students."</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />WEDJ PCS blends rigorous academics with world-class arts<br />instruction provided by accomplished artists from renowned dance, musical,<br />theatrical and visual arts institutions. WEDJ PCS is the only public school in<br />Washington, D.C. to provide professional-caliber arts training for students in<br />preschool through eighth grade at no cost to families. The school serves<br />approximately 500 students. For more information about the school, visit<br />www.wedjschool.us.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />About the National Philharmonic:</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />In addition to presenting more than 30 annual performances<br />at the Music Center at Strathmore under the direction of Music Director and<br />Conductor Piotr Gajewski, the National Philharmonic offers exceptional and<br />unique education programs. Each year, in partnership with Strathmore and<br />Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the Philharmonic performs for all MCPS<br />2nd and 5th grade students in concerts specifically designed for their age<br />groups. The concerts take place at Strathmore over six days, making it possible<br />for nearly 20,000 children to experience the thrill of hearing a live orchestra<br />each year. In addition, annual winners<br />of the Philharmonic’s high school concerto competition are given the exciting<br />opportunity to perform as guest soloists with the Philharmonic at the fall<br />concerts for MCPS second-grade students. Throughout the year, the Philharmonic<br />offers master classes in which talented young musicians perform for and are<br />mentored by acclaimed guest artists who appear in concert with the orchestra.<br />All National Philharmonic concerts at the Music Center at Strathmore are<br />preceded by free, pre-concert lectures. </div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Each summer, the National Philharmonic’s String Institutes<br />offer talented and aspiring middle school and high school musicians an<br />intensive week of mentoring, chamber music coaching, individual lessons and<br />ensemble rehearsals led by Maestro Gajewski, Associate Conductor Victoria Gau,<br />members of the Philharmonic and other distinguished faculty. Another summer<br />program invites talented high school singers for intensive vocal training,<br />master classes and rehearsals led by National Philharmonic Chorale Artistic<br />Director Stan Engebretson, Associate<br />Conductor Victoria Gau and Montgomery<br />College Choral Director Molly Donnelly.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br />Also, the Philharmonic encourages young families to attend<br />concerts by offering reasonably priced tickets and free admission to all young<br />people age 7-17 under the All Kids, All Free, All the Time program, assuring<br />its place as an accessible and enriching component in Montgomery County and the<br />greater Washington, DC area. For more information, visit www.nationalphilharmonic.org<br />.</div><br /><div class="DefaultText"><br /><br /><br />--Deborah Birnbaum, National Philharmonic</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-59870919428997729422012-07-14T22:57:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:11.431-07:00Sarah De Bono<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evarinaldiphotography/7566253724/" title="Sarah De Bono"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7110/7566253724_9fc60e52e7.jpg" alt="Sarah De Bono by Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer" /></a><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evarinaldiphotography/7566253724/">Sarah De Bono</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evarinaldiphotography/">Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p><i>Via Flickr:</i><br />Sarah De Bono Performs at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney<br /><br />Sarah De Bono enjoyed a public appearance at Macquarie Shopping Centre this afternoon.<br /><br />The former contestant on Channel Nine's 'The Voice' was there to promote her new album, 'No Shame'.<br /><br />Hundreds of passionate De Bono fans showed up to offer their support and her future appears bright based on her loyal fan following.<br /><br />Sarah De Bono's album 'No Shame' was released yesterday.<br /><br />Radio network Nova sponsored the event.<br /><br /><br />About Sarah...<br /><br />Signed recording artist - With her smooth powerhouse vocals, reminiscent of the late Whitney & her unique Pop/Urban/RnB sound, Sarah is sure to push boundaries across the Australian & International music scene.<br /><br />Description...<br /><br />Signed recording artist Sarah De Bono is one of Australia's unique upcoming artists. With her smooth powerhouse vocals, reminiscent of the old Whitney and her unique Pop/Urban/RnB sound, Sarah is sure to push boundaries across the Australian and International scene. Currently a contestant of the national television show The Voice Australia, Sarah is quickly becoming one of Australia's best new talents.<br /><br />Websites<br /><br />iTunes - Sarah De Bono<br />itunes.apple.com/au/artist/sarah-de-bono /id516897190<br /><br />Nova FM<br /><a href="http://www.novafm.com.au" rel="nofollow">www.novafm.com.au</a><br /><br />The Voice (Australia)<br /><a href="http://www.thevoice.com.au" rel="nofollow">www.thevoice.com.au</a><br /><br />Channel Nine<br /><a href="http://www.channelnine.ninemsn.com.au" rel="nofollow">www.channelnine.ninemsn.com.au</a><br /><br />Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography">www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography</a><br /><br />Eva Rinaldi Photography<br /><a href="http://www.evarinaldi.com" rel="nofollow">www.evarinaldi.com</a><br /><br />Music News Australia<br /><a href="http://www.musicnewsaustralia.com" rel="nofollow">www.musicnewsaustralia.com</a><br />54 photos | 37 views | Add a comment?<br />items are from 14 Jul 2012.</p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01907349992212962117noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984732381713771089.post-51851991091225158512012-07-13T21:23:00.000-07:002012-07-23T06:03:11.520-07:00Sarah De Bono Performs at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAyvuCBgNb9V_rEMLX4iAmZG_lUYPk5Ys5fWshOGSFWGumUvT_LOIgGX9mdbXIpLJd_cHpbnKRW8n1WPM4vD3Js1JcN_pCFJpju1mJZ2S1KxGA49kb2Y7PovOe_IyaT_E6Md1TeLxOHlI/s1600/Sarah+De+Bono+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMAyvuCBgNb9V_rEMLX4iAmZG_lUYPk5Ys5fWshOGSFWGumUvT_LOIgGX9mdbXIpLJd_cHpbnKRW8n1WPM4vD3Js1JcN_pCFJpju1mJZ2S1KxGA49kb2Y7PovOe_IyaT_E6Md1TeLxOHlI/s320/Sarah+De+Bono+(1).jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><br />Sarah De Bono enjoyed a public appearance at Macquarie Shopping Centre this afternoon.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">The former contestant on Channel Nine's 'The Voice' was there to promote her new album, 'No Shame'.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Hundreds of passionate De Bono fans showed up to offer their support and her future appears bright based on her loyal fan following.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Sarah De Bono's album 'No Shame' was released yesterday.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Radio network Nova sponsored the event.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">About Sarah...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Signed recording artist - With her smooth powerhouse vocals, reminiscent of the late Whitney & her unique Pop/Urban/RnB sound, Sarah is sure to push boundaries across the Australian & International music scene.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Description...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Signed recording artist Sarah De Bono is one of Australia's unique upcoming artists. With her smooth powerhouse vocals, reminiscent of the old Whitney and her unique Pop/Urban/RnB sound, Sarah is sure to push boundaries across the Australian and International scene. 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