Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Michael Daugherty
Letters from Lincoln (2009)
for Baritone and Orchestra
(in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth)
Commissioned by the Spokane Symphony and funded by the Bruce Ferden Endowment Fund for New Music
This serious work was performed by the Spokane Symphony in March, 2009. The complete text can be found at ...
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Do you remember the attention and uproar when the Beatles released the White album? I do.
National Public Radio revisited the frenzy earlier this week. All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Bruce Spizer, author of The Beatles On Apple Records, about the groundbreaking White Album and how it came ...
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Sunday, July 27th, 2008
The Martin Scorsese film, Shine a light, is available on DVD at Spokane Public Library. It is classified as a documentary and therefore is reservable now. The Rolling Stones soundtrack is also available.
From the Internet Movie DataBase: "Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in "Shine A Light," ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Two men with the blues
Two men with the blues An unlikely duo?
Country music legend Willie Nelson and jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis discover common ground and a mutual love of jazz standards and the blues on their album Two Men With The Blues. The artists discuss their ...
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Sunday, May 4th, 2008
Actor-musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won an Oscar for Best Original Song, "Falling Slowly," in the film, Once. The movie is about two musicians who write songs together and fall in love. National Public Radio interviewed both musicians this month and listen to their interview on ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
R.E.M. in Concert
National Public Radio broadcast a live webcast of R.E.M. on March 12, 2008. The webcast and slide show is available from NPR.org.
"March 12, 2008 — After 25 years as one of the most beloved and acclaimed bands in rock music, R.E.M. needed a shot of ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
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The river: the Joni letters
*Which of the following are true?
Hancock is a practicing Buddhist.
Miles Davis once fired Hancock from his band, while Hancock was on his honeymoon.
Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock have been friends for many years.
Hancock also has received an Oscar.
Jazz has not been recognized for such a Grammy ...
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Among the music awards to be announced on Sunday, February 10th will be the winner for the
Album Of The Year
Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
Foo Fighters
Gil Norton, producer; Adrian Bushby & Rich Costey, engineers/mixers; Brian Gardner, mastering engineer
[Roswell/RCA Records]
These Days
Vince Gill
John Anderson, Guy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Diana Krall ...
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