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San Francisco Symphony musicians go out on strike
L.A. NOWLugging picket signs and instrument cases in front of the concert hall where they perform, musicians from San Francisco's acclaimed symphony orchestra went on strike Wednesday, causing the cancellation of at least one performance and throwing an East... -
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FrameworkContinuing along the path of “big-picture” story telling, this week’s selections look at projects that are built out of collaboration. It is the combination of individual experiences and stories, that when told together give a wider... -
Van Cliburn dies at 78; pianist who gave U.S. a Cold War victory
After a tense decade of air raid sirens, duck-and-cover drills and fears of Soviet superiority, hope for America came in an unlikely form in the late 1950s: a lanky, 23-year-old Texan with a head full of curls and huge hands that ranged across a piano...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Heroism, Music Industry, Mikhail S Gorbachev, Moscow (Russia)
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Van Cliburn, pianist 'who conquered Russia,' dies at 78
Van Cliburn, a little-known pianist who in 1958 dazzled the music world by winning an international piano competition in Moscow, died Wednesday of bone cancer at his home in Fort Worth, Texas, said his publicist, Mary Lou Falcone. A child prodigy,...
Tags: Mikhail S Gorbachev, Music Industry, Moscow (Russia), Elvis Presley, Entertainment
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With DNC post, top Latino fundraiser gets 'seat at the table'
WASHINGTON — Henry R. Muñoz III’s cellphone began buzzing furiously Sunday night while he was attending a gala he helped produce at the Kennedy Center that capped Latino Inaugural 2013, a three-day celebration of President Obama’s second...
Tags: Eva Longoria, Political Fundraising, Elections, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Politics
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Hip-hop and pop music crowd D.C. for Obama inauguration
All eyes will be on Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor when they take the stage at Monday's presidential inauguration. But they're far from the only major artists partaking in the festivities. A slew of performing artists will be taking the...
Tags: John Legend, Martin Luther King Jr., Maxwell, Beyonce, Russell Simmons
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Kennedy Center Honors' selection process set for a review
After receiving criticism from the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, the Kennedy Center is revisiting its artist selection process for the Kennedy Center Honors. The Kennedy Center has announced that an 11-member artist advisory panel...
Tags: Gloria Estefan, George Stevens Jr., Culture, Theater, Carlos Santana
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Washington National Opera presents revelatory 'Show Boat'
Time was when American opera companies considered musicals as suspect artifacts from another planet, hardly worthy of serious attention -- not even on a par with the operettas those companies would occasionally stage when they needed a box office lift....
Tags: Entertainment, Music Theater, Alcohol Addiction, Entertainment Events, Theater
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Latest Maryland and Delaware news, sports, business and entertainment:
Md. GOP calls for expanded jail investigation ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland House Republicans are calling for a wider investigation into corruption at correctional facilities as Gov. Martin O'Malley announces additional steps to enhance security...Tags: AAA, Ken Ulman, Prince George's County, Memorial Day, Woodrow Wilson
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Sweden's king, queen to visit Smithsonian, Library of Congress, Kennedy Center in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The king and queen of Sweden are expected to visit several Washington cultural institutions during their trip to the United States. On Thursday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden are expected to visit the Library...Tags: Ernest Hemingway, Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden, Library of Congress, Arts and Culture
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WPAS presents soaring concert by Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Orchestra has had its share of troubles over the years, including an embarrassing brush with bankruptcy, but things sure sound like they are looking up, way up, these days. Financial matters now seem more stable, and the hiring of a...
Tags: Culture, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Music
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Brush up on your Spanish for the next Columbia Pro Cantare concert
Columbia Pro Cantare thematically goes abroad for its concert of "Music of Spain and Latin America" on Saturday, May 4, at 8 p.m. at the Jim Rouse Theater at Wilde Lake. Not only will some of this music be unfamiliar to many listeners, but it's also new...Tags: Ellicott City, Religion and Belief, Uruguay, Christianity, Anglicanism
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