Creating a Music Festival: A Presidential Anniversary Reflection

Creating a Music Festival: A Presidential Anniversary Reflection

Celebrating an anniversary means turning to the past and that is what leads me to investigate the reasons why, a few weeks after being elected President of the Government of the Canary Islands, it occurred to me to create a music festival. I think that those of us who suffered a long dictatorship, I was … Read more

Creating a Music Lounge and Art Workshop: A Vision for Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon

Creating a Music Lounge and Art Workshop: A Vision for Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon

They want to create a music lounge and art workshop Lyrical singer and visual artist, Sophie Boyer and Oscar A. want to create a place mixing music and art in their house in Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon. While waiting for the music room, opera singer Sophie Boyer organized a first concert at the window, in her garden. © … Read more

Education from the Jesuits is not allowed. A child must reach for music from within, he says

Education from the Jesuits is not allowed.  A child must reach for music from within, he says

The Belgian Philippe Herreweghe has been a leading figure in the historically informed interpretation of classical music for decades. The artist born in Ghent started with the famous conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, and soon drew attention to himself with the exceptional recordings of the young Collegio Vocale Gent, which he founded during his studies. The ensemble, … Read more

Maria Gstättner’s Fanfare Sets the Stage for Wie Modern 2023

Maria Gstättner’s Fanfare Sets the Stage for Wie Modern 2023

1. November 2023 Maria Gstättner guided musicians and audience through the city park © APA/EVA MANHART It was a bit chilly, but the open-air start to this year’s edition of Wie Modern certainly left no one indifferent. After all, Maria Gstättner had invited people to the city park on Tuesday evening to listen to her … Read more

Succulent Portrait: Francisco Coll and the New European Ensemble Shine in CNDM Concert

Succulent Portrait: Francisco Coll and the New European Ensemble Shine in CNDM Concert

The second concert of the current season of the National Center for Musical Diffusion (CNDM) In its contemporary music section, it has provided a succulent portrait of the Valencian composer Francisco Coll by the Dutch group New European Ensemble. The concert will be repeated on November 2 in Valencia and on November 5 in The … Read more

Charity Piano Recital: Works by Albéniz, Tárrega and Falla in Support of Cancer Research

Charity Piano Recital: Works by Albéniz, Tárrega and Falla in Support of Cancer Research

Works by Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega or Manuel de Falla on the piano of the adopted Burgos musician Emilio González can be heard on October 19 at the Teatro Principal. A charity recital whose proceeds will go entirely to cancer research. Coinciding with World Breast Cancer Day, the Burgos association to fight this disease, the … Read more

American Artist Gary Wright Dies at 80: Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia Cited as Causes

American Artist Gary Wright Dies at 80: Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia Cited as Causes

The American artist died Monday in California, his sons announced to the American media. American singer Gary Wright, author of hits Dream Weaver et Love is Alive died at the age of 80, his sons, Justin and Dorian Wright, confirmed to American media TMZ and Variety . The musician had Parkinson’s disease, diagnosed about 5 … Read more

A Memorable Concert by the Galician Chamber Orchestra at Plaza de María Pita

A Memorable Concert by the Galician Chamber Orchestra at Plaza de María Pita

The public gathered yesterday in the Plaza de María Pita enjoyed a concert by the Galician Chamber Orchestra, which performed within the Classical Week under the baton of its director, Rogelio Groba Otero. “The philosophy of a Chamber Orchestra is to recover works that have remained in drawers” Marta Otero Mayán The recital included both … Read more

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five Bring the Party to the South Bronx

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five Bring the Party to the South Bronx

The American musician and producer, a pioneer of the musical genre, gave himself on stage outdoors on Friday in the South Bronx. As a teenager, Grandmaster Flash was one of the pioneers, in the Bronx in New York, of hip-hop that revolutionized the music industry and the American megalopolis. Real name Joseph Saddler, the American … Read more

Lollapalooza Paris Returns with Diverse Lineup at Longchamp Racecourse

Lollapalooza Paris Returns with Diverse Lineup at Longchamp Racecourse

The Lollapalooza traveling festival, established in Chicago, Buenos Aires and Berlin, returns until Sunday at the Longchamp racecourse. The fifth edition of Lollapalooza Paris will be held until July 23 at the Longchamp racecourse. For three days, artists from all horizons will follow one another on the six stages of the event to the delight … Read more