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Oklahoma! OK!
Temple University Theaters proudly presents from October 12th – 20th at Tomlinson Theater the epic musical Oklahoma!, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of this American classic. Employing a cast of 35 and a full orchestra from the Boyer College, the performance bursts with enthusiasm, creativity, and talent. Set in the Oklahoma Territory around 1900…
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See, Hear, and Listen to Music with Classical Music in Video!
Temple University Libraries now has Classical Music in Video! See and hear the world’s top artists performing masterpieces of music in Classical Music in Video. See Daniel Barenboim playing Liszt’s Annees de Pelerinage , Simon Rattle conducting Carmina Burana, or Gil Shaham playing Brahms Violin Concerto. Attend masterclasses by Andras Schiff , Evelyn Glennie, Kurt Masur, or Maxim Vengerov. See interviews with legends such as Yehudi Menuhin, Iannis Xenakis,…
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Audio Drama: L.A. Theatre Works
Audio Drama: L.A. Theatre Works is an outstanding collection of performances of nearly 300 streaming audio plays created specifically for listening from the archives of L.A. Theatre Works, the premier audio theater company in America. The plays range from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and include well-known as well as emerging playwrights. Funded…
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Suffering from Olympics Withdrawal Syndrome?
Celebrate with some olympic music! Music enveloped the entire 2012 London Olympics event, showcasing, highlighting, and, of course, advertising the musical talent of Great Britain. Spectators and viewers from around the world heard everything from the London Philharmonic, to the Spice Girls, Paul McCartney, Mr. Bean (?!) and much more. As customary, controversies accompanied the music…
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The Timeless Genius of J.S. Bach – for free!
From Margaret Loebe at Alexander Street Press The free featured download from Classical Music Library is Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Trio Sonata No. 4, BWV 528.” Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) was a German composer and organist, and arguably one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time. The organ sonata represents a diversion from the…
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Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Free Classical Download!
From Margaret Loebe at Alexander Street Press: The free featured download from Classical Music Library is Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 5, Op. 64.” Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) was a Russian composer. He wrote his fifth symphony at the same time as “Manfred” and the opera The Queen of Spades. The three works share similar themes. This recording is…
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Free World Music Download from Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways!
from Margaret Loebe, Alexander Street Press Enjoy the delightful, summery mariachi song “Los dos amantes (The Two Lovers),” performed by Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos from the album iLlegaron Los Camperos: Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos (SFW40517). Nati Cano’s Mariachi Los Camperos brings you their solid-gold Mexican sound acclaimed by audiences at New York’s Lincoln…
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Free Classical Music Download!
Orpheus and Euridice by Federico Cervelli (1625-1700). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) from Margaret Loebe at Alexander Street Press: Christoph Willibald Ritter Von Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice,” Acts 2 and 3 Our featured download from Classical Music Library is Christoph Willibald Ritter Von Gluck’s “Orfeo ed Euridice,“ Acts 2 and 3. This album contains Acts Two and Three of the opera presented two weeks…
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Free World Music Download!
World Music Download from Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings “Penny’s Farm,” performed by Pete Seeger, from the album The Complete Bowdoin College Concert, 1960 (SFW40184) The featured download from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is“Penny’s Farm,” performed by Pete Seeger.Targeted by the infamous House Un-American Activities Committee, blacklisted, and under indictment for contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions about his political beliefs, Pete Seeger persevered,…
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Free Classical Music Download! Torelli Trumpet Concerto
Trumpet for Happy Days! This is a beautiful recording. Enjoy! From Margaret Loebe at Alexander Street Press: Classical Music Download Giuseppe Torelli‘s “Trumpet Concerto in D major, G.28” The featured download from Classical Music Library is Giuseppe Torelli’s Trumpet Concerto in D major, G.28. This recording is performed by the Luxembourg Radio Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Cao, conductor, Andre Bernard, trumpet.…