Tag: Performing Arts

  • The Russians are Coming! Русские идут!

    The Russians are Coming!  Русские идут!

      Dr. Charles Abramovic and his Sensational Students Return!   Early Russian Animated Shorts  Music by Dmitri Shostakovich   What better way to kick off a spooky weekend than with early Russian silent film and music by Shostakovich!  Screenings of The Cameraman’s Revenge (Ladislas Starewicz, 1910) and Romance with a Double Bass (Kai Hansen, 1911) will be…

  • John Johnson’s Great American Songwriters Series a Hit!

    John Johnson’s Great American Songwriters Series a Hit!

    Bravo to John Johnson for his enlightening and entertaining presentation of songs by George and Ira Gershwin for the Noontime Concert Series at Paley on October 9th!  An eminently talented award-winning singer, pianist, and professor, John Johnson shared his knowledge and love for the Gershwin brothers in an event that inspired and  delighted all.  …

  • Temple Made! Hall & Oates Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_I4wtNPv5w Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams Come True Congratulations to Daryl Hall and John Oates, the renowned rock duo Hall & Oates, who will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014! Daryl Hall (Daryl Hohl, Boyer, music education, choral music) and John Oates (Communication, Journalism) met…

  • What Does the Fox Say?

    photo Natasha Lloyd What does the fox say?   “Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!” according to Ylvis and this viral video.  As the lyrics say, “Dog goes woof Cat goes meow Bird goes tweet and mouse goes squeak.” We have words for sounds of many creatures in the animal kingdom, but our vocabulary lacks an appropriate expression for the sound…

  • Great News from Naxos Music Library!

    Arguably the most extensive representation of the classical music repertoire in online streaming audio, Naxos Music Library just got even better by adding Sony Classical recordings to its offerings.  Sony Classical is the label for many legendary artists such as Joshua Bell, Lang Lang, Placido Domingo, Yo Yo Ma, Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz, Leonard Bernstein,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Free! World Music Download

      World Music Download from Alexander Street and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Under the Double Eagle performed by J.C. Sutphin, from the album “American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style”(SFW40037) This recording was the first bluegrass LP ever released. The reissue now contains 16 additional tracks, a total of 43 tunes played by the immortal Snuffy Jenkins and…