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Fabulously Tidal — Issue 117, 1 January 2018
Fabulously Tidal — Issue 117, 1 January 2018 SPONSORED FEATURE — PHILIP SAWYERS' THIRD SYMPHONY Alice McVeigh: 'This is a fabulously tidal symphony, with wild expanses of differing moods, but it begins with a ripple of unease. We in the cello section were told to play the opening with as much stillness as possible, allowing the first theme to grow as it weaves into violins and violas, into threads of flute and oboe, and — from there — into a tempestuous section of interweaving themes. The argument descends into a woodwind quarrel, resolved by flute and oboe, decorated by horns — while the strings continue to niggle and churn away at any sense of calm. 'Then solo bassoon ignites a new, still tenser, section. The violins take over, lightly but resolutely, answered by middle strings conveying a sense of tenderness — but with a bitter aftertaste. (This is incidentally one of Sawyers' most characteristic strengths: a tenderness, never saccharine, often undermined by subtle discontent.) From the brass comes the first glimpse of escape: the powerful broken octave theme over which the other themes furiously contend. 'The cellos at the recapitulation, now deepened and enriched, are twisted by Sawyers into something passionate and grounded in lower brass, reinforced by timpani. The movement ends with the heavy brass seemingly triumphant over the strings' stubborn reiteration of the theme. Still, the lower strings' pessimism prevails. 'Tutti violins kick-start the second movement with a dramatic leap from their richest register, only yielding to keening solo oboe. 'The sobered strings leave the solo winds to mourn, yet, with characteristic Sawyers intensity, something is brewing at subterranean depths: eventually, the violas' chuntering is answered by full insistent brass, in a stormily ecstatic tantrum. -
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales Is the Nation's Only Full-Time
CC(3) AC 11 Communities and Culture Committee Inquiry into the „accessibility of arts and cultural activities in Wales‟ Submission by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales We are grateful for the opportunity to provide evidence for the Committee‟s Inquiry. The first part of our submission provides an overview of the Orchestra‟s work. The second part addresses a number of questions posed in the consultation letter. A. Background The BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) is the nation‟s only full-time professional symphony orchestra. It has an established reputation as one of the leading orchestral ensembles in the UK. It has won considerable audience and critical acclaim in recent years, under its conducting team, led by Thierry Fischer. The Orchestra‟s home is the newly-built Hoddinott Hall at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, and it produces extensive output for BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Cymru. With the crucial funding support of Arts Council Wales, the Orchestra has also developed a major national role, touring throughout Wales each year (this role is described in more detail in our response to question 1) and delivering a highly-regarded community outreach and education programme (please see our response to question 2). In any one season, BBC NOW strives to present a broad repertoire of both past and contemporary music to allow audiences to experience works drawn from the whole panoply of orchestral music – from the baroque to present day film and jazz. The Orchestra works with a wide range of contemporary composers and has two positions specifically for composers within its artistic roster. -
Divine Art Is to Release a New Album Violin Muse with Madeleine Mitchell Featuring 7 World Premiere Recordings by UK Composers
Divine Art is to release a new album Violin Muse with Madeleine Mitchell featuring 7 world premiere recordings by UK composers Violin Muse Madeleine Mitchell Release Date: 20 October 2017 Label: Divine Art Review copies on request from late August Album launch: 25 October Royal College of Music More information below “One of the UK’s liveliest musical forces, the indefatigably adventurous violinist Madeleine Mitchell” The Times Divine Art is to release a new album, Violin Muse with Madeleine Mitchell, featuring 7 world premiere recordings by UK composers Guto Puw, Michael Nyman, Sadie Harrison, Geoffrey Poole, David Matthews, Michael Berkeley and Judith Weir. As an internationally renowned solo violinist with a critically acclaimed discography, Madeleine has been an inspiration to composers and painters alike over the years, including The Madeleine Series by painter Gerald Marks which were created between 1989-1991. Five of the works, by Puw, Nyman, Harrison, Poole and Matthews were written for and premiered by Mitchell. Judith Weir writes: “Madeleine Mitchell’s central position as an advocate of new violin music makes her the ideal performer to undertake this survey of recent work by UK composers”. On 7 September, Madeleine Mitchell will perform the world premiere of Grace Williams’ Violin Sonata (1938) with Konstantin Lapshin, in addition to the Weir and Harrison from Violin Muse, at Bangor University as part of the International Conference on Women’s Work in Music. On 25 October, 2-4pm, the Royal College of Music will host an album launch with a performance by Madeleine and Nigel Clayton and discussion with composer Guto Puw and RCM Head of Composition William Mival, followed by refreshments. -
The Council, 28/02/08
Y CYNGOR 28/02/08 THE COUNCIL, 28/02/08 Present: Councillor Meinir Owen (Chair) Councillor Evie Morgan Jones (Vice-chair) Councillors: S W Churchman, E T Dogan, Dyfed Edwards, Dylan Edwards, Elwyn Edwards, Huw Edwards, Trefor Edwards, T G Ellis, Alun Wyn Evans, Tomos Evans, W A Evans, Margaret Griffith, Selwyn Griffiths, Huw Price Hughes, Richard Parry Hughes, R J Hughes, Sylvia Humphreys, O P Huws, Dafydd Iwan, Peredur Jenkins, Anne Lloyd Jones, Arwel Jones, Brian Jones, Charles Jones, Dai Rees Jones, E Meinir Jones, Henry Jones, Iris Margretta Jones, John Gwilym Jones, Linda Wyn Jones, R L Jones, R Morris Jones, W Penri Jones, P.G.Larsen, Dewi Lewis, Dewi Llewelyn, Dilwyn Lloyd, Bill Lovelock, J W Meredith, W.M.Meredith, Godfrey Northam, Glyn Owen, M Sol Owen, W.Roy Owen, W Tudor Owen, Gerald Parry, Arwel Pierce, Emyr Pugh, D H Roberts, Caerwyn Roberts, Ieuan Roberts, Liz Saville Roberts, W Gareth Roberts, Jean Roscoe, Kathleen Thomas, M. L.Vaughan, Alan Williams, Ann Williams, Gwilym Williams, J.W.Williams Owain Williams and R H Wyn Williams. Also present: Harry Thomas (Chief Executive), Dilwyn O Williams (Strategic Director - Resources), Iwan Trefor Jones (Strategic Director - Development), D P Lewis (Strategic Director - Care), Dewi V Rowlands (Strategic Director - Environment), Dafydd Edwards (Head of Finance), Dilys Phillips (Monitoring Officer / Head of Administration and Public Protection), Geraint George (Head of Policy and Performance), Gwen Carrington (Head of Social Services), Gareth Wyn Jones (Senior Legal and Administrative -
Keesep Starts Sunday, Right on Time
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020 KEESEP STARTS SUNDAY, BREEDERS= CUP BACK TO KEENELAND IN 2022, PURSES MAINTAINED IN 2020 RIGHT ON TIME The Breeders= Cup will return to Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. as the host site for the 2022 Breeders= Cup World Championships, the Breeders= Cup announced Saturday. Keeneland, which is also scheduled to host this year=s World Championships Nov. 6-7, will hold the 39th Breeders= Cup Nov. 4-5, 2022. It will be the third time the Breeders= Cup has been held at Keeneland since 2015. Del Mar will remain the host of the 2021 event. The announcement of Keeneland as host of the 2022 championships was made in conjunction with two other pieces of news: first, attendance at this year=s event will be limited to the connections of race participants and essential staff, and without fans on-site, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Cont. p6 Keeneland sales grounds | Keeneland photo IN TDN EUROPE TODAY by Jessica Martini MAGICAL TAKES CHAMPION THRILLER LEXINGTON, KY - While the coronavirus pandemic wreaked Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) turned the tables on Ghaiyyath havoc with sales across the globe from March through August, (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) to record back-to-back wins in the G1 Irish the calendar will return to some semblance of normalcy when Champion S. the Keeneland September Yearling Sale kicks off right on Click or tap here to go straight to TDN Europe. schedule in Lexington Sunday at noon. ASo many sales companies in the Northern Hemisphere have had to rearrange some things, but we have been very fortunate that the September sale is taking place in September at Keeneland,@ said Keeneland=s Director of Sales Operations Geoffrey Russell. -
A GARLAND for JOHN MCCABE Monica Mccabe’S Reflections on a Life Lived for Music Agenda British Music Society’S News and Events British Music Scores Search
BRITISH MUSIC SOCIETY nAPRIL 2018 ews AMBASSADOR FOR BRITISH MUSIC IN USA Madeleine Mitchell across the pond A GARLAND FOR JOHN MCCABE Monica McCabe’s reflections on a life lived for music Agenda British Music Society’s news and events British music scores search org Schneider from the German for piano and winds (1890) wind ensemble Four Points One • George Alexander Osborne Chairman’s J(www.four-point-one.de) is on Quintet for piano and winds the hunt for scores the following (1889) (Yes - he is actually Irish) compositions by British composers: If anyone from the BMS welcome • Marian Arkwright Quintet for network could help him track down piano and winds these scores please get in touch with MS member Madeleine Mitchell is back • Edith Swepstone Quintet for him at [email protected]. piano and winds Jorg is also on the look out for from America and has submitted the first • Henry David Leslie Quintet for any information about the Sir BBMS Ambassador report from her visit to piano and winds op.6 Michael Costa Prize 1896 Anyone the Kansas State University (see opposite page). • Edward Davey Rendall Quintet know anything about this? The committee is closely monitoring the progress of this new scheme and are always interested to hear members’ views. Reviving Victorian opera For those of you with access to the internet, a visit to the BMS website now offers the preced - ictorian Opera Northwest to revise Nell Gwynne by inviting B have made full opera C Stevenson (a librettist of Sullivan’s ing Printed News that opens by clicking on the recordings of works by Balfe, The Zoo) to write the new book. -
Marten Stol WOMEN in the ANCIENT NEAR EAST
Marten Stol WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST Marten Stol Women in the Ancient Near East Marten Stol Women in the Ancient Near East Translated by Helen and Mervyn Richardson ISBN 978-1-61451-323-0 e-ISBN (PDF) 978-1-61451-263-9 e-ISBN (EPUB) 978-1-5015-0021-3 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivs 3.0 License. For details go to http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-nd/3.0/ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A CIP catalog record for this book has been applied for at the Library of Congress. Bibliographic information published by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at http://dnb.dnb.de. Original edition: Vrouwen van Babylon. Prinsessen, priesteressen, prostituees in de bakermat van de cultuur. Uitgeverij Kok, Utrecht (2012). Translated by Helen and Mervyn Richardson © 2016 Walter de Gruyter Inc., Boston/Berlin Cover Image: Marten Stol Typesetting: Dörlemann Satz GmbH & Co. KG, Lemförde Printing and binding: cpi books GmbH, Leck ♾ Printed on acid-free paper Printed in Germany www.degruyter.com Table of Contents Introduction 1 Map 5 1 Her outward appearance 7 1.1 Phases of life 7 1.2 The girl 10 1.3 The virgin 13 1.4 Women’s clothing 17 1.5 Cosmetics and beauty 47 1.6 The language of women 56 1.7 Women’s names 58 2 Marriage 60 2.1 Preparations 62 2.2 Age for marrying 66 2.3 Regulations 67 2.4 The betrothal 72 2.5 The wedding 93 2.6 -
Canolfan Centre
October - December Hydref - Rhagfyr 08 e r d l e h c Canolfan U Centre Caergybi 01407 763361 Holyhead Events Digwyddiadau e c October Hydref n a l g Thurs 2 Iau Ucheldre Repertory Company Fri 3 Gwener Rhwng: Fiona Owen: Dewi Evans a Sat 4 Sadwrn Saturday Art Club: Jacquie Myrtle t a Sat 4 Sadwrn Ucheldre Literary Society: Joan Poulson Sat 4 Sadwrn European Union Chamber Orchestra – Sun 5 Sul Clybod - Acoustic Club g Sat 11 Sadwrn Exhibition opening: Davies, Davies, Davies, & w l Davies o Sun 12 Sul Ensemble Cymru p i Mon 13 Llun Ucheldre Music Club c Sat 18 Sadwrn Anglesey Performing Arts Weeks Sat 18 Sadwrn Ucheldre Literary Society: Valeria Melchioretto Sat 18 Sadwrn Ben Crystal: Shakespeare on Toast Mon 20 Llun Ucheldre Jazz Club Tues 21 Mawrth Voskresenije Choir Sat 25 Sadwrn Richard Durrant Mon 27 Llun Ucheldre Music Club Mon 27 Llun –Friday 31 Gwener Art workshops Tues 28 Mawrth Exhibition opening: Cauldron and Friends Thurs 30 Iau Ad Lib/Ucheldre Repertory Company November Tachwedd Sat 1 Sadwrn Iwan Llewelyn-Jones Sun 2 Sul Clybod - Acoustic Club Sun 2 Sul Trio Naatyaswora Fri 7 Gwener Ucheldre Literary Society: Peter Read Fri 7 Gwener Rhwng: Caroline Greenwood: Jim Knight Sat 8 Sadwrn Peter Read: Dylan Thomas Sun 9 Sul Ensemble Cymru Mon 10 Llun Ucheldre Music Club Thurs 13 Iau –Sat 15 Sadwrn Ucheldre Rep: Sailor Beware! Sat 15 Sadwrn Ucheldre Literary Society: Meredith Andrea Mon 17 Llun Ucheldre Jazz Club Thurs 20 Iau Blue Moon Theatre Company: Dracula Sat 22 Sadwrn Swansea City Opera: L’Elisir d’Amore Mon 24 Llun Ucheldre Music -
Advance Program Notes Broadway in Blacksburg the Color Purple Thursday, February 13, 2020, 7:30 PM
Advance Program Notes Broadway in Blacksburg The Color Purple Thursday, February 13, 2020, 7:30 PM These Advance Program Notes are provided online for our patrons who like to read about performances ahead of time. Printed programs will be provided to patrons at the performances. Programs are subject to change. TROIKA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC presents BOOK BY MUSIC AND LYRICS BY MARSHA NORMAN BRENDA RUSSELL ALLEE WILLIS STEPHEN BRAY BASED ON THE NOVEL WRITTEN BY ALICE WALKER AND THE WARNER BROS./AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT MOTION PICTURE WITH MARIAH LYTTLE SANDIE LEE CHÉDRA ARIELLE ANDREW MALONE BRANDON A. WRIGHT NASHKA DESROSIERS ELIZABETH ADABALE JARRETT ANTHONY BENNETT DAVID HOLBERT PARRIS LEWIS JENAY NAIMA MON’QUEZ DEON PIPPINS GABRIELLA RODRIGUEZ SHELBY A. SYKES RENEE TITUS IVAN THOMPSON CARTREZE TUCKER JEREMY WHATLEY GERARD M. WILLIAMS SET DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN HAIR DESIGN JOHN DOYLE ANN HOULD-WARD JANE COX DAN MOSES SCHREIER CHARLES G. LAPOINTE CASTING ASSOCIATE COSTUME DESIGN BINDER CASTING CHRISTOPHER VERGARA CHAD ERIC MURNANE, C.S.A. MUSIC SUPERVISION MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR ORCHESTRATIONS MUSIC COORDINATION DARRYL ARCHIBALD JONATHAN GORST JOSEPH JOUBERT TALITHA FEHR EXCLUSIVE TOUR DIRECTION MARKETING & PUBLICITY DIRECTION PROJECTION SUPERVISOR COMPANY MANAGER THE BOOKING GROUP BOND THEATRICAL GROUP B.J. BELLARD BARRY BRANFORD GENERAL MANAGEMENT PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BRIAN SCHRADER HEATHER CHOCKLEY KORI PRIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SAMANTHA SALTZMAN DIRECTION AND MUSICAL STAGING JOHN DOYLE The Color Purple was produced on Broadway at the Broadway Theater by Oprah Winfrey, Scott Sanders, Roy Furman, and Quincy Jones. The world premiere of The Color Purple was produced by the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia. -
January 14, 1978 TT Waillif 41.4941
January 14, 1978 TT WAillif 41.4941 www.americanradiohistory.com (E-45450) A very special single from the Neil Simon film, The Goodbye Girl written and performed by DAVID GATES Available from Elektra Produced & arranged by David Gates 3 Logo Design Copyright ©1977 Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer Inc. and Warner Bros. Inc. www.americanradiohistory.com VOLUME XXXIX - NUMBER 35 - January 14, 1978 THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC RECORD WEEKLY GOSH BOX GEORGE ALBERT President and Publisher EDITORIAL MEL ALBERT General Manager DAVE FULTON Editor In Chief A Glance At Radio '78 More markets are opening up for the soft -rock J. B. CARMICLE Radio, an interesting topic for any year, should format, which has proved highly successful in re- General Manager, Eást Coast not disappoint anyone in 1978, based on some con- cent years. While listenership is high, the question is East Coast Editorial tinuing trends as well as surprises. Passive re- "do those listeners buy records?" KEN TERRY, East Coast Editor PHIL DIMAURO search, automation, soft -rock formats, R&B and jazz Look for R&B stations to become even stronger. CHARLES PAIKERT are some of the items that will surely be interesting And the playlist preference for these stations ap- MARK MEHLER to watch. pears to be more album -oriented. West Coast Editorial It appears that the current rage of passive re- Jazz continues to explode and it appears that it ALAN SUTTON RANDY LEWIS search will continue to expand in the coming year, will capture airplay from AOR stations as well as the JEFF CROSSAN but some industry sources contend that its success devoted jazz airwaves. -
ALSO on Signumclassics
103Booklet 21/8/07 21:45 Page 1 ALSO on signumclassics SIGCD051 SIGCD052 Hypothetically Murdered Hamlet & King Lear Dmitri Shostakovich Dmitri Shostakovich City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Mark Elder Mark Elder SIGCD053 SIGCD095 Red Leaves Wanderer Fantasy Works by 20th Century Composers English Chamber Orchestra / Orlando Jopling Brunel Ensemble / Christopher Austin Members of the Schubert Ensemble Available through most record stores and at www.signumrecords.com For more information call +44 (0) 20 8997 4000 103Booklet 21/8/07 21:45 Page 3 John Metcalf PARADISE HAUNTS: THREE MOBILES: In Time of Daffodils IN TIME OF DAFFODILS The three works on this disc span a period of The most recent work of the three is In Time of Paradise Haunts... twelve years of creative work. There are connections Daffodils. I drew on my experience of writing opera 1. Paradise Haunts... [25.13] in the way that they were conceived in that that in composing it. The challenge of writing for baritone they all started life either as a whole or in part as and a large orchestra yet keeping the texture and Three Mobiles works with piano; the versions on the disc evolved, words clear was an important one to respond to. I 2. Mobile I [2.58] therefore, over time. also attempted a quasi symphonic structure with 3. Mobile II [8.01] the parallel sets of three poems being musical 4. Mobile III [3.11] Paradise Haunts was composed at a creative paraphrases. At the same time the piece makes a turning point in my life. -
Comparative Analysis of Sarah Brightman and 2 Cellos, Classical Artists Applying
Comparative Analysis of Sarah Brightman and 2 Cellos, Classical Artists Applying Successful Crossover Strategy to Popular Music by Dragana Simonovska A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of College of Business In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL May 2017 Copyright by Dragana Simonovska 2017 ii Acknowledgements I would like to express sincere gratitude to all of my committee members for all of their guidance and support. Special thanks to advisor Dr. Mark Rhorer and committee chair Dr. Joseph Compomizzi, for their persistence, patience and encouragement during the writing of this manuscript. I am also grateful for the support of the FAU Department of Music and Department Chair Rebecca Lautar. iv Abstract Author: Dragana Simonovska Tittle: Comparative Analysis of Sarah Brightman and 2 Cellos, Classical Artists Applying Successful Crossover Strategy to Popular Music Institution: Florida Atlantic University Thesis Advisor: Dr. Joseph Compomizzi Degree: Master of Science Year: 2017 For decades now, musicians have been using crossover to expand their career and earn more knowledge about the music industry. Soprano Sarah Brightman and duo 2 Cellos are classically trained musicians who implemented crossover into their career and used their classical training as guidance of become successful. Musicians who restrict themselves only to classical music may approach danger regarding a career and livelihood, which includes audience interest, employability and financial instability. In this study the term “crossover” refers to classical artists’ who use their skills to perform other genres. Crossover gives artists the chance to appeal to larger audiences and extend their repertoire of music while using techniques used in classical works.