Saturday evening’s performance in the Century II Concert Hall by the Wichita Symphony Orchestra was exciting and well balanced. Erudite and engaging music director Daniel Hege welcomed the audience and provided a context for the music before launching in

The Spectrum Chamber Music Ensemble continues its season with two free concerts: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at First United Methodist Church, 800 W. Fifth St. , Fort Worth, and 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, at First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church of Fo

Here and Now Here! Now! Imperative: not to be avoided: necessary. In a typical week, the show will cover not only all the big news stories, but also the stories behind the stories, or some of the less crucial but equally intriguing things happening in th

On Saturday, the Monterey Symphony, under the baton of Music Director and Conductor Max Bragado-Darman, plans to present in Salinas "2,002 Arabian Nights," orchestral works based on the tales of Scheherazade, the fictional storyteller of "1,001 Arabian N

Its bombastic, and its fun. Its Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts 40th Symphony. And, like its composer, its larger than life. Joining this great work, the Wichita Symphony Orchestra will perform Maurice Ravels Le Tombeau de Couperin and Jean Sibelius Violin Conc

This unusual and enchanting chamber ensemble consists of harp, flute and strings, a combination of instruments preferred by French composers at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Join them for an evocative journey to Paris of the 1920s, with works by Mau

MUSKEGON, MI, February 11, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Aerialists, acrobats, contortionists, jugglers and other Cirque performers will join the West Michigan Symphony for a night of amazing acrobatics orchestrated with music for "Cirque de la Symphonie."

Single tickets to the have gone on sale. Another celebrity recently announced is Broadway star Jane Krakowski, who will do two cabaret performances May 27 at the Williamsburg Lodge. The Tony Award winner and three-time Emmy nominee had been booked for la

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is pulling out all the stops in its Valentine's Day weekend concerts -- not only welcoming a hot new guest conductor, but hosting big pre- and post-concert gala events Saturday at the Hotel Blackhawk, Davenport. Alondra d

On Monday Mrs. T and I decided to take the long way from Sarasota to Winter Park. Shunning the interstate highways, we drove down two-lane roads that passed by countless orange groves and through tiny towns with names like Ona, Zolfo Springs, Avon Park,

By Barrymore Laurence Scherer 'I'm an occidental woman in an Oriental mood for love," sings the curvaceous Queen of Innuendo, Mae West, sporting a bespangled pseudo-Chinese headdress in the 1936 film "Klondike Annie." The scene is classic West and pure H

The month of Feb marks an international celebration of the life and work of Charles Dickens on the bicentenary of his birth, which falls on 7 Feb 2012. Slideshow German designer Karl Lagerfeld attends the launching of online web purchasing of the K by Ka

Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 Post your opinion here PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel star designer Karl Lagerfeld is already bored with the French presidential election and

PARIS (Reuters) - Chanel star designer Karl Lagerfeld is already bored with the French presidential election and believes the country would be better-run if its leaders took inspiration from successful businesses like his own parent company LVMH. Taking

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Published: 2/2/2012 11:00 PM | Last update: 2/2/2012 11:03 PM By Richard Koshgarian - Special to The News This probably isn't the best title for this article, coming from the conductor of Hutchinson's symphony and one who has dedicated his adult life to

The New World Symphony’s audience — formally dressed inside and wearing T-shirts and shorts outside for the Wallcast — enjoyed a first-class evening of music at the Dance of Devotion program Saturday night. Mark Wigglesworth displayed prodigious musicali

World-class musicians typically excel by means of prodigious technique, but a shrewd sense of stage presence gives some a competitive edge. Such is the case with French-born piano sensation Jean-Yves Thibaudet, who eschews tradition for punk-inspired con