Go East, Monsieur
- 7:34 PM — Feb 6 —
- Source: The Wall Street Journal
'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."Read More
Bard SummerScape 2012 Explores Life and Times of Camille Saint-Saëns with Seven-Week Arts Festival in New York’s Hudson Valley, July 6 – August 19, 2012
- 3:35 PM — Feb 2 —
- Source: PRWeb
Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (PRWEB) February 02, 2012 Culture at the crossroads in Belle Époque France will be explored at the ninth annual Bard SummerScape festival, which once again features a sumptuous tapestry of music, opera, theater, dance, film, and cabaret, keyed to the theme of the 23rd annual Bard Music Festival. Read More
Scholar Discovers Missing Bassoon Line in Ravel Manuscript
- 5:10 PM — Jan 26 —
- Source: The Huffington Post
Saturday marks the 100th anniversary of the premiere of Maurice Ravel's "Mother Goose" ballet suite. Read More
Storm Large joins Oregon Symphony for second Carnegie Hall concert in 2013
- 11:25 PM — Jan 23 —
- Source: TMCnet
The Oregon Symphony will play another unusual program in its second appearance on the Spring for Music series at Carnegie Hall on May 9, 2013. Read More
Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music presents concert of French composers Tuesday
- 2:36 PM — Jan 23 —
- Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse NY
Featured local musicians will be violinists Jeremy and Sara Mastrangelo, violist Arvilla Rovit, cellist David Le Doux, pianist Sar-Shalom Strong, flutist Deborah Coble, oboist Anna Petersen Stearns, clarinetist Allan Kolsky, bassoonist Gregory Quick and horn player Julie Bridge. Read More
Quick Hits: Jazz trumpeter Tom Harrell
- 2:22 AM — Jan 15 —
- Source: Salon.com
The Passepied from Debussy's Suite Bergamasque is probably one of the composer's most recognizable tunes — but you might not recognize it here. Read More
Mike Ragogna: French Impressions: A Conversation With Violin Virtuoso Joshua Bell
- 12:04 AM — Jan 9 —
- Source: The Huffington Post
Joshua Bell : I'm great, thanks for having me here today. Read More
Biography
A French composer known for melodic and tonal invention. Giving the lie to the idea that turn-of-the-century musical trends... Read the full Maurice Ravel bio.
