Renaissance singers to perform here Nov 27, 2008
Also coming are Ken Goodenberger, resident tenor and musical director for OperaTunity; Brenda Goodenberger, Ken s wife and a versatile mezzo-soprano; Jeffrey Stevens, a baritone comfortable with comic roles in opera and musical theatre; and Kathleen Treat, professional singer and teacher of voice and piano at her studio near Surprise, Ariz. These a capella singers (no instrumental accompaniment) will be clad in rich period costumes and give voice to music from Elizabethan madrigals to the... (Wickenburg Sun, AZ)
Roving spirit in the pursuit of music Nov 26, 2008
However, on the final night of Billy Budd last month, the baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes began a round of applause for the conductor which was taken up by soloists and chorus. Nonetheless, Hickox admitted last week the controversy had hurt. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Reviews: New CD releases Nov 26, 2008
Turns out Axl Rose isn't the only mercurial genius who can wait 15 years between albums baritone crooner Tom Jones resurfaces after a long hiatus this week, too ... After a 15-year hiatus, theres nothing unusual about this punchy baritone-pop. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Conductor dies suddenly Nov 25, 2008
The great Australian bass baritone, Bruce Martin, resigned from the company early this year after a dispute with Hickox about the way his voice was altered in a live recording of the opera, Rusalka. While Martin extended his sympathy to Hickox's family yesterday, he said his death might provide an opportunity to "turn the company round". (The Age)
Conductor Hickox dies, aged 60 Nov 25, 2008
" 'Wonderful colleague' Hickox had been musical director of Opera Australia since 2005 and his contract had recently been extended until 2012. The classical music world has lost a major figure whose musicianship and enthusiasm endeared him to audiences in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright He appeared many times at festivals including the BBC Proms, Cheltenham, Bath and Aldeburgh. Controller of BBC Radio 3, Roger Wright, who is also the... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Axl Rose is back, with an album Nov 25, 2008
The original band, particularly the guitar team of Slash on lead and Izzy Stradlin on rhythm, collaborated to forge a scrappy combination of glam, punk and metal behind Rose's proudly abrasive voice, which could leap from a baritone growl to a fierce screech. Singing about sex, drugs, booze and stardom, Rose was a rags-to-MTV success story for the 1980s: a self-described abused child from heartland America who got himself out of Indiana and reinvented himself as a full-fledged Hollywood rock... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Eugene Onegin has sharp contemporary vision Nov 25, 2008
Baritone Brett Polegatos Onegin is the consummate cool customer, dashing and remote, a man who refuses to kiss the ladies hands and spurns the young Tatyana for professing her love so openly to him. Its a testament to Polegatos range that when he finally meets Tatyana again, hes a messburying his face in her lap and crying out in agony when she accuses him of desiring her because shes joined high society. (Georgia Straight)
* FEATURE: Violin maker hones his craft in Taipei Nov 24, 2008
Chiao Chung-hsing (J) is a rare breed in Taiwan, a former baritone and now a classically-trained violin maker ... Prior to his violin-making career, Chiao wanted to become a baritone ... But in a strange twist of fate this ended up finishing his dream of becoming a baritone, causing him to turn to violin making. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Everybody knows, I'm your man Nov 22, 2008
Attuned to the raw emotion his heartfelt music can elicit - sobbing is audible in the auditorium - Cohen tries to lighten the mood: as his backing singers stretched out a harmony of "dum, de dum, de dums", he tells, in his rich baritone, of his search for meaning in life. "I have found the answer and I am going to share it with you tonight. It's dum de dum, de dum, de dum de dum," he booms. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Shawn Mullins at home on new CD Nov 22, 2008
This is one of the better shows I ve had with my band and a great representation of what we do live, he said in his distinctive warm, baritone drawl. The CD captures Mullins with a solid band behind him, Atlanta blues and soul legend Francine Reed beside him and a sold-out hometown crowd cheering him on. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Music review: Symphony masters Mahler's Eighth Nov 22, 2008
The male contingent, all of them superb, included tenor Anthony Dean Griffey, baritone Quinn Kelsey and bass James Morris. And near the end, soprano Laura Claycomb appeared in the balcony to sing the few lines of the Mater Gloriosa with seraphic intensity. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Around Town -- Feeling like going nowhere fast Nov 21, 2008
The outstanding jazz musicians are Chet Kupchella on tenor sax, James Gentile on baritone sax and Mike Kaskiewicz on trombone. Congratulations guys. (Scituate Mariner, MA)
Forest City Middle School band director enjoys an exhilarating day Nov 21, 2008
Those first-chair students included eighth-grader Nikko Celindro on the Bb clarinet, seventh-grader Daniel Melby on the euphonium, seventh-grader Stephanie Formanek on the bass clarinet, eighth-grader Nick Grothe on the baritone saxophone and eighth-grader Mark Melby on the trombone. Other NCIBA Honor Band members from Forest City included eighth-grader Tyler Brackey on the trumpet, seventh-grader Jake Haugen on the Bb clarinet, seventh-grader Tyler Putney on the tuba, seventh-grader Jake Staudt... (Forest City Summit, IO)
• Festive follies Nov 21, 2008
Local Christian/community radio station KUMC and the Wilson Theater Renaissance have joined together to present "Holiday Follies," a musical variety show featuring acts like Rupert baritone soloist Rob Newman, Santa's Kids and the 4-Sure Quartet, to name just a few. While admission is free, proceeds from a freewill offering will be split between the radio station and theater. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Rise & inspire Nov 21, 2008
Those poets include John Milton, whose Nativity Hymn forms an epilogue to the cantata and whose It Was the Winter Wild is set for soprano and women s voices; Thomas Hardy, whose famous poem The Oxen is sung by the baritone soloist, William Sharp; and George Herbert, William Ballet, William Drummond and others (Vaughan Williams wife Ursula contributed some of the text) ... Baritone soloist William Sharp, a sensitive and subtle singer according to the New York Times, returns to the Chorus of... (Westerly Sun, RI)
Needham Neighbors (Nov. 20) Nov 20, 2008
Needham resident Ryan Thompson was a featured baritone soloist at the Roxbury Latin School s Festival of Men s Choruses held recently. Thompson, a senior, performed a solo version of What Would You Say. (Needham Tab, MA)
Masterworks Chorale brings a quirky choral mass to a strong finish Nov 19, 2008
Baritone Marcus DeLoach was an excellent preacher, bringing a sonorous tone to a "Quoniam" in which Rossini mischievously sends the singer into basso depths on the words "tu solus altissimus.". In the second half, things picked up markedly. (Boston Globe)
Opera review: Vigorous 'La Bohme' revival Nov 19, 2008
Marcello was supposed to have been sung by baritone Gabriele Viviani, but he bowed out earlier this month. Instead, the assignment went to the brilliant young baritone Quinn Kelsey, who made an unforgettable company debut. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Another kind of vampire romance Nov 19, 2008
tz" struck a blow for German opera - then stepchild to the Italian and French traditions - and Marschner eagerly furthered the cause, even if the genius of Richard Wagner was ultimately required to elevate it to parity. Because the vampire Lord Ruthven is the opera's protagonist, Marschner could advance beyond Weber in infusing the opera with mysterious chromatic music evocative of the supernatural. But Marschner also pays homage to Weber in the tunefulness of the other music, as for example the... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
UW-L Choral Union sets the holiday mood with sacred music Nov 18, 2008
Soloists for the anthem are alto Jane Powell, tenor Jason Bernhagen, baritone Hans Laping and soprano Sarah Severson. The piece sounds like a Handel oratorio and was written when the composer was quite young and more than 20 years before The Messiah, Rusterholz said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Il Divo Puts Pop In New Aria Nov 18, 2008
The band - Spanish baritone Carlos Martin, Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, French pop singer Sebastian Izambard and American tenor David Miller - is releasing its fourth record, "The Promise," today. From his home in New York, Miller explains the group's inner workings and how it connects the dots between a song like Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (one of today's featured MPFrees at nypost. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Poetry in motion Nov 17, 2008
Harvard's Bach Society Orchestra and baritone John Kapusta will perform the 20-minute work, and the composer and Harvard alum will be joined for a discussion by Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust and Harvard professor Helen Vendler. Adams will discuss adapting the poem to music, Faust will address its historical context, and Vendler will talk about the poem itself. (Boston Globe)
'Noel' celebrates French music at Balai Sarbini Nov 17, 2008
Harland P. Hutabarat sat at the corner, as if ready to challenge the choir with his baritone voice. When the music began, the audience realized quickly that this was not going to be any ordinary Christmas Carol. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Adams at his best when he's busy Nov 16, 2008
So I took this very brutal but ultimately very tender and erotic statement by Whitman and I set it to music for baritone and orchestra. Q. You're best known for operas that take on events of recent historical vintage that feel direct and immediate to us - "Nixon in China," "The Death of Klinghoffer," "Doctor Atomic." When you were developing as a composer, did you have a sense that you wanted to do that. (Boston Globe)
Douglas Moore Opera Carry Nation Nov 14, 2008
Carry's Father (bass baritone) ... Charles Gloyd (baritone). (Suite101.com)
Opera star comes home for 'Cinderella' Nov 14, 2008
She also married William Powers, a professional bass baritone 17 years her senior. She sang at the end of one of Powers auditions for two small U.S. opera companies and one from Nice, France. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Fragrant harbor' music & other premires Nov 14, 2008
The three new songs - "Fisherman of the Fragrant Harbor" and a sonata for piano and baritone sax, both composed by David Canfield, and a piano/baritone sax duo by Walter Hartley - were written for Tse ... Canfield, who will attend the recital, planned to write a sonata for each of the most common saxophone voices - soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone ... Tse recorded the alto version, and he will d;but the baritone rendition tonight. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Review: My Fair Lady Nov 14, 2008
Pendola doesn t get too many chances to show off his fine baritone, but he will be back in other musicals, no doubt. Arthur Pignataro is playing against type as Eliza s blustery, boozy father, Alfred P. Doolittle, and he could use a bit more British music-hall bravado in his signature numbers, With a Little Bit of Luck and Get Me To the Church on Time. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Chorus opens 50th season with Vaughn Williams Hodie Nov 14, 2008
William Sharp, baritone, has been praised by The New York Times as a sensitive and subtle singer. William Sharp has earned a reputation as a singer of great versatility and continues to garner critical acclaim for his work in concert, recital, opera and recordings. (Westerly Sun, RI)
The ladies love Usher at his Detroit concert Nov 14, 2008
And when the black tank top come off -- twice, no less -- to reveal Usher's ripped and sculpted torso; the shrill response made the singer's falsetto sound like a baritone in comparison. He may have asked for "one promise ... what happens here stays here," but the fans certainly did not check their emotions inside the theater. (Yahoo News)
Travis students earn region seats Nov 14, 2008
Students earning positions in the Symphonic Band: Christina Wang, 1st chair flute ; John Gee, 4th chair flute; Samantha Lin, 6th chair flute; Crystal Lu, 7th chair flute; Laura Baker, 8th chair flute; JJ Cabrera, 1st chair bassoon; Janice Chen, 3rd chair clarinet; Shelby Clayton 12th chair clarinet; Jason Wang 2nd chair alto sax; Kevin Chang, 3rd chair alto sax; Eric Herrera, 4th chair alto sax; Sarah Wynn, 4th chair trumpet; Jordan Childers, 7th chair trumpet; Kayla Sturm, 8th chair trumpet,... (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Settlement Music School Concludes Centennial Year with Performance and Live Broadcast Honoring "The Settlement 100" at Park Hyatt Sunday Brunch Dec. 7th 11am Nov 13, 2008
Featured performers include: Joseph Anderer, French horn; Leah Mellman Bowes, piano; John E. Blake, Jr., and Diane Monroe, violin; Reginald Pindell, baritone with Jeffrey Uhlig, piano; Beth Levin, piano; and Settlement students Teresa McCann, piano; the Myer Schwartz Advanced Study Piano Trio; the Rosalie Magen Weinstein and Matthew B. Weinstein Advanced Study Woodwind Quintet and the Gail W. Snitzer Advanced Study String Quartet. Richard K. Marvin, TV score composer for such HBO Specials as Six... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dell Co-Presenting Sponsor of Music & Interview TV Series 'Spectacle: Elvis Costello with...' Nov 12, 2008
Forro in the Dark is Mauro Refosco (zabumba, vocals); Gilmar Gomes (percussion, vocals); Davi Vieira (percussion, vocals); Guilherme Monteiro (guitar, vocals); Jorge Continentino (pifano, baritone sax, vocals); and Smokey Hormel (baritone guitar, slide guitar, vocals). Their full-length debut, "Bonfires of Sao Joao," included collaborations with David Byrne, Bebel Gilberto and Miho Hatori. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
An afternoon of tales to tell Nov 11, 2008
Zahm has become one of the most successful performers on the Celtic festival circuit, passionately weaving with his baritone voice magical mo ments of Scottish and Irish history. He is one of the few singers in the world to be invited to sing live with Scotland's "Black Watch." He was the "bard of the voyage" on two sold-out Faith and Freedom Tours of Scotland (Vision Forum Ministries). (NJ.com -- Times)
Bewitching in Salem Nov 10, 2008
The baritone (below) has traveled the world for opera, concert, and recital performances, but tonight he's close to home for a program of German lieder, French melodie, Italian songs and arias, and Negro spirituals. Pianist Noriko Yasuda will accompany Honeysucker, who's on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music and Boston Conservatory. (Boston Globe)
'Rigoletto' : Miss. Opera opens season with a classic blockbuster Nov 10, 2008
"Rigoletto is a dream role for every baritone," he says. "It's one of the most challenging Verdi baritone roles, and Verdi was enamored by the baritone voice. If you're a baritone that has a sizable instrument, with range, then you need to try Rigoletto. "My dream is to keep on doing this as long as I can. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Musical trip down memory Nov 10, 2008
The slim man is famous for his ultra-smooth baritone voice singing German music from the between-the-wars period - the 1920s-30s ... Raabe studied opera at the University of Arts in Berlin for seven years when he specialized in baritone. (Xinhuanet, China -- Entertainment)
* World News Quick Take Nov 9, 2008
The presidents familiar growling baritone rolls over a traditional harp-led joropo backing in the song, which praises the exploits of Maisanta, a rebel fighter from whom Chavez claims to be descended. The album, called Battle Music, also features a rap track that samples a Chavez speech. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Music review: Symphony performs Carl Nielsen Nov 9, 2008
The orchestra sounded especially robust in the outer movements, and there were potent solo contributions from soprano Katherine Whyte and baritone Eugene Chan in the second movement and principal oboist William Bennett in the third. The first half of the program was a less enticing affair, devoted to a rather dry and pedantic account of Brahms' Violin Concerto. (San Francisco Chronicle)
BLO's 'Hoffmann,' with the composer looking on Nov 8, 2008
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
AHS students recognized for All-State Festival Nov 8, 2008
Sarah is the daughter of Dave and Laura Wright is a first year All-Stater for Baritone Sax. Five students were selected for All-State Choir, including: Ally Garrett (Soprano), daughter of Kevin and Carol Garret, Second Year; Taylor Williams (Soprano), daughter of Tom and Dianna Williams, First Year; Joey Bateman (Baritone), son of Joe Bateman and Roger and Debbie Crawford, First Year; Kristen Schuler (Alto), daughter of Rod and Michelle Schuler, First Year; and Sam Johnson (Bass), son of Mark... (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Chinese baritone holds first solo concert in Vienna's Golden Hall Nov 8, 2008
VIENNA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Golden Hall of Vienna played host to Liao Changyong Vocal Solo Concert, the first by a Chinese baritone, on Friday evening, giving a chance for Westerners to sip the flavor of Eastern music and culture. At the concert, Liao sang well-known European opera selections like "The Marriage of Figaro," "The Merry Widow," "Don Carlos," and some Chinese songs like "My Motherland" and "Velvet Flowers" with the accompaniment of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tenth Bryn-fest is 'under threat' Nov 7, 2008
The bass baritone has said he will meet the Heritage Minister to try to get an injection of cash in order to save the Faenol Festival. The four day event, which takes place near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, made a loss for the first time in 2008. (BBC News -- UK)
Dirty Country Nov 7, 2008
com: Songwriter's dirty ditties are a trucker's delight. Songwriter's dirty ditties are a trucker's delight. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Events calendar Nov 7, 2008
The concert includes performances of Bach's "Coffee Cantata" and Cantata 80, featuring soprano Diana Livingston Friedley, mezzo-soprano Kathleen Lane, tenor David Cody, and baritone Raymond Feener with the festival orchestra and the ISU Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. Scott Anderson. Tickets are 6, available at 282-3595. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Nine great jazz joints Nov 6, 2008
Baritone saxophonist Claire Daly likes New York's Prohibition-era 55 Bar ... When it comes to jazz joints in Manhattan, the question for baritone saxophonist Claire Daly is not where to go, but how many places she can pack into one night. (CNN -- Travel)
Local Student To Attend Presidential Inauguration Nov 6, 2008
He recently was selected to play his Baritone Saxophone in the Regional Band Concert in Copperas Cove. Garrett attended the National Young Leaders Junior Conference in Washington, D.C. in December 2006 and the National Young Leaders Alumni Conference in Boston, MA in July 2007. (KWTX.com, TX)
Molly Payton and Shaun Ballard are Elks teens of the month Nov 6, 2008
She played the baritone and saxophone while performing with the concert band and pep band for two years. Other organizations she has belonged to include Spanish Club, Pep Club, Student Council Environmental Club, Student Ambassadors, assistant to the director of admissions and the Scholastic Bowl Team. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Paging Kenneth! Nov 6, 2008
In one of the episode's final moments, as Kenneth the Page wobbles away on his bicycle, Donaghy leans over to Tina Fey, playing show-runner Liz Lemon, and whispers in his whiskey-cured baritone, "In five years, we'll all either be working for him or be dead by his hand.". And hey, it's possible. (Salon)
Richard Wagner Opera Parsifal Nov 5, 2008
Amfortas, His son, guardian o the Grail (baritone). Prelude. (Suite101.com)
Talk of the Town: It’s keen to go green! Nov 5, 2008
Musical excerpts of The Mikado will be sung by baritone Robin White, portraying Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner of Titipu. The Mikado premiered in 1885 at the Savoy Theatre in London. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Asleep At The Wheel just awesome Nov 4, 2008
Benson's baritone was like silk and took center stage most of the evening. But Jason Roberts' higher vocals complemented him wonderfully. (Anchorage Daily News)
All-State music participants named Nov 4, 2008
Band members Sarah Halloran for flute; Elise Berry for oboe; Bethany Olson, Jasmine Singh, Vanessa Hensley and Nick Carlo for clarinet; Mark Lukasiewicz for tenor sax; Louis Redfern for baritone sax; Michael Miller for trumpet; Paul Strike for trombone; Steve Ramsey for bass trombone; and Ian Abbott (Peet Junior High) second alternate for tenor sax. West High School band members Tracy Shirey for flute and Ben Finnegan for alto sax. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Vanness Wu's long-awaited challenge Nov 2, 2008
Taiwanese heartthrob Vanness Wu's dream has come true with his new role, lending his baritone voice to an animated character in the soon to be released Animax Asia flick, LaMB.. "I've wanted to have a part in an animated film for so long. I love the feeling of creating something beyond your imagination. "Up till now the closest experience I have had was singing on the soundtrack for Walt Disney's Lilo's h with F4 and dubbing Pixar Studio's animation Cars in Chinese. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Music review: Opera whips up warming 'Elixir' Nov 1, 2008
Baritone Giorgio Caoduro was a vigorous and attractive Belcore, and bass-baritone Alessandro Corbelli made his company debut as Dulcamara, showing dexterous comic mastery and singing with robust tone and a sublime indifference to key. When he sang in the same key as the orchestra, the results were commanding; at other times, not so much. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Connolly to help Masterworks Chorale launch season Nov 1, 2008
Traveling up from New York City is baritone Marcus DeLoach, who is performing with the Chorale for the first time. Somerville resident Sheila Connolly will also be singing in this concert. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Of Time and the City Oct 31, 2008
Davies' voice - indeed, his whole movie - is a plangent, baritone aria. In younger, lighter form, this same off-camera voice is to be heard reciting the service for the burial of the dead in the Death and Transfiguration section of Davies' trilogy from the early 1980s. (guardian.co.uk)
For You, Linbury Studio Theatre, London Oct 30, 2008
For You, the latest collaboration between the composer Michael Berkeley and the writer Ian McEwan, has finally made it to the stage after its postponement last spring, when the lead baritone was forced to withdraw. Now with the substitution of the authoritative Alan Opie, making the repellent central male character very much his own, For You has been launched in London instead of Brecon. (Independent)
Musical Menu Oct 29, 2008
It began with a gorgeous rendition of Stravinsky's "Pastorale" as a sort of overture, with soprano Kimarie Torre providing the sumptuous vocal melody, and continued with first-rate vocal contributions from tenors Ben Jones and Darron Flagg, baritone Igor Vieira and bass Richard Mix. The musical interludes in the "The Soldier's Tale" sounded a little less assured, but the main focus in any case was on the spoken dialogue. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Terminally ill student’s battle rallied thousands Oct 29, 2008
Marcus was a senior at Mountain Crest High School, where he played the baritone in the marching band. He was a skillful and dedicated musician, band band director Jason Petrovich said. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
A Meditation In Song Oct 28, 2008
Switching to an electronically modified baritone, Anderson discourses on everything from the sadness of airport security lines to the economic meltdown. In another guise, she riffs on the enormous, body-perfect Underwear Gods that festoon the nation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
NY Phil's new director announces daring program Oct 28, 2008
In addition, baritone Thomas Hampson will begin a yearlong stint as artist in residence, allowing him to set programs and hold master classes in addition to performing with the orchestra. And Russian conductor Valery Gergiev will lead a three-week festival featuring the music of Stravinsky in the spring of 2010. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Motown legends gather to mourn Four Tops' Stubbs Oct 28, 2008
Movie Showtimes: Browse by location: (Zip Code). POSTED: Monday, October 27, 2008 7:45 PM CDT Ap. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
In Paris, an enchanting opera about Man vs. Nature Oct 28, 2008
The human sphere finds the baritone Jukka Rasilainen in strong, sympathetic voice as the Forester, backed by colorful contributions from David Kuebler and Roland Bracht, as his friends the Schoolmaster and the Priest; and from Paul Gay as the poacher Harasta. The conductor Dennis Russell Davies gives Janacek's score the kind of precise, lucidly textured reading we have come to expect from him in contemporary music. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Jazz Singer Oct 27, 2008
Its soundscapes superbly insulate James' baritone, which he enlivens with a conversational, behind-the-beat phrasing that's rhythmically agile to tackle tricky verses geared more toward a rapper, and lyrical enough to handle slow, sensual ballads. Unlike most mainstream jazz vocals discs, The Dreamer steers clear of the classic American songbook. (Slate)
