Macon honors its home-grown musicians Sep 9, 2008
Spared destruction in the Civil War, the Italian Renaissance Hay House is a 24-room showplace with lavish period furnishings ... If you like history and architecture, stop by the opulent Italian Renaissance Hay House, a 24-room treasure of stained glass, statuary, European and American furnishings, silver, crystal, and silk and damask draperies and wall coverings. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
In tune, tuning in: A mainstay at the local radio station and a piano tuner on the side, Muscatine's Charles Potter wears many hats (2) Aug 25, 2008
Muscatine is a renaissance community and is one of Iowa s most progressive communities. When I first became acquainted with Muscatine in the mid- 70s, I saw it as a quaint little city that was stuck in the mid- 50s. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Leonard Bernstein Conducts His Own Music Aug 23, 2008
A release of Leonard Bernstein conducting his own music is the ultimate tribute to an artist often considered a modern-day Renaissance man. RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, deutsche harmonia mundi, Masterworks Broadway and Masterworks Jazz are labels of Sony BMG Masterworks. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Critics' Picks Aug 23, 2008
Polish-born artist, filmmaker, theater director and all-around Renaissance man Lech Majewski is somewhere on the outskirts of conventional cinema, where it bleeds into the art world. He remains little known to film buffs, despite having produced a body of work that occasioned a 2006 Museum of Modern Art retrospective, but now Kino International has brought four of his films to DVD for the first time. (Salon)
The songs of the summer Aug 16, 2008
Eric Rohmer's pastoral Renaissance fantasy, "The Romance of Astrea and Celadon," couldn't be a weirder, or lovelier, way to say goodbye. Andrew O'Hehir. (Salon)
Belly dancers returning to Cassopolis Sept. 7 Aug 14, 2008
Belly dancing has enjoyed a renaissance for its exercise value. "Americans kind of equate it with stripping," Woodlands social worker Marcee Bowen said, "but it's nothing like that.". (Dowagiac News, MI)
Musical Theatre Lab nurtures artists - and Pittsfield Aug 10, 2008
"They help strengthen our renaissance downtown.". The lab is also attracting artists as both a hospitable place to work and a legitimate launching pad. (Boston Globe)
MORE: Newman's busy side career Aug 7, 2008
Randy Newman may be rock 'n' roll's renaissance man - USATODAY.com ... Randy Newman may be rock 'n' roll's renaissance man. (USA Today -- Life)
Life, the universe and Kensington Jul 18, 2008
The Tallis Scholars' collection of Renaissance polyphonic music will introduce Marty to 15th-century church music, while Pierre de Manchicourt's Missa "Veni Creator Spiritus" will take the story forward into the 16th century. Then wham. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Harpists tune up at Georgia camp Jul 16, 2008
But from ancient Egyptian tomb art to Renaissance paintings, it's clear harps (and related lyres) were the instrument of choice for beautiful maidens or angels. "In the U.S., the typical harpist was female from an affluent family," Rowe notes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Joe Queenan: New classical music is torture Jul 13, 2008
I am no lover of Renaissance Muzak, and own tons of records by Berg, Var;se, Webern, Rihm, Schnittke, Ad;s, Wuorinen, Crumb, Carter, and Babbitt: I consider myself to be the kind of listener contemporary composers would need to reach if they had any hope of achieving a breakthrough. So far, this has not happened, and I doubt that it will. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Vintage bar books, hot off the press Jul 5, 2008
For a culinary movement taking place in the digital age, the classic cocktail renaissance is resolutely analog. While online forums and blogs help connect mixological devotees, the richest vein of information comes in the form of vintage bartending manuals - many published before World War II, the oldest predating Appomattox. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Idol' Chatter: Live from Idols Live tour Jul 2, 2008
She hasnt heard from Lee Greenwood personally, but he did give the Idol brass his blessing regarding the renaissance of his signature song. He said I did a great job and he appreciated that I sing it, which was really cool. (USA Today -- Life)
Several Beethoven fest concerts sold out Jun 25, 2008
The program for the King s Singers includes folk songs from America and Europe, night songs from England and Renaissance songs of war and soldiering. On July 2, the Ambassador Trio Kirk on piano, Ray Shows on violin and Kirsten Whitson on cello will perform trios by Beethoven, Turina and Mendelssohn. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Hot Coffee & Cool Tunes: An open mic night in a Troy coffee house brings out secret talents Jun 11, 2008
"I'm glad Troy is having a Renaissance." To contact Rensselaer Editor Joe Minissale email. The Independent 2008. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
Chi-Hi graduate plays her own tune Jun 6, 2008
This summer she will perform for the second year at the Wisconsin Renaissance Fair. She performs as Tessa the Fiddler in her own stage shows and with the musical group Samirah. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
After 'American Idol,' David Archuleta can still beat David Cook ... May 28, 2008
He is the quintessential Renaissance Man. He can sing ANYTHING, several of his songs still give me chill bumps or bring me to tears. (Los Angeles Times)
Gentle Strength May 24, 2008
The challenge in much of this work, which synthesizes Brahms' late-Romantic voice with his longtime interest in the sacred music of the Renaissance and Baroque, is to build blocks of choral sound that are weighty without being immobile. Brahms' writing, here as so often in his large-scale works, has both the patina of age and the fluency of immediate expressiveness, and both aspects need to find voice in a performance. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Why Asymmetrical Architecture Is So Disturbing May 22, 2008
As did Roman, Roman-esque, and Renaissance. Indeed, it is hard to think of any architectural tradition, Western or non-Western, that does not include symmetry. (Slate)
New Huntersville school named after Barnettes and other school notes May 17, 2008
Volunteers are needed for the Renaissance program's annual Spring Festival on Wednesday, May 21, 8-10 a.m. on the football field. To help, call Laurie Beaty at 704-953-0773 or send her an e-mail at. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Republican Women recognize patriotic young essayist May 13, 2008
As is usual with Rob s programs, there is a wide range of styles from Renaissance to Duke Ellington. He conducts and plays piano. (Conroe Courier, TX)
What's Up? May 10, 2008
" is a greatest-hits mix of dancing dogs and horses, acrobats and, of course, Grandma the clown. 12:30 and 4:30 p.m.; other times through May 26, 15 to 38. Cunningham Park, Francis Lewis Boulevard and Union Turnpike, Queens; (212) 307-4100.PAST'S PRESENT: The cast of "Past Half Remembered" works hard for the money. Not only do the actors play multiple roles (and speak in a variety of languages), but they double as the band and serve the audience tea before telling the sad, silly tale of a... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Dazzling demons May 7, 2008
Their Vienna home had a room for Renaissance masterpieces, and another devoted to Klimt. But in 1938, the Nazis moved quickly to seize Jewish property in Austria, and the Lederer collection was confiscated. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Back in the creative saddle Marywood communications chairman releases film, composes music May 4, 2008
Dr. Lawrence, chairman of Marywood s communications department, is the quintessential modern-day renaissance man, with a broad range of interests that include music, publishing, acting, health care and filmmaking. However, for years, his colleagues knew next to nothing about any of these things, given the 58-year-old Clarks Summit resident had put them on the back burner in order to devote himself to raising his 11-year-old daughter, Zia, as a single parent. (Scranton Times, PA)
Gay Couple To Become Master Act At Yale May 4, 2008
Students describe Lalli as a renaissance man who paints and shows his work in galleries and was once overheard lecturing some musicians on the sackbut, an early trombone. At last count, Lalli had 137 "friends" on Facebook, most of them students. (FOX61, CT)
Take a railroad trip with chamber singers May 4, 2008
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Carole Horowitz: Tony-award winning 'Chicago' will take the stage in Ames May 2, 2008
His broad repertoire ranges from music of the English Renaissance to new works by leading contemporary composers including, Ames' own claim to fame, Peter Schickele. O'Riley has a very crowded performance schedule. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Weekend Calendar Apr 17, 2008
1108, Coralville Ida Beam Visiting Lecture, "Sex and the City (and Court): Women and Music in Renaissance Europe," Kristine Forney and William F. Prizer, 7 p.m., Harper Hall, Voxman Music Building "More Than A Few Good Men: American Manhood nce Against Women," Jackson Katz, 7 p.m., MacBride Auditorium. DANCE , 8 p.m., Space Place Theatre, North Hall. (Daily Iowan, IA)
The Tharp Renaissance Apr 16, 2008
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Gallagher-Bluedorn announces 2008-09 season Apr 13, 2008
Their repertoire spans many periods and genres, including Gregorian chant, Renaissance motets, contemporary sacred works, art songs, world music, spirituals and pop. Cantus was founded in 1995 in Northfield, Minn. Salzburg Chamber Soloists, 3 p.m. April 5. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Pomp & Circumstance, and Daleks - a Who's who of this year's Proms Apr 10, 2008
Pomp mstance, and Daleks - a Who's who of this year's Proms. Family-friendly mix of folk and classics as new director pursues 'quality and access. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Students remember her first compliment Apr 10, 2008
Students described Kilbuck as "brilliant," "demanding" and "scary" and recall giggling at the sight of their formidable teacher tripping lightly on the college's greens to demonstrate Renaissance steps. They remember her bending to the Herculean task of playing all 48 preludes and fugues in Johann Sebastian Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier." And they remember their first compliment from her. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Bands, choirs, and drama! Tech students flex creative muscle during arts month Apr 9, 2008
The program for the choral concert crosses the spectrum from Renaissance polyphony to Broadway to folk. In honor of her lost pupil, there will also be a requiem Mass by Gabriel Faur. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
NOTEWORTHY ALBUM REVIEW: Apr 4, 2008
If ever there were a Renaissance man within the music scene, surely it would be Dan Bejar. For over ten years Bejar has been active in the indie-music community, contributing to at least one album per year from various projects. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Patti Smith gets solo art show in Paris Mar 28, 2008
PARIS - A rocker, poet and activist, Patti Smith is already a Renaissance woman. With her first major solo exhibit of drawings and photographs opening in Paris this week, she earns the title of visual artist, too. (MSNBC -- News)
Youth Focus--Christy Rosner Mar 4, 2008
I d go way back to the medieval times and absorb the Renaissance period. 19. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Theater listings Feb 29, 2008
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Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Feb 23, 2008
A new, large hotel, the Renaissance, now stands near the Embassy Suites and Union Station. The Portly One found that he could get a day visitor's pass at Union Station, allowing him to park in spaces close to the Capitol all day. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
In Thomaston, a Pianist Is to Bring Goldberg Variations to Life Feb 22, 2008
"I guess I would relate it to Northern Renaissance painters," she said, thinking of the Ghent Altarpiece by early Netherlandish painter Jan van Eyck, whose figures have little expression on their faces but create a work whose impact Ms. Dinnerstein described as deeply emotional. "The composition of it is carefully thought out," she said of the altarpiece, likening its architectonic structure to that of the Variations. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
FULL HIGHLIGHTS Feb 21, 2008
Renaissance Society Trisha Donnelly opening and reception Sunday, Feb. 24-Sunday, April 6. Trisha Donnelly s work does not defy reason; it doesn t need it. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Grammys embrace 'Rehab' Feb 12, 2008
He's a renaissance artist. Hancock's victory marked the first time a jazz release won Album of the Year since 1964's bossa-nova-tinged Getz/Gilberto by American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian singer-guitarist Joao Gilberto. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Backstage bits Feb 11, 2008
"I think it was a very respectable choice. Herbie Hancock is a renaissance artist and very deserving." He added that the album's smaller sales compared to competitors in the category aren't relevant. "I don't think sales have anything to do with what the academy decides. It's all about excellence in music."As for Winehouse's performance from England, where she has been in rehab, Portnow says it was the singer's decision on whether to perform and that the Grammy show didn't ask her to leave... (USA Today -- Life)
Talk of the Town: Help! I’m having a ‘Cheese and Mac’ attack! (31) Feb 10, 2008
From mediaeval to renaissance, romantic to contemporary, folk and pop, their repertoire is all encompassing. Like the King s Singers, Classix voices blend, harmonize and flow, creating a sound like no other rich, melodic, and just a joy to hear. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
The Old Scout: What you don’t want, throw out Feb 8, 2008
That s my problem with Senator Clinton: If she becomes president, must we relive Renaissance Weekends and New Age narcissism, and then do we also get the return of Kenneth Starr and the Mellon man. But here in my house, the race for the presidency is secondary; the urgent business is housecleaning. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Oceans apart: Roman(us) prepares for RPM Challenge Feb 7, 2008
After this year's RPM project is finished, the band plays a March 1 date at Elysium Arts Folk Club in Rollinsford (further evidence of the Rollinsford renaissance). Phaneuf remains in the country for one more week to play a March 7 date at The Lily Pad in Cambridge, then returns to the Seacoast for a March 8 date at The Barley Pub in Dover. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
WESTERN MONTANA LIVES - David Davidson's values found in buildings around state Feb 5, 2008
"Davidson was also a skilled painter who specialized in landscapes. His love for buildings, however, couldn't be quelled, and even in his paintings, buildings would often make an appearance."He really was a kind of a Renaissance man," Craig said. "He could build, he had that engineering side and mathematician side, and he understood the art of architecture. "Although he is now gone, Craig said everything his father stood for and his artistic vision are not far away."He designed the Great Falls... (Missoulian, MT)
Peformer Baby Dee confronts her past on a new album Feb 1, 2008
Then came a series of obsessions in which Dee immersed herself to the exclusion of everything else - first with developing an avant-garde improvisational style on harp, then with Gregorian music, and after that with the music of the Renaissance. "I wasn't even particularly religious," Dee says. (Boston Globe)
Rabbiting On: Chas, Dave And The Doherty Effect Feb 1, 2008
It is one of the most unlikely comebacks in pop -but 80s cockney rockers Chas and Dave are enjoying a huge renaissance with a whole new army of fans. Sky's Steve Hargrave discovers how they have Pete Doherty to thank for it all. (Sky News)
New live discs emerge from the otherworldly Sun Ra Jan 23, 2008
In the 21st century, Sun Ra's music is experiencing a renaissance, with several new recordings appearing each year, some of which now rank among his best efforts. Three years ago, ESP-Disk discovered and issued "Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 3," a follow-up to the famous sessions from 1965. (Boston Globe)
David Daniels delivers Handel arias, with style Jan 21, 2008
David Daniels does possess an unusually beautiful countertenor voice, a highly developed falsetto sound, much favored - in the form of both falsettist male altos and castrati - by Renaissance and Baroque composers. But, casting a stylistic net well beyond those eras, his Celebrity Series recital on Saturday highlighted not just his mastery of that comparatively uncommon vocal style, but those qualities sometimes overshadowed by vocal beauty: attention to text, emotional directness, physical... (Boston Globe)
Local group readies a Handel odyssey Jan 18, 2008
"In a certain way, these old instruments are new because they've had a renaissance for the past 50 years."I think this kind of music is interesting to play," he adds. "There's no doubt that Handel is one of the great composers; Beethoven said he was the best ever. It's also fascinating from a historical aspect to have a program like this, where you take someone firmly established as a genius and try to see the path of how that occurred. (Columbia Flier, MD)
Overlooked classical music treasures that should be unearthed Jan 16, 2008
Toms Luis de Victoria: Masses and Motets: To some extent, the entire body of Renaissance polyphony is a secret treasure - even in the Bay Area, home of Chanticleer, we hear it all too rarely ... Carlo Gesualdo: Madrigals: This princely composer of the late Renaissance tends to get as much ink for his sordid life history (he's got more alleged murders to his credit than anyone else in the New Grove Dictionary) as for his music. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Life is a cabaret' Jan 9, 2008
Where: Cabaret Pittsburgh Riverview Series at Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel, Downtown. When: Friday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Balboa's classic revival Jan 7, 2008
For a long time, such a renaissance seemed about as likely as a silent movie topping today's box office. After serving over the years as a movie palace, a performing-arts venue and even a flophouse for sailors, the Balboa closed without ceremony in early April 1986, acquired by the city through eminent domain. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Seniors in Gwinnett live longer, but not independently Jan 3, 2008
lives at the Renaissance on Peachtree, an assisted-living high-rise in Buckhead ... Why she's at Renaissance: In 1999, Elliott moved here from St. Louis to be near family who could monitor her health ... Before she moved to the Renaissance, Elliott lived in a Decatur apartment building for independent seniors. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Soundbytes: Top 10 Albums Of 2007 Jan 3, 2008
On strictly musical terms, "In Rainbows" is an unlikely renaissance at the midpoint of the English quintet's career. The group was already in the history books and placed on a high pedestal for its art-rock masterworks, "The Bends" and "OK Computer." The white-hot reaction from fans and the press caused frontman Thom Yorke and the others to purposefully dismantle the group's mythic status before the legend had definitively been written with a series of more abstract, commercially blunted... (KIRO TV, WA)
All together now: 'Once in Royal ...' Dec 23, 2007
So you can look at a Renaissance Madonna and Child, or you can listen to Bach, or you can listen to a carol and still be moved by them. Anyway, come Christmas Eve, my mother-in-law will switch on the TV and we'll be watching 'Once in Royal David's City. (Guardian Unlimited)
10 child prodigies who stayed on track Dec 11, 2007
Years later, the adult Picasso attended an exhibit of children's drawings and commented that he could never have been in such a show because at age 12, he "drew like Raphael." A little modesty might have done him some good, but in fact, drawings that survive from his childhood suggest that prepubescent Pablo could indeed have given the great Renaissance artist a run for his money. Picasso's many contributions to modern art -- including cubism, "Guernica," and people drawn with two eyes on one... (CNN)
Choir singers bring harmony to schools gymnasium Dec 11, 2007
The Touring Choir, made up of advanced singers with many levels of vocal range, is comprised of young adults who next summer will travel to an international choral festival in Scandinavia to perform segments of Scandinavian holiday favorites in Renaissance costume. Touring is a primary inspiration for some of the singers, many who have yet to leave Alaska and go off to see the world. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Revolutionary artists in theater, film, music, conceptual art to demonstrate how ‘ARTSPEAKS’ Dec 7, 2007
A 1979 solo exhibition at The Renaissance Society featured highly political paintings that reproduced and altered print ads for Mobil, Allied Chemical and Tiffany & Co.. Now in its fourth year, the University s Artspeaks Fellows Program brings three distinguished artists to campus each academic year for residencies of various lengths, offering the University community and the community-at-large a rare chance to experience preeminent artists in an intimate setting. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Choral and Brass Dec 7, 2007
J.W.: It's not uncommon if you go to ancient Renaissance music. The idea of a regular meter today wasn't in common practice then. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Mistress of the Harpsichord Dec 2, 2007
It is fitting that such a woman should take her place beside the giants of Polish musical history, not only for her keyboard virtuosity but for the tremendous part she played in the renaissance of the long forgotten harpsichord as a vital member of the family of concert instruments. ( "A House on a Hill," Poland Magazine, 1972). (Suite101.com)
Despite slow start, Westgate thrives Dec 2, 2007
"But you come here now and look at all the activity. This is a place where people of all ages come - families, couples, singles. "Whenever friends come over, this is the first place we bring them to," he added. In addition to events at nearby venues, Westgate's tenants have benefited from the opening of about 1,000 apartments and townhouses and the 320-room Renaissance Glendale hotel, spa and convention center. Both permanent residents and hotel guests help keep the area bustling after dark. The... (AZCentral -- Business)
A man with innovation on his mind John Kao has a plan to help U.S. compete... Nov 25, 2007
A man with innovation on his mind / John Kao has a plan to help U.S. compete, regain foothold in science and technology. " And he wrote a book about the intersection of art and business called "Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity," which made the BusinessWeek best-seller list. The Economist dubbed him "Mr. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
A man with innovation on his mind Nov 25, 2007
" And he wrote a book about the intersection of art and business called "Jamming: The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity," which made the BusinessWeek best-seller list. The Economist dubbed him "Mr. " How do you top that? Kao did it by moving to the Presidio, where he founded Kao a nonprofit "advisory and venture development firm" in an expansive space that was once the office of actor Robin Williams - Kao calls that "good creative vibes" - and that counts government agencies, Fortune 500... (San Francisco Chronicle)
