"Composers combine notes, that's all."
(Igor Stravinsky, russ./am. composer, 1882-1971)
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06/22/2009 2009 marks Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s 200th birthday, and to celebrate, the Ludwigsburger Castle Festival 2009 will present eight songs and a fragment of the romantic Master on June 25th at the Ordensaal at the Residenzschloss. ...
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07/03/2009 To mark the 20th anniversary of the Opéra Bastille in Paris, Jörg Widmann, together with the Anselm Kiefer, one of the most distinguished European artists, has designed a 'scenic installation' which bears the title ... 07/01/2009 Joe Duddell, the Mancunian composer and current Reader in Music at Salford University, has been shortlisted and awarded a special commendation by the 2009 Best of Manchester Awards for his work as the curator, orchestrator and conductor ... 06/29/2009 In June, the film "Seven Gates of Jerusalem" by Jaroslaw Minkiewicz and Tomasz Baginski has been awarded the Golden Prague Award in category 1 "Music on the television screen". The production by the national Polish ...
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