Frank Zappa

A Composer/Author of:

Frank Zappa

Born: December 21st, 1940
Died: December 4th, 1993
Country of origin: United States of America

Upcoming:

Dupree's Paradise
Conductor: Stefan Asbury
May 26th, 2012 | De Lawei - Drachten - Netherlands

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News

10/07/2011

Bochum Symphony Orchestra Presents Zappa’s The Adventures of Greggery Peccary on the Philharmonie Essen’s NOW! AMERICA Festival

The Bochum Symphony Orchestra brings a diverse flair to their season with a performance of Frank Zappa’s absurdist work for voices and orchestra, The Adventures of Greggery Peccary , under the direction of Steven Sloane. The performance, on October 20, is part of the NOW! AMERICA festival presented ...

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09/19/2011

Seattle Symphony Presents Dutilleux’s L’arbre des songes

The Seattle Symphony’s first performances of Henri Dutilleux’s L’arbre des songes (The Tree of Dreams ), featuring violinist Renaud Capuçon, highlights the first month of Ludovic Morlot’s inaugural season as music director. A pre-concert, one-hour talk “Henri Dutilleux: An Introduction,” is presented ...

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11/03/2010

Frank Zappa’s 70th Birthday Celebrated at the Roundhouse in London

The Roundhouse, one of London’s premiere performing arts venues and cultural landmarks, celebrates the 70th birthday of Frank Zappa with a weekend of concerts and events from November 5 to November 7. Included in the weekend festival are three concerts, a film screening, and several artist talks, ...

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10/28/2010

schott aktuell - the journal 6/2010 online

PURE ORCHESTRA p 3: Editorial · Contents pp 4-5: World premieres: Toshio Hosokawa: danses imaginaires II · Douglas Cuomo: Black Diamond Express Train to Hell · Bernard Rands: Three Pieces for Piano · Nino Rota: Concerto per violoncello ed orchestra · Enjott Schneider: ...

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06/22/2010

Ojai Music Festival Features Music of Frank Zappa Performed by Ensemble Modern

On June 11 the Ojai Music Festival presents a full day of the music of Frank Zappa, including both an afternoon symposium session and an evening-length concert of his music. The Ensemble Modern, conducted by Brad Lubman, will perform over a dozen Zappa compositions, with selections from Zappa's ...

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09/21/2009

Schott/EAM Season Preview

The 2009/10 season is upon us! Below is just a sampling of the featured Schott/EAM events happening this season. Throughout the year, you can always check on our upcoming performances by going to our performance calendar on www.eamdllc.com . Julian Anderson The Cleveland Orchestra and Music ...

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03/09/2009

Frank Zappa's Peaches En Regalia Wins Grammy Award; The Music of Frank Zappa Sees Concerts In Germany, Barcelona

Congratulations to Zappa Plays Zappa for taking home the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance! The band of Dweezil Zappa earned the award for their performance of Frank Zappa's Peaches En Regalia , which is available for hire from Schott Music in a version for orchestra arranged by ...

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03/09/2009

Schott Music Grammy Award Winners

We are very proud to announce Grammy winners from the Schott Music catalogue: Best Surround Sound Album, for vocal or instrumental album : Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures At An Exhibition from the album Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain ; Prelude to Khovanshchina ...

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12/11/2008

schott aktuell - the journal 1/2009 online

Ad Astra! Music and Space Contents: p. 3: Editorial · Contents pp. 4-5: World Premières: Elisabeth Naske Ouroboros in Luxembourg, Benjamin Schweitzer: holzschnitt in Berlin, Huw Watkins: Three Auden Songs in Bruxelles, etc. pp. 6-7: First Nights: Peter Eötvös: Love ...

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11/05/2008

Frank Zappa Now at Schott

Schott Music is pleased to announce that it is now the worldwide representative of Munchkin Music—for the orchestral and ensemble works of Frank Zappa, iconoclast, innovator, satirist, and above all, American composer. Known for his originality of composition, independence and certainly humor, ...

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