Music
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The premiere of 'Gold and Silver' in Helena
Symphony Under the Stars was in this, its 11th year, all Disney movie music and one work called Gold and Silver, a piece they asked me to compose.

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Minas in Media
A touch of Brazil
The "new thing" in Brazilian music is no longer new — but it's still infectiously enjoyable.

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Townes Van Zandt: An appreciation
Townes Van Zandt was all artistry, and if he wasn’t popular, he nonetheless influenced many other musicians who were.
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When music trumped military force
When you have music, who needs guns?
Music has long been used by armies in battle to intimidate the enemy and bolster morale. We tend to forget that diplomats also used music to heal the scars after the fighting stopped. That’s what happened between European Christians and Muslim Turks.
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City Rhythm Orchestra at Cooper River Park
Keeping the Big Band flame burning
City Rhythm Orchestra brought its swinging 12-piece edition to an outdoor concert on an evening with near-perfect weather.

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Tchaikovsky's "Maid of Orleans" at the Academy of Vocal Arts
Workshopping Saint Joan
Ghenady Meirson’s Russian Opera Workshop offers local audiences a chance to hear promising young voices singing major works in an informal setting, with no admission charge.

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Lehár’s ‘Frederica,’ by Concert Operetta Theater (second review)
Goethe pays the price
Franz Lehár was best known for schmaltzy romances with happy endings. His operetta about Goethe’s unrequited love is another story altogether.

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Three things I learned from Maynard Ferguson
Remembering the sweet brilliance that was the Maynard Ferguson of the late ’50s.

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Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Robert Randolph at the Keswick
So you want to be a rock-and-roll god
There's more to being a guitar god than just playing the guitar well.

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Lehár's 'Frederica' by Concert Operetta Theater
Marriage and the creative life
Concert Operetta Theater presents a Franz Lehár opus that provokes unexpectedly weighty thoughts.

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