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The Rise of a Musical Superpower

product_videoMahler's Eighth may or may not be the greatest symphony ever composed, but it's surely the loudest: at its premiere in Munich in 1910, the impresario called it with Barnumesque flair the "Symphony of a Thousand" to convey the immense scale of the work, which requires a double orchestra, a pipe organ, three large choirs and eight vocal soloists. (10/04) Read

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Indy music braves uncharted waters

The Gazette | 16/06/08

If I invented a genre of music, it would contain Hammond organ solos, Necronomicon-inspired lyrics, and the drums would be played by a tank. And it seems ... More

Early Bach Manuscripts Reveal Teenage Talent

Billboard | 01/09/06

Previously unknown manuscripts by Johann Sebastian Bach, recently discovered in Germany, prove that the prolific German composer was a virtuoso even as ... Read

Reveling in the music of a Paris church

The Seattle Times | 05/01/07

When I attend church services in Europe, surrounded by vast drafty buildings, statues of weary saints, foreign-language sermons, and tiny congregations, ... Read

Procol Harum in court over 'Whiter Shade of Pale'

NineMSN | 14/11/06

Members of rock group Procol Harum clashed in court on Monday over the ownership of their seminal 1967 hit "A Whiter Shade of Pale", which has sold around ... Read

Gang of Four Release New Music For Free Online

Exclaim | 22/11/07

Legendary post-punkers Gang of Four have announced that they will follow the latest trend of label-less means of releasing music. On Dave Allen's Pampelmoose ... Read

Historic buildings at risk from rock concerts

The Guardian | 14/09/07

Rock concerts at some of the UK's most important historic buildings have put them at risk of damage from powerful bass note vibrations, according to research ... Read

Marilyn's New Soul Mate

Sky Showbiz | 17/04/07

One minute Marilyn Manson and Dita Von Teese are Hollywood's hottest (and most unlikely) couple... But with a blink of an eye it's all done and dusted. ... Read

Scientists Study Sacred Sounds

Wired | 23/03/07

Does your church sing? Or does its message fall flat in a mess of reverberation, boomy bass and muffled speech? Researchers here are investigating the ... Read

Under The Hammer For Music Rising

U2 France | 27/03/07

Edge's Gibson Les Paul, Lennon's sunglasses, Springsteen's hand-written lyrics and a signed sax from Bill Clinton are among 200 pieces of music memorabilia ... Read

Downloads Double UK Singles Sales

Billboard | 02/01/07

Escalating music download sales have helped double the size of the U.K. singles market over the past three years, according to figures published by The ... Read

Yoko Ono's double life

International Herald Tribune | 15/12/06

The cultural machine of Yoko Ono has many moving parts, and none of them have slowed. Her creative work has taken her to Reykjavik, Iceland to Liverpool, ... Read

Kate Bush returns after 12 years

BBC | 02/09/05

Singer Kate Bush will release her first album in 12 years in November - a double album entitled Aerial. Read

Robot conductors could take the baton from us

The Guardian | 18/05/08

There's more to leading an orchestra than simply beating time, but how long will it be before Honda and co make a robot that can understand music too? Can ... More

Ruben Vartanyan; Conductor Defected From Soviet Union

Washington post | 11/05/08

Ruben Vartanyan, an orchestra conductor who defected from the Soviet Union in 1988 and spent the past 20 years in Northern Virginia, leading the Arlington ... More

The orchestra that is saving children's lives

Telegraph | 06/09/07

A 12-year-old boy is on the streets, hanging out in derelict tenement blocks next to a motorway. At 13, he's hooked on crack cocaine, carrying a gun and ... Read

A symphony for Kazakhstan

The Telegraph | 01/05/07

After Kazakhstan's outraged official response to Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat movie - which included a summit meeting with George Bush in Washington and ... Read

Goth queen Siouxsie rocks with orchestra

Signonsandiego.com | 30/03/07

Long before Madonna, Siouxsie Sioux mastered the formidable art of style over substance. Never a great singer but always a riveting performer, the Londoner ... Read

Mashayekhi to test John Cage's unusual music in Iran

Mehrnews.com | 06/03/07

Tehran Symphony Orchestra conductor Nader Mashayekhi plans to test Iranian tastes for the unusual music of U.S. avant-garde composer John Milton Cage, ... Read

Violinist Hits the Streets on a Mission of Musi

The New York Times | 19/10/07

Walking briskly past Lincoln Center with a violin case in hand and a suitcase in tow, David Juritz looked like a busy orchestral musician arriving in the ... Read

Ella Fitzgerald's Never Before Released Recordings

jazz news | 08/05/07

To celebrate what would have been Ella Fitzgerald's 90th birthday, Starbucks Entertainment and Concord Records are co-releasing Love Letters From Ella, ... Read

UK orchestra 'pioneers' podcasts

BBC | 12/09/06

The Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is to produce a monthly podcast, claiming a first for a major ensemble. Ex-BBC Radio 3 presenter Tommy Pearson will ... Read

Concerto for drill and software

The Guardian | 14/11/06

Most amateur orchestras expect their players to be able to scrape or blow a few notes to order. But no such restrictive demands are made on those wanting ... Read

When he takes the stage, anything can happen

The Denver Post | 10/11/06

A few weeks ago, Boulder pianist David Koorevaar talked to a Chicago colleague who mentioned that the once-heralded Ivo Pogorelich was coming for a recital. ... Read

Can bad TV save a bad music career?

Times Colonist | 23/06/08

Janet Jackson will soon be roaming the backstreets and church choirs of America on the hunt for "the next big thing" in pop. Naturally, it's all for ... More

Indy music braves uncharted waters

The Gazette | 16/06/08

If I invented a genre of music, it would contain Hammond organ solos, Necronomicon-inspired lyrics, and the drums would be played by a tank. And it seems ... More

In the name of the father

Xinhuanet | 16/06/08

Nine-year-old Lang Lang returned home two hours later than usual because he was asked to join the school choir. His father had thought his boy had been ... More

Welsh choir signed by world top record label

News Wales | 17/10/06

Fron Male Voice Choir from the Welsh village of Froncysyllte in the Vale of Llangollen have been given a recording contract with Universal Music, the company ... Read

Symphony of Millions

The New-Yorker | 30/06/08

n March, Chen Qigang, a Chinese composer who is supervising the music program for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, received a National ... More