By bandweblogs on Jan 21, 2009 in Press Releases | Tags: Chamber Music, Chiara String Quartet, Classical Music, Mozart, Shows, Soyeon Lee, Vancouver | 0 Comments

Come hear some of the finest players in the US play “Chamber Music in Any Chamber”! The Chiara String Trio / and pianist Soyeon Lee – February 24, 2009 8pm at The Cellar, 3611 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 20, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases, Press Releases | Tags: Cds, Classical Music, Hayley Westenra, Karl Jenkins, Lang Lang, Mike Oldfield, Music, Track Listings | 1 Comment

Mike Oldfield has always been famed for his unconventional approach to music. Throughout his career he has consistently broken musical boundaries, and with ‘Music of the Spheres’ he continues to do so …
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By Jenny May on Feb 15, 2008 in Albums, Music, New Releases | Tags: BBC, Classical Music, David Garrett, Music, Musicians, Stradivarius, Track Listings, Violin | 2 Comments

I just watched a funny interview on the BBC news. Classical violinist David Garrett must have a pretty good PR person working for him, because I think this was the first time that I’ve seen a musician play in the studio, on the news …
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By Jenny May on Jan 16, 2008 in Music, Reviews and Commentary, Videos | Tags: Antonin Dvorak, Classical Music, Music, Musicians, Silent Woods, Yo-Yo Ma, youtube | 0 Comments

Every now and then when listening to classical music, I wonder if I might have been better off had I continued with the clarinet? I was pretty good in school – and the way the music industry is going, playing classical music seems like it would have been a decent choice …
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