MUSIC, Singers, Concerts News, Dec 10, 2011

A Fado Traditionalist, Embracing Torment, Suffering and Song New York Times Camané performs in a genre dominated by women. Fado (which means “fate”) was defined for decades by its greatest singer, Amália Rodrigues, who died in 1999. It wasmusic forged in the clubs called fado houses in Lisbon, entwining Portuguese songwith ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Holiday Music Across the Centuries to the City New York Times “A Merry Little Christmas,” modern settings of traditional carols, with gospel songs and spirituals; New York Virtuoso Singers; James Bassi, pianist; Harold Rosenbaum, director. At 8 pm, (212) 279-4200, nyvirtuoso.org; $25, or $15 for students and 65+. ... See all stories on this topic »

Singers take the stage for Christmas Green Bay Press Gazette The Peninsula Singers show their stuff this weekend with a program titled "A Marvel of ChristmasSong." As it has for years since it formed as the Peninsula Chamber Singers in 1979, the chorale is giving two free concerts for what it calls its "gift to ... See all stories on this topic »

SHOWBIZ: Fine company with Clara C New Straits Times I credit this to her experience as a YouTube singer — an environment where criticism is freely given and shared and views can be a good gauge of your merit as a performer. She appeared pleasantly surprised over the crowd's familiarity to her next song ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

Prince concert review: Winnipeg learns nothing compares 2 Prince Examiner.com Whether behind the piano, soloing on his Fender Telecaster guitar, or busting dance moves betweensong verses as he worked the stage and the audience, Prince worked non-stop as did themusicians and 4 female singers who were constantly in motion. ... See all stories on this topic »

Culture calendar: Chicago Sun-Times 10 in North Central College's Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave., Naperville. Free. Visit ysdp.org. A Celtic Christmas: Gavin Coyle's 2011 Annual Concert to Benefit the People's Resource Center sings carols and ... See all stories on this topic »

Jeff Lorber Fusion's Exclusive Download, Plus Chatting With Chicago's Lee ... Huffington Post All I know is he appeared in the studio and was going to sing the song. Interestingly, he didn't know the song before, so he learned it line by line, and by the end of the song, it sounds like he has beensinging it all of his life. ... See all stories on this topic »

Music and Nightlife Listings Press Herald $12 in advance; $15 day of show. rocklandstrand.com. 8 pm Tibetan Singing BowlConcert, Belfast Yoga Studio. $5 to $15/donation. 208-7492. 6:45 pm "Swing into the Holidays," with The Edith Jones Project (all-female big band), Orion Performing Arts ... See all stories on this topic » Press Herald

The Sunday Conversation: With Bill T. Jones Los Angeles Times (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) By Irene Lacher, Special to the Los Angeles Times Bill T. Jones won his second Tony Award for choreographing "Fela!," a musical about the late Nigerian Afrobeat singer, composer and political activist Fela Anikulapo ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Our Social Networks Citizens Voice The songs featured in the play and movie were never sung in concert by the Trapp Family Singers, who performed their last show in 1957 when she was 3 years old. Growing up in the shadow of fame garnered by her grandparents, father, aunts and uncles was ... See all stories on this topic » Citizens Voice

Lana Del Rey at the Troubadour: Concert Review Hollywood Reporter That was one of many unfiltered yelps from a packed Troubadour floor on Wednesday night, the sentiment directed squarely at 25-year-old singer Lana Del Rey and voiced by a zealous fan -- female, as it turned out. If you haven't heard already, ... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood Reporter

Ninety-Nine Problems, but a Pitch Ain't One University at Buffalo The Spectrum It's show time. The Royal Pitches, UB's all girl a cappella group, have been singing all over Buffalo – from the sidewalks Downtown to the Center For the Arts, ever since their formation in 1996. Without the help of any instruments or background music, ... See all stories on this topic »

Choral groups unite for “Schüne Chormusik” Lamron In collaboration with each instrument, the singers kept the same energy as the Spectrum Ensemble, and even added to it. Despite singing more classical and less recognizable songs, the choir commanded attention and held it. Compared to previous concerts ... See all stories on this topic »

Stacey Kent to visit Venetian Room in San Francisco San Francisco Examiner It bugs Stacey Kent when she hears other jazz singers whose sound in song doesn't match their speaking voices. It strikes her as somehow dishonest. “I think I've always been very honest about the voice I have,” says Kent. ... See all stories on this topic » San Francisco Examiner

The Lookout: Port musicians perform with youth orchestra The Daily News of Newburyport The show will run throughout the month. For more information, call 978-808-0089 or www.joppalight.com. Four local watercolor artists are currently hosting a new exhibit at Holmes Physical Therapy, 191 Elm St. The "Women in Watercolor" display includes ... See all stories on this topic »

This Day in Music, December 9: Girl, We Couldn't Get Much Higher The Morton Report Before the show, a policeman found singer Jim Morrison making out with an 18-year-old girl in a backstage shower and, after an argument, the policeman sprayed Mace in Morrison's face. Once on stage, Morrison tells the story of the backstage episode and... See all stories on this topic » The Morton Report

ONtap calendar Hanford Sentinel The COS Concert Choir and Chamber Singers under the direction of Jeff Seaward will present works by Morten Lauridsen and traditional holiday favorites on Friday at 7:30 pm at the COS Theatre. Tickets are $10 for general admission and $8 for seniors and ... See all stories on this topic »

Music a big part of show in 'A Kite's Tale' Chicago Sun-Times MIC's Institute for Therapy through the Arts will offer puppet theater and storytelling after the show as well. † Movement is the focus of a free (for kids 12 and younger) Family Day at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, 220 E. Chicago. Artists ... See all stories on this topic »

N.Jantsannorov: if i were paid a penny for everytime my melody was played in ... UB Post It is not a song about woman it is humanities song. The song has a, 'If you show me your kind heart, I will show you mine in return,' kind of meaning. It is a song about peoples' relations. My trainee, Inner Mongolian singer, first sang the song and ... See all stories on this topic »

Choice DVD concerts by Placebo, Peter Gabriel VillageSoup Belfast (blog) The band was formed in London in 1994 by singer-guitarist Brian Molko and bassist Stefan Olsdal, whose first musical venture together was a lo-fi duo called Ashtray Heart. A song of that name remains a staple of their show and one of my favorites ... See all stories on this topic » VillageSoup Belfast (blog)

The non-cynical musical based on a movie: 'Once' transfers effortlessly to ... Capital New York Actually, Once is more accurately described as a play with music, as it's almost entirely diegetic: The songs have only a tangential connection to the plot, and when the actors are singing and playing instruments they really are singing and playing ... See all stories on this topic »

It's time for Tuba Christmas — the annual concert Chicago Sun-Times The band's winter concert is March 4, 2012. It is called “World's Greatest Marches,” and will feature the music of Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Schubert. The Spring Concert will be April 22, 2012. It is themed “Women in Uniform. ... See all stories on this topic »

Indonesian concert offered at UMass Wednesday SouthCoastToday.com It includes tuned gongs, metallophones, a wooden marimba, 2-string violin, bamboo flute, zither, and male and female singing. The instruments are played in a modal polyphony — many layers of sound — that function to outline structure, to control time ... See all stories on this topic »

Tracy Newman and the Reinforcements set for Glendora performance Pasadena Star-News Tonight, they will be presenting a free two-hour concert at Strings Music in Glendora. Newman started out performing solo in area clubs. One evening in 2005, a man and a woman at separate tables began singing harmony during the choruses of her song, ... See all stories on this topic »

Beth Peerless: Overdue visits results in great musical evening Monterey County Herald I've caught the five-man group in Big Sur a couple times and have always enjoyed hearing the band's great singer and leader, known for his helming The Black Crowes for more than 20 years. He and his band got jiggy with new songs and space jams that ... See all stories on this topic »

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