Singer/songwriter Patti Smith and the San Francisco-based classical string group the Kronos Quartet have been announced as this year’s recipients of the Polar Music Prize. Since 1992, the Swedish prize has been given annually to a pop artist and a classical musician. The Polar Music Prize award ceremony will be held August 30th in Stockholm. [...]
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland is marking what would have been John Lennon’s 70th birthday with a weekend celebration next month. From October 8th through 10th, the Hall of Fame will present a series of events in honor of the former Beatles member, song writer, and solo musical artist. Events include a [...]
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Sir Paul McCartney, co-writer with John Lennon of some of the most iconic music of the rock era, has been named as the third recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The Beatles vocalist and guitarist will perform at the award ceremony in the White House on June 2nd. The Gershwin Prize [...]
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Erich Wolfgang Korngold is often credited with the creation of the modern film score. But before arriving in Hollywood he was well known in Europe as a composer of operas and concert works. Like his namesake, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Korngold began his musical career as a child prodigy. Korngold came to Hollywood from Austria in [...]
Saturday, May 7, 2011
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