My three favorite foreign movies this decade are Pontecorvo’s The Battle of Algiers, Deepa Mehta’s Water, and The Kite Runner from Swiss director Marc Forster.
I happen to adore Bollywood, it reminds me of the sumptuous saturated colors of 1950’s musicals of my childhood. Operetta under the stars on a Dallas summer evening was a […]
Any ethnomusicologists out there who are curious about the great Hungarian composers? Talking mostly about my faves, Bartok and Kodaly. The Good Musician will be in Budapest mid-June and welcomes suggestions for good sounds. in addition to churches and cathedrals.
The exquisite Hungarian Opera House is one of Europe’s jewels.
Speaking of jewels, here’s a nice […]
Here is a video which is significant in that
the cellist was one of my longest-standing, dearest friends
it’s an excellent example of a jazz-classical-pop ’60’s mashup
that’s my black cat, Saturn, in the window
shows our corner of Topanga Canyon
great example of John Martin’s classical guitar
great example of Wilson Fisher’s writing/singing for 12-string guitar
that was my life
Listen to […]
Our good friend Lara at Crooner Culture is kicking off the festivities leading up to her first birthday at b5media with a contest to give away a $25 iTunes gift certificate. Should you prefer, she’ll make it an amazon.com certificate–either way, you can pick up some tunes you’ve been waiting to get.
The very modest rules […]
Looking for hard-to-find vinyl from the last half century? The Dusty Groove probably has what you’re looking for. A friend pointed me to an album that’s been out of print for decades. The band Green was way ahead of its time. A sound that included jazz, rock, and classical influences in a stand-out collection of […]
While browsing YouTube I found some videos of my old pals Little Feat. This is the original Little Feat, before we lost the brilliant Lowell George. Here’s a loving tribute to one of the best rock ‘n roll bands ever. Tune in tomorrow for videos of the reincarnated Little Feat with the addition of musical […]
Elsewhere I’ve mentioned that one of my earliest musical memories as a small child is dancing to the Sabre Dance, by noted Armenian composer Aram Katchaturian. It’s part of his ballet Gayane.
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What better way to honor Diversity Month and Women’s History Month than to present a concert of music by women composers? The free March 29 performance, sponsored by the Texas State University Music Composition Department, features Houston’s White Oak Trio, San Antonio based percussion ensemble Percutio Maximo, and music faculty from Del Mar College, Texas […]
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Written by Claudia Snowden [email] for b5media.
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