Breakdancing to classical music
The Internet is liking this video of b-boys Tyson Smalls, Robot Reeve, Nick Pitts, Josh Unice and Murphy Yang breakdancing to classical music by Stephen Anderson. [Via]
Read More »Examples of usage of Wagner’s music in 10 films
Jon Burlingame for The Los Angeles Times lists ten different films from 1940s to present that utilize Wagner whose scores have been used by directors to convey and emphasize a variety of moments and sentiments. Burlingame states: Perhaps the most famous modern-day use of “Ride of the Valkyries,” which opens Act 3 of “Die Walkure,” [...]
Read More »Portsmouth Sinfonia: the supremely average orchestra
My ears have just been educated and exposed to a cultural artifact from the the 1970s, which had me guffawing. Considered a milestone decade for music, this period also witnessed the birth of the Portsmouth Sinfonia, an orchestra at England’s Portsmouth School of Art that specialized in decidedly unexcellent warbled performances of well known classical [...]
Read More »Arturo Sandoval – Backstage at Iridium Jazz Club (Part 2)
ARTURO SANDOVAL SHAKING THINGS UP ON PERCUSSION BETWEEN SETS WITH ARTURO SANDOVAL (PART 2): Sundancechannel.com caught up with the legendary Cuban-born trumpeter, composer, pianist, percussionist and, yes, scatter (!) between shows at the world-famous Iridium Jazz Club just north of Times Square in New York City this past Saturday night. Be sure to read Part [...]
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