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Sarasota Orchestra violinist and orchestra committee member Michael McClelland dies at 62
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – The Sarasota Orchestra has announced that the violist Michael McClelland died suddenly at his home on Saturday, July 17, at the age of 62. McClelland was a familiar face to patrons and joined the orchestra’s viola section in 2004. He was an accomplished musician and most recently served as Chairman of …
BUSINESS FOCUS: Harris Band Instruments ready to help local musicians in need
COVINGTON, GA – If you have any issues with a wooden or brass musical instrument, there’s a good chance Harris Band Instruments can fix them for you. Craftsmen inside the walls of the West Newton County company have the skills and equipment to repair the instrument, find a missing or damaged part, and replace it …
Olympic Doodle from Google is a full featured animated sports game
UPDATE: Aug 24, 2021 11:16 BST The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin on Tuesday, so Google has brought back its Doodle Champion Island Games until September 5. Google said he had expanded the game for the Paralympic Games, adding new side quests and secret arenas for mini-games. A side quest, according to Google, “sets you …
Nelsons coaches and leads TMCO twice
Adam Hickox is leading TMCO on July 12. (Photo by Hillary Scott) Tanglewood’s opening still includes the reappearance of the Tanglewood Music Center and the TMC Orchestra’s weekly concerts in presentations featuring Conducting Fellows preparing pieces under the direction of a master conductor who also conducts the major work of the program. During the first …
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra returns this fall with Back to the Future concert
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) has announced its debut concerts for the 2021-2022 season, starting with Back to the future this September. The VSO calls it “the perfect way to welcome the audience to their venue”. Back to the future in concert will have two shows on September 24 and 25. “British Columbia’s incredible progress …
Students take a crash course with ‘Urinetown’
“It sounded awesome,” Johnson, co-founder and executive director of Immersion Youth Rep, told the cast of “Urinetown” after a song and dance number rehearsal on Wednesday. Within two weeks, a cast of 13 teens will learn their lines, songs and dance routines for musical satire. A team will have the same time to create and …
AT&T drops outlook, Texas Instruments confuses analysts, Minerd sees Bitcoin at $ 15,000
Jared Blikre of Yahoo Finance reports on today’s trend tickers. Video transcript KRISTIN MYERS: But I want to move on to Yahoo Finance’s Jared Blikre, who’s at home today, not in the studios, but will still be able to break down all of today’s trending tickers. So Jared, let’s start with AT&T. What is going …
Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra presents free “Red, White and Boom” concert
But the Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra (WASO) has been on hiatus for almost two years. “We haven’t had a gig since November 2019, when Brulé was our special guest,” said Kris Stewart, WASO flautist and one of the four members of the WASO management team. “We definitely failed to make music.” At 7:30 p.m. on …
Dentsu on Satisfying a Hungry World, Marketing & Advertising News, AND BrandEquity
Isobar, the digital agency of the house of Dentsu India, has discovered a new behavioral standard known as “Tactile Starvation”. It’s a condition that occurs when you don’t get as much physical contact as you are used to, and has launched a “Touch-me-not” white paper through which the agency further questions this concept and its …
11 bands redefining folk metal across the world
Say the words “folk metal”, and what comes to your mind? One would guess the Vikings, the cold northern winds and groups like Scandinavian Pagans Heilung, who dress in animal skins and use instruments made from human bones. But every culture has its own folklore and folk music, and there are bands all over the …