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Mini Organ Recital Season at Incarnation Announcedby Terry McNeill Saturday, September 04, 2010
Second of a Series of
TWILIGHT PIPE MINI ORGAN RECITALS
at
CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION
550 Mendocino Avenue
Co-sponsored with the Redwood Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
FRIDAY, September 10th, 6:00 PM
Featuring
DAVID LINK
Organist and Choirmaster, Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento
“CATHEDRA...
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PIANO FAN JIM BURNS DEAD AT 92by Terry McNeill Monday, July 12, 2010  One of Sonoma County’s most stalwart music fans, H. G. (Jim) Burns, died in Santa Rosa July 6 from cancer after a year-long.
Born June 2, 1918, in Los Angeles, Jim taught psychology at Los Angeles City College for 30 years prior to moving to Santa Rosa in 1995. Blinded by glaucoma at five, Jim had...
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PICKER'S OPERA "EMMELINE" PLAYS MAY 28 TO JUNE 12 AT CINNABARby Kim Taylor Friday, May 28, 2010  It's going to be a busy month for Petaluma's little theater on the hill. Cinnabar Theater is in rehearsals for its West Coast premiere of Tobias Picker's romantic and haunting opera "Emmeline" and is preparing for the arrival of the composer to attend rehearsals and the opening performances May 28 ...
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GODOWSKY FILM PREMIERES IN SANTA ROSAby Donna Kline Saturday, March 27, 2010  Pianists and music lovers familiar with the pianists of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries will want to see a newly-released documentary “The Buddha of the Piano,” concerning the life and achievements of pianist Leopold Godowsky. This is the second documentary produced by Bay Area pianist Anton...
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OLGA SAMAROFF FILM SCREENED NOV. 10 AT TIBURON GALAby Terry McNeill Tuesday, November 10, 2009  Olga Samaroff is a forgotten name in the pantheon of pianists, but in the first two decades of the twentieth century, she was among a small and select group of great women concert artists, including Sophie Menter, Teresa Carreño, Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, Adele Aus de Ohe and Julie Rivé-King.
Bor...
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Prelude to the Afternoon of a Beagleby Steve Osborn Thursday, November 05, 2009
Note: The following presentation was made prior to a performance of the Debussy string quartet at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa on July 26, 2009.
Good afternoon, and welcome to the Charles M. Schulz Museum. My name is Steve Osborn, and I’m the violist for the Felix String Quartet, w...
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In Memoriam: J. Karla Lemon 1954-2009by John Thompson Thursday, October 22, 2009  J. Karla Lemon tragically passed away October 15, 2009, in Berkeley after suffering a massive stroke during surgery to correct a congenital heart condition. For formal obituaries and commentary, please see www.sfcv.org and Diane Peterson's detailed writeup of Ms. Lemon's life in the Santa Rosa P...
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ALICIA DE LARROCHA - A TRIBUTEby Terry McNeill Tuesday, September 29, 2009  To my memory Alicia de Larrocha played only once in Sonoma County, a cold Sunday afternoon in 1969 in the Santa Rosa High School auditorium. The local piano wasn’t adequate and a concert instrument was sent from San Francisco. The Sonoma State faculty pianist of the time, Steve Cosgove, was wild w...
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YOUTH SYMPHONY RETURNING FROM EUROPEby John Thompson Thursday, June 25, 2009  After a quick tour in the Czech Republic and Germany, the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra is heading home.
Click here to read the Press De...
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SRJC SYMPHONIC READING ORCHESTRAby John Thompson Wednesday, May 27, 2009
This orchestra class will provide an opportunity for amateur and professional musicians to read a variety of classical orchestral works for pure enjoyment. With the absence of the added stress of a concert, musicians will be able to focus on social and musical rewards such as meeting fellow musician...
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(POSTPONED) AMERICAN PHILHARMONIC JOINS ART DISTRICT'S FIRST FRIDAY JUNE 5THby John Thompson Wednesday, May 27, 2009  JUNE 5, 2009 - Tonight's EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO RAIN -- WATCH FOR DETAILS OF NEW PERFORMANCE DATE!
AMERICAN PHILHARMONIC - SONOMA COUNTY
Gabriel Sakakeeny, Musical Director
APSC JOINS ART DISTRICT'S FIRST FRIDAY JUNE 5TH
American Philharmonic - Sonoma County will literally open its ...
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CALLING ALL SANTA ROSA YOUTH ORCHESTRA ALUMSby John Thompson Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra Alums!
The Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra is planning a special celebration concert, taking place on Sunday, June 7, 2009, of the past 50 years. This Bon Voyage Concert is sure to be a great concert and a wonderful send-off for the YO's European tour. Our ...
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ABSOLUTE MUSIC TO PLAY TROUT QUINTET ON MARCH 8by Alfred Batzdorff Friday, February 27, 2009  One of my earliest memories relating to classical music is of a house concert my parents hosted when we lived in Breslau, Germany. It could have been to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in 1930, but I may be off by a year or two. In any case, it was surely before 1933. About 50 friends, fami...
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NORTH BAY PIANO RECITALS ABOUND FOR 2008-2009by Terry McNeill Sunday, October 19, 2008
Solo piano recitals in the Santa Rosa area have had an inauspicious history. In fact, there really wasn’t much of a solo piano season in the past. The SRJC Chamber Concerts series would usually feature only one high-caliber pianist each year in its special Randolph Newman concert, including such lum...
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IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT ACOUSTICby Steve Osborn Saturday, August 30, 2008  The enjoyment of chamber music depends heavily on the acoustic friendliness of the spaces in which the music is performed. A bad acoustic can slam the lid on an otherwise great concert, muffling sound in a virtual coffin. Although Sonoma County has more than its fair share of acoustically dead halls...
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SANTA ROSA SYMPHONY 2008-09: FERRANDIS TRIUMPHANTESby Terry McNeill Thursday, May 22, 2008  An orchestra's announcement of the coming season's programs is a propitious time for reflection. Are there repertoire trends with a new conductor? Why has a particular soloist been selected? Will the Shostakovich Fourth ever be programmed? Can more choral works be heard?
The Santa Rosa Symphony's ...
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Comments (0)PIANO FAN JIM BURNS DEAD AT 92 by Terry McNeillMonday, July 12, 2010
One of Sonoma County’s most stalwart music fans, H. G. (Jim) Burns, died in Santa Rosa July 6 from cancer after a year-long. Born June 2, 1918, in Los Angeles, Jim taught psychology at Los Angeles City College for 30 years prior to moving to Santa Rosa in 1995. Blinded by glaucoma at five, Jim had... read full text Sort Comments by:
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