BACKIn today’s news: Baroque manuscripts found in South American village, mystery of composer Robert Ramsey portrayed in 17th century painting, Iain Grandage announced as Perth Festival’s new Artistic Director, 70th anniversary of RIAS Chamber Choir, Staatskapelle Weimar wants to premiere Liszt Opera, and Wiener Philharmoniker releases professor from duty after abuse allegation.
Classical Music
BBC National Orchestra of Wales announces 2018-19 season
As part of nationwide events marking the centenary of the end of World War One, the orchestra will perform the first complete performance of Stanford’s little-known Mass Via Victrix 1914-1818
The New York Times
Jesuit Legacy in the Bolivian Jungle: A Love of Baroque Music
Original Baroque manuscripts left by Jesuits are found in South America, of which 500 students in a rural village are taught to play.
An Orchestra Adopts a City, One Kid at Time
OrchKids is a free after-school program that the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and its music director, Marin Alsop, started a decade ago that reaches 1, 300 children in 6 schools.
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17th-century painting reveals piece of music in great detail
The Paston Treasure: Riches and Rarities of the Known World is a second source of a 17th-century musical work by the little-known composer Robert Ramsey.
The Guardian
Opera’s roads not taken: two rarities in Italy
Opera houses must produce plenty of Carmens and Toscas to stay afloat, but bold progamming in northern Italy this season means you can catch an early Verdi and electrifying Zandonai.
The Mirror
‘Dancing’ robots create cars in amazing video set to classical music
Thousands of high-speed robots are seen harmoniously assembling entire car bodies in just 68 seconds with amazing precision as part of the ‘fourth industrial revolution’
Limelight
Iain Grandage announced as Perth Festival’s new Artistic Director
Iain Grandage has been named as the new Artistic Director of Perth Festival. The acclaimed composer, musician, collaborative artist and programmer will succeed Wendy Martin, taking up the position for festivals between 2020 and 2023.
Der Tagesspiegel
70. Gründungsjubiläum Was der RIAS Kammerchor 2018/19 plant
Von Barock über zeitgenössische Musik zurück zum Ende des ersten Weltkriegs: Der RIAS Kammerchor zeigt mit dem Programm 2018/19 alle seine Facetten.
SWR2
Schweizer Musikpreisträger 2018 Grand Prix für Jazzmusikerin
Für die Vergabe der Schweizer Musikpreise ist ein Expertengremium und eine Jury zuständig. Diese bestimmte in diesem Jahr die Musikerin Irène Schweizer für den Hauptpreis.
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Staatskapelle Weimar will nahezu vergessene Liszt-Oper uraufführen
Eine nahezu in Vergessenheit geratene, unvollendete Oper von Franz Liszt (1811-1886) will die Staatskapelle Weimar am 19. August konzertant uraufführen.
klassik.com
Missbrauchs-Vorwurf: Wiener Philharmoniker vom Dienst freigestellt
Nachdem sich mehrere Personen an das Rektorat der Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Wien gewandt hatten, hat dieses einen Professor fristlos entlassen.
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Disparition de la chanteuse Maurane dont la raison « s’envolait avec Glenn Gould et Bach »
La chanteuse belge Maurane est décédée à l’âge de 57 ans. L’artiste a été retrouvée sans vie à son domicile dans la périphérie de Bruxelles, le lundi 7 mai.
The town of Urubichá, S. America, has a music school with 500 students © Lena Mucha for The New York Times