Hi everyone,

The film Tous les Matins du Monde is finally arriving in a 2-DVD set
with bonus features including a 65 minute documentary on Jordi Savall.


There is a special 25% offer for pre-ordering this title
available by going to:

http://www.kochlorberfilms.com/touslesmatins/

You will see that the promo code is "viol" and you can pre-order by
clicking on the picture once you go to this link.
Enjoy!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



MUNICH

DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG

WITH MUSIC COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY

FIVE-TIME ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNER

JOHN WILLIAMS



**ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK IN STORES

DECEMBER 27TH ON DECCA/ UMG SOUNDTRACKS**



(December 15, 2006- New York, NY)- Steven Spielberg directs an international
cast in Munich, a suspense thriller set in the aftermath of the massacre of
eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.. The film stars Eric Bana
(Black Hawk Down), Daniel Craig (Layer Cake), Geoffrey Rush (Shine), Mathieu
Kassovitz (Birthday Girl), Hanns Zischler (Walk On Water) and Ciarán Hinds
(Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera).  Five-time Academy
Award®-winner, John Williams lends his musical talents to the film by composing
and conducting the magnificent soundtrack to be released on Decca/UMG
Soundtracks December 27th.



Williams has created some of the most powerful and enduring film music of our
time.  With this sweeping score, he puts forth a feeling of intense emotion that
takes the listener on thought-provoking journey.  The overall theme of the
soundtrack seems to be one of desperation and despair- a plea for world peace. 
"The Tarmac at Munich" showcases Lisbeth Scott's beautiful vocals which drip of
desolation and loneliness. Many of the tracks feature authentic Palestinian
sounds for which Williams employed the oud- a Middle Eastern lute, the cimbalom-
a Hungarian zither, as well as clarinet and strings for the feel of the Orient.



With a career spanning over four decades, Williams has received 46 Oscar®
nominations (more than any living person), and has won 5 Oscars®, 18 Grammy®
Awards, 4 Golden Globes, 4 Emmy® Awards and 6 BAFTA Awards from the British
Academy of Film and Television Arts. His first Oscar® was for 1971's Fiddler on
the Roof.  He reached a turning point in his career when Steven Spielberg
approached him to score his early movies. In quick succession, this led to
Williams' second Oscar®, for Jaws, and his introduction to George Lucas, who
then hired him to score the Star Wars saga, bringing him his third Oscar®. He
later went on to compose music for a host of blockbusters, including Close
Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. (winning Oscar® number 4), and the
Indiana Jones movies.  After his 5th Oscar® win (for Schindler's List), John
maintained an extraordinary creative pace composing with scores for nine films
in just four years including Saving Private Ryan and The Patriot. On June 23,
2000, he became the first inductee into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.
Williams also served as musical director for the 74th annual Academy Awards® in
March of 2002, where he received his 40th and 41st nominations for his scores
for the films Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and A.I. Artificial
Intelligence.  Williams received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in
December of 2004 and most recently received 2 Grammy nominations for his Star
Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith score and 1 nomination for War of the
Worlds in the Best Instrumental Composition category.



Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures present an Amblin
Entertainment-Kennedy/Marshall-Barry Mendel Production, a Steven Spielberg film,
Munich.  This dramatic exploration inspired by true events follows a secret
Israeli squad assigned to track down and kill the eleven Palestinians suspected
to have planned the Munich attack -and the personal toll this mission of revenge
takes on the team and the man who led it. The film opens in limited release on
December 23rd and goes wide on January 6th.



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Members might be interested in a CD Set Sale List of some 350
Classical and Opera items and a further 200 items covering Jazz,
Blues, Country, Easy Listening and 1950s to 1990s.   These are all
ex shop stock, so are mainly new and include deleted items as I have
had them stored for several years.   They were originally displayed on
shelves and in racks.   Any with torn cellophane wrappers have where
necessary been fitted with new cases, and these I have individually
inspected, graded and priced.   Large discounts are available and I
would consider sensible offers.   Regards  Paul

CELLIST YO-YO MA, VIOLINIST ITZHAK PERLMAN
  TO BE FEATURED SOLOISTS

IN JOHN WILLIAMS' ORIGINAL SCORE

FOR FILM VERSION OF MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

SONY CLASSICAL CD TO BE RELEASED NOVEMBER 22, 2005



Starring Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li and Ken Watanabe,

Memoirs of a Geisha,

Directed By Academy Award® Nominee Rob Marshall,

Opens In Theaters Nationwide On December 9, 2005



Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and violinist Itzhak Perlman both will be soloists in five-time
Oscar winner John Williams' original musical score for Memoirs of a Geisha, the
Dreamworks/Columbia Pictures film based on Arthur Golden's best-selling novel. 
Directed by Oscar nominee Rob Marshall (Chicago), the film stars Ziyi Zhang and
Michelle Yeoh - both of whom became international sensations in Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon - Gong Li (Farewell My Concubine, Raise the Red Lantern), and
Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (The Last Samurai).  Sony Classical will release the
film's original soundtrack recording on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, and Memoirs
of a Geisha will open in theaters nationwide December 9, 2005



Based on the internationally acclaimed novel by Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a
Geisha is a sweeping romantic epic set in a mysterious and exotic world that
still casts a potent spell today. The story begins in the years before WWII when
a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha
house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl
blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri (Ziyi Zhang). Beautiful and
accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted
by her secret love for the one man who is out of her reach (Ken Watanabe). 
Directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick and Steven
Spielberg, the film's screenplay was adapted by Robin Swicord and Doug Wright.



John Williams' original score for Memoirs of a Geisha is another chapter in his
long and distinguished collaboration with Steven Spielberg, who is one of the
film's producers.  Both Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman have collaborated previously
with Williams on film scores and recordings.  Ma was featured as soloist in
Williams' score for Seven Years in Tibet (1997).  He also recorded a CD of
Williams' concert music entitled Yo-Yo Ma Plays the Music of John Williams
(2002) that features the premiere recording of Williams' Concerto for Cello and
Orchestra, composed for Ma.  Perlman performed the violin solos for Williams'
Oscar-winning score for Schindler's List (1993) and later recreated his
performance of this theme with Williams and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as
part of the Sony Classical recording Cinema Serenade (1997).



"I feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to compose a musical score
for Rob Marshall's film, Memoirs of a Geisha," Williams says.  "For years I've
admired Arthur Golden's remarkable book and it has been a wish come true to
collaborate with my friends Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman on this extraordinary
film."



"It is rare that you have the opportunity to work with so many people you admire
on one project.  John Williams sent me a copy of Arthur Golden's extraordinary
book when it was first released and I have been a fan ever since.  Working with
John Williams and Itzhak Perlman on John's poetic and mysterious score for Rob
Marshall's film Memoirs of a Geisha was a dream come true."  - Yo-Yo Ma



"As with all of John Williams' film scores, his music for Geisha is in sync with
the contents of the film to such an extent that you cannot have one without the
other."

  - Itzhak Perlman



A five-time Oscar winner who has received a remarkable 43 nominations to date,
Williams earlier this year completed his celebrated collaboration with filmmaker
George Lucas on the Star Wars films with the release of Star Wars Episode III:
Revenge of the Sith and the film's original soundtrack recording on Sony
Classical.  In 2005 alone, the prolific Williams also was responsible for the
original score for Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds and will compose the
music for Spielberg's upcoming film Munich, about the 1972 Olympics massacre,
scheduled for released in December.



Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal and deutsche harmonia mundi are labels of SONY BMG
MASTERWORKS, a division of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT.  For e-mail updates and
information regarding Sony Classical, RCA Red Seal, deutsche harmonia mundi and
Arte Nova artists, promotions, tours and repertoire, please visit
www.sonybmgmasterworks.com, www.bmgclassics.com and www.sonyclassical.com.



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Dear Sir

Koethen is the city where J.S.Bach composed the Well Tempered Clavier.
But it is said that Bach named a young princess of Koethen as  "eine
Amusa".  I think no one meant any harm to Princess Frederica Henrietta
von Anhalt-Bernburg. I made a homepage to solve this problem.
http://www.geocities.jp/imyfujita/wtcpage2152.html

Iori Fujita
Tokyo Japan mocfujita@...
http://www.geocities.jp/imyfujita/index.html

I will respond to you directly. There is a lot of wonderful repertoire.
--- In aclassicalmusicloversxanadu@yahoogroups.com, Adam
<awhiting@e...> wrote:
> a> none. I wish I had the energy to organize one. Let me know if you're
> a> ever interested in including a harpist.
>
> If you're in the Portland, Oregon area this summer, I would love to
include
> you! The harp is such a beautiful instrument; when wandering the
halls of
> the Cleveland Institute of Music during practice breaks, I always
stop to
> listen and watch the harpists practice--so beautiful and elegant,
with such
> a direct, physical connection to their sound.
>
> Off the top of my head, I don't know of any chamber pieces for harp and
> strings, though I do know the Ginestera harp concerto (piano
reduction)...
> Anything else you would either have to bring your own music or I
could buy
> it.
>
> If you know the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria (Bach's prelude in C Major), that
> would be lovely with voice (as intended) or flute or string substitute.
>
>
> What do you think?
> Adam
> 503-632-3512 home
> 216-225-8430 cell
> adam@a...
> www.adamwhiting.com

a> none. I wish I had the energy to organize one. Let me know if you're
a> ever interested in including a harpist.

If you're in the Portland, Oregon area this summer, I would love to include
you! The harp is such a beautiful instrument; when wandering the halls of
the Cleveland Institute of Music during practice breaks, I always stop to
listen and watch the harpists practice--so beautiful and elegant, with such
a direct, physical connection to their sound.

Off the top of my head, I don't know of any chamber pieces for harp and
strings, though I do know the Ginestera harp concerto (piano reduction)...
Anything else you would either have to bring your own music or I could buy
it.

If you know the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria (Bach's prelude in C Major), that
would be lovely with voice (as intended) or flute or string substitute.


What do you think?
Adam
503-632-3512 home
216-225-8430 cell
adam@...
www.adamwhiting.com

That is a very good idea for a summer series. It is surprising how few
musicians get to go to summer chamber music festivals, or don't even
try. There are still so many areas of the country in which there are
none. I wish I had the energy to organize one. Let me know if you're
ever interested in including a harpist.

Sorry for the blank messages--technical difficulties... hopefully just a
spat between my mailer and Yahoo, and not the entire world!


I'm Adam Whiting, director of the Summer Chamber Music Concert
Series--friends home for the summer from music conservatories across the
country, who wish to bring the joy of classical chamber music to the
communities which have encouraged us since childhood.

Visit us
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs

Check out our calendar. More coming soon!
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs/calendar.html

THIS TUESDAY
07/05/05 7:30pm
@ Mary's Woods Chapel
17400 Holy Names Dr.
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
503-675-2092
Dan Crane, violin
Andrew Dunn, cello
Adam Whiting, piano
Kira Whiting, piano

THIS WEDNESDAY
07/06/05 12:00noon
@ The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97201
503-222-2031
Dan Crane, violin
Andrew Dunn, cello
Adam Whiting, piano
Kira Whiting, piano



I hope to see you there!
Adam
503-632-3512 home
216-225-8430 cell
adam@...
www.adamwhiting.com

I'm Adam Whiting, director of the Summer Chamber Music Concert
Series--friends home for the summer from music conservatories across the
country, who wish to bring the joy of classical chamber music to the
communities which have encouraged us since childhood.

Visit us
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs

Check out our calendar. More coming soon!
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs/calendar.html


THIS SUNDAY!
06/26/05 7:15pm
@ Sunday Calvin Presbiterian Church
10445 S.W. Canterbury Lane
Tigard, OR 97224-4811
503-639-3273
Andrew Dunn, cello
Kira Whiting, piano


July 2005
07/05/05 7:30pm Tuesday
@ Mary's Woods Chapel
17400 Holy Names Dr.
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034
503-675-2092

07/06/05 12:00noon Wednesday
@ The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97201
503-222-2031

07/24/05 7:00pm Sunday
@ Tualatin Presbyterian Church
9230 SW Siletz Dr
Tualatin, OR 97062
503-692-4160


August 2005
08/19/05 7:30pm Friday
@ Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church
515 SW Maplecrest Ct
Portland, OR 97219
503-244-5143, 503-774-6781

08/24/05 12:00noon Wednesday
@ The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97201
503-222-2031


I hope to see you there!
Adam
503-632-3512 home
216-225-8430 cell
adam@...
www.adamwhiting.com

The San Francisco Opera presents its second annual Singles Night at the
Opera with special reception before and during a performance of Così fan
tutte on Saturday, July 2 at 5:30 pm. Before the performance, starting at
5:30 pm there will be special reception held at Soluna Café and Lounge
(272 McAllister St. at Larkin) featuring hors d'oeuvres on the house,
compliments of the San Francisco Opera, and a no-host bar. During
intermission of the evening’s performance, there will be a private
champagne reception at the Grand Tier North Promenade in the Opera House.
After the performance, the Opera encourages patrons to stop by Jade Bar
(650 Gough St., at McAllister) to continue the night’s festivities. The
San Francisco Opera is pleased to offer this package, which includes a
special offer of 20% off the regular ticket price, as a way to bring opera
lovers together during this summer’s “Gamble of Love” festival.

Saturday, July 2, 5:30pm

Soluna Café and Lounge, 272 McAllister St. (at Larkin);
San Francisco Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave.

www.sfopera.org

Package prices: Balcony Front $67, Balcony Rear $47

Tickets are available online only – special offer expires June 25.
Ladies: http://sfopera.com/offer and enter code "VENUS"
Gentlemen:  http://sfopera.com/offer and enter code "MARS"

--------------------

The San Francisco Opera is proud to welcome KDFC's midday personality,
Dianne Nicolini, as hostess for a private pre-curtain hors d'oeuvres and
wine reception for opera-loving lovers at 6pm on Friday, July 8 at Soluna
Café & Lounge (272 McAllister Street at Larkin). San Francisco Opera
Artistic Administrator Shane Gasbarra will be on hand to share insights
about Mozart's alluring tale of love and jealousy, by discussing the
music, history, and behind-the-scenes background of this production.
Couples attending the reception will regale with a fine selection of wines
generously donated by Simi Winery before attending the evening’s
performance of Mozart’s beloved masterpiece.

Friday, July 8, 6pm

Soluna Café and Lounge, 272 McAllister St. (at Larkin);
San Francisco Opera House, 301 Van Ness Ave.

www.sfopera.org

Package prices:  Orchestra Rear $91, Balcony Circle $91 –
2 ticket minimum

Tickets are available online only – special offer expires July 2.
http://sfopera.com/offer and enter code “DATENIGHT”

For the first time in its history, the San Francisco Opera will be
performing at this year's San Francisco Pride Festival. The performance
will take place on the main stage at Civic Center, directly in front of
the stairs at City Hall.

Cast members from this year's "Gamble of Love" summer season and Adler
fellows will perform popular arias and duets from the standard operatic
repertoire.

The performance will take place from 1 - 2pm this Saturday, June 25.

For more information on the SF Opera and the summer season, visit
www.sfopera.org

or join the SF Opera Yahoo group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sfopera/

I'm Adam Whiting, director of the Summer Chamber Music Concert
Series--friends home for the summer from music conservatories across the
country, who wish to bring the joy of classical chamber music to the
communities which have encouraged us since childhood.

Visit us
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs

Check out our calendar. More coming soon!
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs/calendar.html

THIS SUNDAY 7:00PM!
06/19/05 7:00pm
@ Tualatin United Methodist Church
20200 SW Martinazzi Ave
Tualatin, OR 97062
503-692-1820
Alberta Hardy, violin
Laura Trupp, violin
Lauren Freeman, viola
Andrew Dunn, cello
Adam Whiting, piano


July 2005
07/06/05 12:00noon Wednesday
@ The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97201
503-222-2031


August 2005
08/19/05 7:30pm Friday
@ Mt. Carmel Lutheran Church
515 SW Maplecrest Ct
Portland, OR 97219
503-244-5143, 503-774-6781

08/24/05 12:00noon Wednesday
@ The Old Church
1422 SW 11th Ave
Portland, OR 97201
503-222-2031


Hope to see you there!
Adam
503-632-3512 home
216-225-8430 cell
scmcs@...
www.adamwhiting.com

Greetings friends, mentors, colleagues, and music lovers!

I'm Adam Whiting, director of the Summer Chamber Music Concert
Series--friends home for the summer from music conservatories across
the country, ready to bring the joy of music to the communities which
have encouraged us since childhood.

Visit us
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs

Check out our calendar of events. More to come soon.
www.adamwhiting.com/scmcs/calendar.html

I hope that we can offer each other mutual encouragement and support.


Thanks,
Adam
503-632-3512 home
216-225-8430 cell
adam@...
www.adamwhiting.com

Hey everyone. :) I'm new to this list and just wanted
to introduce myself. My name is Michael Vardal, and
I'm a composer-pianist and theorist from Connecticut,
USA.  For members of this list (and a few others), I'm
offering all members a free CD that visits my site and
just listens to a few samples of music. My
compositions are written in the Late Russian style
with highly moving/powerful melodies.  I do have a
matching score-book available, but I do charge a
little to offset the printing charges.  For more
detailed info. please visit:

www.michaelvardal.com

Thanks!

Sincerely,
Michael Vardal

Hey everyone. :)  I'm offering EVERYONE a FREE CD that
visits my site and just listens to a few samples of
music. For more
detailed info. please visit:


www.michaelvardal.com


Original classical compositions written in the Late
Russian style; highly moving/powerful melodies.

Thanks!

Hey everyone. :)  I'm new to the list, but I'm
offering EVERYONE a FREE CD that visits my site and
just listens to a few samples of music. For more
detailed info. please visit:

www.michaelvardal.com

Original classical compositions written in the Late
Russian style; highly moving/powerful melodies.

Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
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Despina, thank you for the Mozart tip. I also found several other
great pieces on Amazon. The Sixteen's Renaissance is still one of my
favorites.


--- In aclassicalmusicloversxanadu@yahoogroups.com, "Despina"
<nmernst@y...> wrote:
>
> A great CD is Mozart for Meditation or try these from amazon.com:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-0215236-
> 6656077
>
> Take care.
>
> Des
>
> --- In aclassicalmusicloversxanadu@yahoogroups.com,
> great_classical_music <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello classical music lovers!
> > is there somebody, who can recommend some good relaxing classical
> > music?

A great CD is Mozart for Meditation or try these from amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/002-0215236-
6656077

Take care.

Des

--- In aclassicalmusicloversxanadu@yahoogroups.com,
great_classical_music <no_reply@y...> wrote:
>
> Hello classical music lovers!
> is there somebody, who can recommend some good relaxing classical
> music?

Hello classical music lovers!
is there somebody, who can recommend some good relaxing classical
music?

Hello everyone,

I would like to share this information with you. I would like to go
to the International classical music festival in the French Alps. It
is organized by a company called French Escapade. A friend of mine
went on a trip to France with them and said it was her best trip
ever.

The 2004 program of the festival included, among others: the
National Symphonic Orchestra from Ukraine; the Lyon National
Orchestra; the Orchestre Symphonique de la Radio Polonaise and the
Turin National Orchestra performing more than 20 concerts and over
50 pieces from the works of Chopin, Berlioz, Verdi, Ravel, Dvorak,
Tchaikovski, Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Schumann, and Liszt. Check
their web site for more info: www.frenchescapade.com

The best is that you can choose how many concerts you want to attend
and during the day you visit the country side in the French Alps
with a guide. They also cook for you every evening.  Anybody
interested in coming with me? It is August 20-28, 2005.

Suzanne

Hello fellow librarian!  I graduated with a B.A. in music in 2000
and with an M.L.I.S. in 2003.  As such, I don't know if my answers
would fit into your pool very well, but I don't work as a music
librarian (master plan gone awry).  However, I do like my job as a
bibliographic coordinator for a scientifically oriented business and
perform with local groups every now and again.  Good luck and you
may want to find other classical music oriented groups or listservs
to post to such as OperaL etc.  Good luck!

Des


--- In aclassicalmusicloversxanadu@yahoogroups.com, Joanna Maleski
<librarian0505@y...> wrote:
>
> Hello!
>
> I am a graduate student studying library and information science.
I am doing a project in which I design library services to help
people who wish to learn about classical music.  I am hoping all of
you can give me a hand with this project by answering a few
questions about how you inform yourselves about classical music.  If
you would prefer not to post to the whole group, then please feel
free to email your answers directly to me at librarian0505@y...  I
would really appreciate your help.  I consider myself a "newbie" to
classical music and really want to learn all about it, and this
would be a great start!
>
> Please be as specific and detailed in your responses as possible.
We librarians love to read!
>
> 1.  What is your background experience with regards to classical
music?  (Instrument lessons, studied academically, etc. and for how
long?) Voice and Piano/B.A. Music/M.L.I.S.
>
> 2.  How do you experience classical music?  (Live performances,
radio, CDs, digital audio such as MP3s, websites, etc.)Live, Radio,
CD's (and even have some tapes) and sometimes websites.
>
> 3.  How do you learn and stay informed about classical music
history, events, composers, styles, etc.? (Books, magazines, radio,
word of mouth, websites, etc.) Radio, newspaper occasionally and web.
>
> 4.  Think of a time that you had a question about classical
music.
> -What steps did you take to answer your question?
Question was whether a certain singer my friend likes is singing at
the met...used website.  Also have, at the moment, a tutee in music
theory.  Used text and websites to prepare.
>
> -Was it easy or hard for you to find the information you needed?
What setbacks (if any) did you encounter?  What did you find to be
the most helpful and why?
Both questions were time consuming but not hard.
>
> -If you had a question about classical music today, would you try
to answer it the same way or, if not, what would you do differently?
I haven't had a significant classical music question in some
time...I generally use a mix of print and online resoures.
>
> 5.  Any other reflections on learning about classical music you'd
like to share?
The web is becoming a more useful resource for finding out about
classical music...not so long ago that was not the case.
>
> Thank you for taking the time to help me out!  I can't wait to
hear from everyone!
>
>
>
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Hello!

I am a graduate student studying library and information science.  I am doing a
project in which I design library services to help people who wish to learn
about classical music.  I am hoping all of you can give me a hand with this
project by answering a few questions about how you inform yourselves about
classical music.  If you would prefer not to post to the whole group, then
please feel free to email your answers directly to me at
librarian0505@....  I would really appreciate your help.  I consider
myself a "newbie" to classical music and really want to learn all about it, and
this would be a great start!

Please be as specific and detailed in your responses as possible.  We librarians
love to read!

1.  What is your background experience with regards to classical music? 
(Instrument lessons, studied academically, etc. and for how long?)

2.  How do you experience classical music?  (Live performances, radio, CDs,
digital audio such as MP3s, websites, etc.)

3.  How do you learn and stay informed about classical music history, events,
composers, styles, etc.? (Books, magazines, radio, word of mouth, websites,
etc.)

4.  Think of a time that you had a question about classical music.
-What steps did you take to answer your question?

-Was it easy or hard for you to find the information you needed?  What setbacks
(if any) did you encounter?  What did you find to be the most helpful and why?

-If you had a question about classical music today, would you try to answer it
the same way or, if not, what would you do differently?

5.  Any other reflections on learning about classical music you'd like to share?

Thank you for taking the time to help me out!  I can't wait to hear from
everyone!



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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


SONOS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PRESENTS

WORLD PREMIERE OF SUITE OF SIBELIUS' COMPOSITIONS FOR SHAKESPEARE'S THE TEMPEST
ON MARCH 3 & 5



Performance to Include Schoenberg Arrangements of Pieces by Debussy, Mahler, and
Busoni



[January 31, 2005 -- New York, NY] SONOS Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Erik
Ochsner will perform salon music arranged by Arnold Schoenberg and the world
premiere of "Suite from Incidental Music to The Tempest", composed by Jean
Sibelius and arranged by Ochsner, on Thursday, March 3, 2005 (Church of the Holy
Trinity) and Saturday, March 5 (Good Shepherd Church).  Tickets for the March 3
program (including a pre-concert cocktail party) are $30 and for the uptown
March 5 program $15.  The program will also include works by Debussy, Busoni,
Sibelius, Webern, Mahler, and Torke.  The SONOS Chamber Orchestra will be joined
by mezzo-soprano Sonia Gariaeff and bass-baritone Duncan Hartman.



Though many neglected or obscure works by the great Finnish composer Jean
Sibelius (1865-1957) have been rediscovered in recent years, his incidental
music to Shakespeare's The Tempest has still never been heard outside of Finland
or Denmark, where it premiered 1925.  Sibelius, commissioned by the theatre
company, wrote approximately 66 minutes worth of fully scored orchestral music,
with chorus and soloists.  Ochsner has made an arrangement of 12 of the 37
musical numbers, including all five songs for the Ariel, sung here by San
Francisco based mezzo-soprano Sonia Gariaeff.  This SONOS performance marks not
only the world premiere of this new arrangement, but also the first time most of
this music has been heard in North America!



Erkki Salmenhaara in Finnish Music Quarterly, says that Sibelius' Tempest
".displays an astounding richness of imagination and inventive capacity, added
to which it displays features not otherwise present in his later works - not at
least drawn to the extent in which they appear here."



In Vienna, 1918, a group of friends gathered to create the Society for Private
Musical Performances.  Members of this group wanted to not only perform great
masterworks in the privacy of their own home, but also to organize concerts to
promote lesser known composers and compositions.  In this concert, SONOS
explores some of the arrangements that were made for this group by Arnold
Schoenberg.  Pieces by Busoni, a close friend of Sibelius, and Webern, a student
of Schoenberg, will round out the program.



Winner of the 2003 American Scandinavian Society's Cultural Advocacy Award,
SONOS Chamber Orchestra is a versatile group of young professional musicians
based in New York City, devoted to the performance of under-appreciated and
contemporary works. Founded in 2001, SONOS has performed at Weill Recital Hall,
Manhattan's Holy Trinity Church, Scandinavia House, Estonia House, the AIDS
Center of Queens County, and the Finnish American Chamber of Commerce.



Music Director Erik Eino Ochsner has served as Rehearsal and Assistant Conductor
for composer Tan Dun since 2002, when Erik began rehearsing the world premiere
of the opera Tea.  Other projects have taken him to Macau, Belgium, France, the
Netherlands, Japan, Korea, New York and Denver.  In 2006, Tea will travel to New
Zealand, Shanghai, Tokyo, and San Francisco.  Erik served as Assistant Conductor
of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Tan Dun's "The Map"
(2003), a multi media cello concerto, featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma.



Formerly the Assistant Conductor of the Brooklyn Philharmonic, Erik is currently
Music Director of SONOS Chamber Orchestra, in New York, which is devoted to
exploring new and often unheard

composers and compositions.  (www.sonoschamberorch.org.)  A proud dual Finnish -
American citizen, Erik was honored to be the recipient of the 2003 American
Scandinavian Society's Scandinavian Culture Advocacy Award.  Erik and SONOS have
performed six U.S. premieres of classical Finnish repertoire.   Erik also
currently tours as Assistant Conductor for Howard Shore's Lord of the Rings
Symphony.



"A memorable performance"

- Strad Magazine, January 2004, on SONOS' October 17 concert of All Finnish
string chamber music (which included 2 North American Premieres)

"SONOS . and they have begun carving out a pretty distinctive niche for
themselves doing programming that . not everybody else is doing." - John
Schaefer interviewing Erik Ochsner on Soundcheck, WNYC 93.9 FM on September 23,
2003




Program Information:

SONOS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Erik E. Ochsner, Conductor and Music Director

Sonia Gariaeff, mezzo soprano

Duncan Hartman, Bass-baritone



Claude Debussy    "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune", arranged by

     Arnold Schoenberg

Ferruccio Busoni "Berceuse élègiaque", arranged by Arnold

     Schoenberg

Jean Sibelius     World Premiere of Suite from incidental music to "The

     Tempest",   arranged by Erik Ochsner, featuring mezzo-soprano

     Sonia Gariaeff

Anton Webern      "Langsamer Satz" for string quartet

Gustav Mahler     "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen", arranged by

     Arnold Schoenberg Featuring bass-baritone Duncan Hartman

Michael Torke     "Music on the Floor (1995)"



Ticket Information:

Thursday, March 3, 2005 8:00 p.m.

Church of the Holy Trinity

316 E. 88th Street

Tickets $30

(includes pre-concert cocktail party)



Saturday, March 5, 2005 7:30 p.m.

Church of Good Shepherd

608 Isham St, at 208th Street and Broadway

Tickets $15




Tickets can be purchased at the door one half hour prior to each concert. 
Advance ticket reservations can be made by calling 212.740.0432. For more
information visit: www.sonoschamberorch.org.





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For more information contact: Beth Krakower, CineMedia Promotions, 212-533-6864
or email beth@...


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