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by azel45 | May 31, 2012

Clever Marketing

Symphony Orchestras are going through a rough time. Ticket sales are diminishing and with a greying audience they are feeling the need to get some fresh blood in the seats. To do this, some orchestras are resorting to some really … Continue reading →

Some More Staff Picks by Alex

Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky This collection puts together a huge amount of Stravinsky’s work. What I like about it is that every group either features Stravinsky as a soloist or as the conductor. The result is a series of recordings that … Continue reading →

Helen’s Staff Picks

Radiohead - Kid A (CD 4176) & the Bends (CD 2324) This group will CHANGE YOUR LIFE…forever. Marimolin - Combo Platter (CD 9350) I had to add one saxophone album to the mix…I played Combo Platter for my junior recital, it’s a great piece, hard to play, sometimes … Continue reading →

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by hw4913a | April 24, 2012

New Arrivals: April 24

New American masters. Vol.4 — Palisades Virtuosi (CD 9679) Doctor Atomic Symphony — John Adams (CD 9680) Walk, Don’t Run! — Johnny Smith (CD 9681) The best of the Capitol masters — Les Paul with Mary Ford (CD 9682) Turtle … Continue reading →

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by truongkt | April 13, 2012

Did you know?

You probably didn’t. Here are five obscure but interesting music-related facts about Friday the 13th: 1. Black Sabbath released their eponymous album in the UK on February 13th, 1970. 2. Tupac was pronounced dead on September 13th, 1996. 3. (Only) … Continue reading →

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by asjanedoes | April 13, 2012

The Highly Anticipated Staff Picks by Johanna

I know that my last staff picks post offered some great CDs but this time around, the CDs will be even better, hopefully. Here we go! Stokowski Encores – This recording is as exciting as it gets, just the pieces … Continue reading →

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by shaynablass | April 5, 2012

Upcoming events to check out!

Hello World!! Here are some interesting events that are happening @ AU and around DC. You might find some new music you like! Linden String Quartet Join the Department of Performing Arts and the Linden String Quartet for a concert … Continue reading →

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by shaynablass | March 29, 2012

Earl Scruggs 1924-2012

Earl Scruggs is known as one of the best banjo players of all time. He started his career off playing with Bill Monroe’s band in the mid 40′s, The Bluegrass Boys. He led quite an interesting life and really introduced … Continue reading →

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by eg4448b | March 3, 2012

Thrillcall: you aid for live shows in DC

There are so many concerts going on in the Metro DC area that it’s hard to keep track of everything. Thrillcall is an online calendar resource where you can find information about all the music events in DC. You can … Continue reading →

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by robertjsheehan | February 16, 2012

Music About Presidents

In honor of Presidents’ Day we have found music that is all about presidents! James Brown, “Funky President” James Brown’s tune is about the decidedly unfunky Gerald Ford, whose propensity was for falling down rather than getting down. Brown paid … Continue reading →

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