PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) - Former Czech President Vaclav Havel opened the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Velvet Revolution with a concert attended by celebrities. Underground rocker Lou Reed, soprano Renee Fleming and folk singer Joan Baez performed to a crowd of about 500 gathered at 13th-century church in downtown Prague. Baez performed "We Shall Overcome" in both Czech and English to massive applause by...
The 12th year of the World The 12th year of KHAMORO in 2010!
Romano
Romano
Prague, 2.2.2010, 13:01, (ROMEA) Khamoro 2008 - Úvod The 12th year of the World Roma festival Khamoro will be held from 24th till 29th of May in Prague, the organizers are NGO Slovo 21 and Studio Production Saga. During...
Oakland symphony's tribute as varied as Armenia
San Fransisco Chronicle
San Fransisco Chronicle
A concert program devoted to the music of one national tradition is likely to follow several easily foreseen tracks. There will be works that have made it into the mainstream repertoire, there will be expressions of...
Classical music review: DSO, guest conductor make a persuasive case for little-known 'Má vlast'
The Dallas Morning News
The Dallas Morning News
I admit it: I wasn't sure how Bedrich Smetana's Má vlast (My Fatherland) would work as a whole orchestral concert. Plenty of others must have had their doubts - and/or been deterred by the chilly rain - judging from...
Scorpions see fantastic future ahead with two-year 'farewell tour'
Knox News
Knox News
The Scorpions There are no comments yet. Click here to start the conversation! E-mail story Printer friendly Is this the best Grammy can offer? My Morning Jacket returning to road with Preservation Hall Jazz Band Taylor...
Everything Works Out For Owen Pallett
Chart Magazine
Chart Magazine
There's a line in the epic song "Oh Heartland, Up Yours!" from Owen Pallett's radiant new album, Heartland, which reads "If I only had a rowboat/I would row it up to heaven/But if heaven will not have me,...
The Arts Are Global XIII-Within Temptation, One of the World's Most Popular 'Indie' Bands.
Newsvine
Newsvine
The fact that so many of my friends here in Iowa and around the country STILL haven't heard of this Band is amazing. I would remedy that here and now. I've listened to Within Temptation for over five years. The first...
Golden ticket in October air at Wexford
Irish Times
Irish Times
ARTSCAPE:�THE ARTS COUNCIL yesterday wrote to its clients about its grants for 2010. But one of those clients, Wexford Festival Opera, seems to have had a tip-off, writes Michael Dervan�. The festival is in an upbeat...



