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Bill Cahn Presents Workshops in Ontario
While NEXUS was in Windsor, Ontario to perform two of Bill’s compositions – “THE BIRDS” and “KEBJAR-BALI” – with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra on October 3, Bill presented two workshops for students at the University of Windsor. On October 1, Bill gave a two-hour “Creative Music Making” workshop for 18 students in the Contemporary Music class […]
Sean Kennedy Performs for Youth in Horsham, PA
Vic Firth Education Team Member Sean J. Kennedy and singer-songwriter Anthony Viscounte recently performed for kindergarten and Pre-K classes in Horsham, PA. Sean and Anthony performed a handful of Beatles tunes and originals, in addition to the fan-favorite “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”. In between some of the selections, Sean taught the kids the difference between […]
Simon & Garfunkel Confirm Sole 2010 U.S. Gig at New Orleans Jazz Festival
Simon & Garfunkel have been added to the first weekend of this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, marking the lone U.S. performance the legendary duo will make in 2010. The pair will perform on Saturday, April 24th, the second day of the festival, which runs until May 2nd. Simon is a vet of […]
News Ticker: “Alice in Wonderland,” U2’s “Spider-Man,” Joanna Newsom, eMusic
The track list for Almost Alice, the March 2nd soundtrack to Tim Burton’s anticipated Alice in Wonderland, has been revealed by MySpace: Robert Smith’s solo track “Very Good Advice,” plus songs by Franz Ferdinand, Wolfmother and Mark Hoppus with Pete Wentz appear on the disc. According to the New York Post, Bono and the Edge’s […]
“American Idol” Returns: Live Blogging Season Nine’s Debut
Paula Abdul? Gone! Simon Cowell? Nearly gone. Kelly Clarkson? Sings “Already Gone.” Tonight, to mark the return of the ninth season of the in-flux American Idol, Rolling Stone will be following the action as it happens in our first live blog of the new decade. The auditions begin in Boston, where Victoria Beckham (a.k.a. “Posh” […]