The Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA has named Michael Beckerman as its new dean. Beckerman is a proper scholar, probably the foremost non-Czech expert on the life and works of Antonin Dvorak.
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Buster Keaton, who died 70 years ago today, was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker best known for his silent films in the 20s where he pioneered a unique form of physical comedy. He […]
Almost a hundred musicians have rallied overnight to petition the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam to reverse its ban on two concerts this week by the Jerusalem Quartet. The concerts were called off ‘to gurantee the safety […]
We learn from 4barsrest that Kaitlin Wild has been appointed Principal Second Trumpet with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. She is also a member of Onyx Brass and Septura Brass Ensemble and has freelanced […]
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