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Anniversary song tells of chorus's ability
When the Orange County Women's Chorus commissioned Kirke Mechem to compose a piece to celebrate their 15th anniversary, he gave them "We Can Sing That" — a song about how the choir can perform any kind of music effortlessly. If Mechem had titled...
Tags: Music, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Jane Austen
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Making a difference on the dance floor
When Salwa Rizkalla's father signed her up for ballet lessons, she went to class begrudgingly.
But those lessons set the 10-year-old on a path to grandeur, first as a professional ballet dancer and later as a teacher.
The artistic director of...Tags: National Government, Arts and Culture, Arts, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment
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A bangin' time for dads, kids
Grant Sevdayan has a one-day opening for an anvil player with the Huntington Beach Symphony Orchestra. No experience is necessary, and no audition will be required.
Sevdayan, the musical director of the nonprofit orchestra that launched two years ago,...Tags: Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Giuseppe Verdi, Father's Day, Vincent de Paul
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Greer's OC: Get a cut, help Japan
In response to the recent tsunami and earthquake in Japan, Marinello Schools of Beauty is holding a Japan Relief Cut-A-Thon in Huntington Beach through Saturday. The school will offer $5 haircuts; all proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross for...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Social Issues, Burritos, Minivans and Vans, Elie Tahari
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Greer's OC: A week of perfect prix fixe
Foodies will love the return of Orange County Restaurant Week starting Sunday through March 5. They capped off the restaurants this year to 100 — to keep it even more special. It's a great week to try new restaurants — the list is perfect...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Rhinoplasty, Europe, Arcade Fire (music group), Pita Bread
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They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too
Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...
Tags: James Conlon, Arts and Culture, Whitney Houston, Leonard Bernstein, Marin Alsop
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Kinsley: For love of 'Downton Abbey'
As an Anglophile, I'm as pathetic as the next chap. My idea of a good time is to be in London, drinking at lunch with some well-lubricated British journalist friends, stumbling out when it's getting dark, tea at a fancy hotel and then theater in the...
Tags: Maggie Smith, Los Angeles Times, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Dustin Hoffman
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Dance party
Jim Powers ballroom dance party will be Friday from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Maugansville Ruritan Club building. Admission costs $4 per person. This month is the annual Christmas party. For more information, call 301-739-9424. Chime players On...
Tags: Music, Music Theater, Arts and Culture, Restless Leg Syndrome, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation
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Pish-Tush, this 'Mikado' is a glorious circus
A few innovative theaters have started offering child care somewhere in their building. But for its outrageously enjoyable and inclusive new take on "The Mikado," The Hypocrites upped the ante in a way that would have made old W.S. Gilbert and Arthur...
Tags: Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Arthur Sullivan, Arts and Culture, Wicker Park, Bars and Clubs
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'Gangnam Style' by Psy gets opera style treatment
With more than 1 billion YouTube hits, "Gangnam Style" by the Korean singer Psy is the most popular music video of the year. It has been imitated, parodied and re-purposed by fans around the world. It has been remixed in many different musical styles,...
Tags: Ai Weiwei, James Conlon, Music, Popular Music (genre), Social Media
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The year of John Cage
Once, when asked how he thought history would consider his work, John Cage responded that he had made so much, getting rid of it all would be very difficult. Twenty years after his death he has been spectacularly proven right. This year marked the 100th...
Tags: Germany, Arts and Culture, University of California, Los Angeles, Philosophy, Festive Events
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New Carlos Rubio novel contains intrigue
Name: Carlos Rubio Age: 68 City in which you reside: Martinsburg, W.Va. Day job: I taught at Shepherd in the English and Language Department from 2001 to 2009. At the moment I work with the Education Department as a student teacher supervisor. Book...
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