Music News @ the Library

News of interest to Columbia College Chicago's Music faculty and students and anyone interested in music-related news. Brought to you by the Columbia College Library.

Friday, January 4, 2008

Oscar Peterson, 1925 - 2007

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Oscar Peterson , whose dazzling piano playing made him one of the most popular jazz artists in history, died on Sunday night at his home in ...

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

NPR Music site launched

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The halls of National Public Radio are abuzz after the launch of the new NPR Music site. Today, NPR and twelve (12) public radio partners ...

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Arnold Schoenberg Center in Vienna

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From The New Yorker's Alex Ross : "In a handsome twist of fate, [ Arnold Schoenberg ] the most famously difficult composer of the t...

Monday, October 22, 2007

Movies' Unforgettable Music

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Danny Elfman has created the music for dozens of movies and TV shows, from Tim Burton's Batman to The Simpsons. But when NPR asked the...

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Eric Clapton Looks Back at His Blues Roots

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Eric Clapton has been reinventing himself musically for more than 40 years. But the strong pulse of the Blues has powered his guitar playi...

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Backstage at Lyric

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A new series called "Backstage at Lyric" from the Lyric Opera of Chicago features in-depth interviews with the singers, conductor...

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Two Musicians win MacArthur grants

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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced the winners of the MacArthur fellowships . The fellowships, or "genius awar...

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