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July 30, 2007

Barenboim on Beethoven

barenboim.jpgBarenboim on Beethoven [videorecording] : the complete piano sonatas live from Berlin : 8 concerts
     [England] : EMI Classics, c2006

DVD: M23 .B4 B37 2006


Legendary pianist, conductor, and recording artist Daniel Barenboim performs the complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle in eight concerts at Berlin's Staatsoper, one of the world's most beautiful opera houses.

Posted by Matt Jordan at 08:02 PM

July 17, 2007

High Note: UT Alumnus and Trombonist Goes to Vienna



KNOXVILLE -- Jeremy Wilson's budding career as a trombonist has hit a high note with an invitation to join the world-renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.


Jeremy Wilson
Wilson, who is from McMinnville, earned his bachelor's degree in music education and trombone performance in 2005. He won an audition in Vienna and was chosen to play second trombone as one of a few Americans to ever be in the orchestra. He will join the orchestra in September.

"Obviously, I am shocked, stunned, elated, overwhelmed and unbelievably overjoyed that I was chosen," Wilson said. "I don't know when it will sink in, but the fact is that come September I will have the honor and privilege to perform with one of the greatest orchestras in the world."

Don Hough, Wilson's trombone instructor at UT, said his former student's achievement is very impressive.

"It's huge. It just doesn't happen," said Hough, who retired in December. "People have waited 20 to 30 years to get into this orchestra."

Read more at Tennessee Today: Current News from UT at this link: http://www.utk.edu/news/article.php?id=4159

Posted by Connie Steigenga at 02:03 PM

July 12, 2007

The Concerto: A Research and Information Guide.

concertoguide.jpgLindeman, Stephan D. The Concerto: A Research and Information Guide.
     New York: Routledge, 2006.

Ref. ML128.C84 L56 2006

A research and information guide pertaining to the concerto. This guide is fairly extensive and covers general studies of the concerto genre, program notes, performance issues, concerto form, critics, and theorists, as well as composers and their concertos. Entries contain publication information as well as a short annotation.

Posted by Connie Steigenga at 09:13 AM

July 10, 2007

Monterey Jazz Festival: Forty Legendary Years

monterey.jpg>Monterey Jazz Festival [videorecording] : Forty Legendary Years
     Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1998

DVD: ML38 .M778 M64 1998


This Monterey Jazz Festival DVD, hosted by Joshua Redman and Patrice Rushen, celebrates 40 years of the annual event and includes vintage performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Dave Brubeck, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan and many others.

Posted by Matt Jordan at 06:49 PM

The Red Hot Jazz Archive: A History of Jazz before 1930.

Alexander, Scott. The Red Hot Jazz Archive: A History of Jazz
     before 1930. 2007. http://www.redhotjazz.com/

As a place to study and enjoy the music of these early jazz performers, check out this site for text, music, movies, and pictures.

Posted by Connie Steigenga at 11:38 AM

July 01, 2007

Bonnaroo 2003 - 270 Miles from Graceland

bonnaroo03.jpgJackson, Roland. 270 miles from Graceland [videorecording] : Bonnaroo 2003
     New York, NY : Sanctuary Records, p2003

DVD: M1630.18 .B655 2003


In addition to the Bonnaroo 2002 DVD, the Music Library has purchased the DVD from Bonnaroo 2003, "270 Miles from Graceland." This second annual installment of the Bonaroo Music Festival, which took place in Manchester, Tennessee, includes an eclectic display by dozens of the world's best jam-rock and roots musicians, along with footage capturing the essence of the event itself. Features live performances from the show by twenty-two of the artists and bands, including Ben Harper, Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon, Bela Fleck, Widespread Panic, My Morning Jacket, Nickel Creek, The Flaming Lips, the Allman Brothers Band, and James Brown.

Posted by Matt Jordan at 03:54 PM