John Kaul, former Minnesota lobbyist, opens envelope art exhibit
An exhibit of John Kaul’s artwork is on display at the Groveland Gallery; he'll speak there on Thursday.
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Why today's musicians are getting Gershwin's masterpiece wrong
At the turn of 1924, all of musical New York was agog at the prospect of an “Experiment in Modern Music”. The venue was the exceedingly plush Aeolian Hall, and the famous Paul Whiteman Band was performing. It wasn’t quite the first experiment in combining jazz and classical music – Whiteman had recently caused a stir by mingling songs from modernist composers such as Schoenberg, Milhaud and Bartok with jazz songs by Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern and Gershwin.
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Rhapsody in Blue at 100: who is getting Gershwin's masterpiece wrong
We must give up on authenticity and encourage pianists and conductors to play fast and loose with the score, the way they used to
Source: telegraph.co.uk
A Century of Rhapsody in Blue | The Saturday Evening Post
This month marks the 100th anniversary of a landmark piece that brought jazz and classical music lovers together.
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10 of the Best Things to Do in San Diego This Weekend: Feb. 8-11
Ring in the Lunar New Year in City Heights, dance to bayou blues at Mardi Gras Mambo, and get moving at the Cardiff Kook Run
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