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Album reviews

Masterful String Intensity by Kittel & Co.

Angel Romero June 11, 2018 No Comments BluegrasscelloCeltic musicguitarJeremy KittelJosh PinkhamKittel & Co.mandolinNathaniel SmithQuinn BachandSarah JaroszSimon Chrisman.dulcimerviolaviolinwestern classical music

Kittel & Co. – Whorls (Compass Records, 2018) Whorls is the debut album of a superb string band led by fiddler Jeremy Kittel, who was…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Camerata Romeu

Angel Romero April 27, 2018 No Comments Camerata RomeuCubaCuban musicwestern classical music

Camerata Romeu is a renowned all-female chamber music ensemble founded in 1993 by the Fundación Pablo Milanes. It’s led by Zenaida Romeu, one of the…

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Artist Profiles: Arturo Sandoval

Angel Romero April 25, 2018 1 Comment Arturo SandovalCubaCuban musicJazzpoptrumpetwestern classical music

Arturo Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small village in the province of Havana, Cuba on November 6, 1949. Arturo started playing music at age…

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Artist Profiles: Xu Ke

Angel Romero April 15, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuwestern classical musicXu Ke

Xu Ke was born in 1960 in Nanjing, China. He received his B.M. in 1982 with honor from the Department of National Music at the…

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Artist Profiles: Min Xiao-Fen

Angel Romero April 14, 2018 1 Comment ChinaChinese musicMin Xiao-Fenpipawestern classical music

Min Xiao-Fen is a virtuoso on the pipa. She was a pipa soloist for the Nanjing, National Music Orchestra, and was winner of numerous Pipa…

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Artist Profiles: Olivier Demers

Angel Romero March 31, 2018 No Comments CanadaCanadian musicOlivier DemersQuebecois musicviolinwestern classical music

Olivier Demers is an accomplished violin player and multi-instrumentalist with a history in classical and Quebecois folk music. He has performed with L’Orchestre des Jeunes…

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Artist Profiles: Paulo Bellinati

Angel Romero March 11, 2018 No Comments BrazilBrazilian musicguitarPaulo Bellinatiwestern classical music

Artist Profiles: Paulo Bellinati was born September 22, 1950 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He has long been recognized as one of Brazil’s top contemporary guitarists…

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Artist Profiles: Anima

Angel Romero February 22, 2018 No Comments AnimaBrazilBrazilian musicwestern classical music

Anima – Musica Mundana Humana Et Instrumentalis Ensemble has been performing since 1992, mixing the simplicity of popular culture and the refinement of classical culture.…

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Artist profiles: Savourna Stevenson

Angel Romero December 1, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicharpSavourna StevensonScotlandScottish musicUnited Kingdomwestern classical music

Savourna Stevenson has been a leading figure in the renaissance of the Celtic harp in Scotland. An outstanding virtuoso and inspiring performer, she has pushed…

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Events

Nigel Kennedy to Perform Pieces from his Album “My World” at the 22nd Summer Jazz Festival on July 12 in Cracow

Wojciech Rubis June 11, 2017 1 Comment KlezmerNigel Kennedyviolinwestern classical musicworld music

  One could say both: Poland is lucky to be loved by Nigel Kennedy and Nigel Kennedy is lucky to be loved by Poland. Polish…

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