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Music places from North Germany have now been added to the MusicAtlas. This makes Germany complete! Organ lovers will enjoy this addition, as there are many important organs to be found in these parts. The famous organ builder Arp Schnitger was born here, and many of his organs can be found in North-West Germany. The information about the organs was collected by Dutch organ expert Jan Bogaarts. Further there is information about composers like Brahms, Weber, Weill, Distler, Loewe, C.P.E. Bach, and many more.
You can download the MusicAtlas information for Venice, Italy, for free. Go to the download page for more information. These geographical data about composers and classical music can be used, e.g., in your GPS, Google Earth, or other geographical application.
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- Charles Ives award for James Matheson
(10 January 2012)The Charles Ives Living award, a prize organized by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was won by Brooklyn-based composer James Matheson. An award of $200,000 over a two-year period, is included in the prize.
According to the academy, the award is intended to free the recipient "from the need to devote his or her time to any employment other than music composition." The winner "agrees to forgo all salaried employment during the award period [but] there is no restriction on accepting composition commissions."
A new violin concerto by Matheson was premiered by the Chicago Symphony last month, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.
[Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com]
- Kravis Prize for New Music to Dutilleux
(9 January 2012)The inaugural recipient of the Kravis Prize for New Music at the New York Philharmonic is Henri Dutilleux. The French composer received the prize a month ago. It was given to him for his demonstrated interest in fostering new music, as well as for his lasting contributions to the symphony orchestra repertoire.
With his assistance of Henri Dutilleux the New York Philharmonic will select three other composers, with whom he will share the proceeds. Each of these composers will write a work to be performed by the Orchestra in his honor. Names and the performance dates will be announced at a later date.
[source france.broadwayworld.com]
- Grétry work rediscovered
(6 January 2012)An opera written by the Belgian composer André-Modeste Grétry has been rediscovered. The stage work, called L'Officier de Fortune, has never been performed, not even his Grétry's lifetime.
The opera - one of the more than 60 Grétry wrote - was known to exist, but had never been found. Next year will be the 200th anniversary of Grétry's death. The opera is being edited to make it possible to stage it in 2013.
[Source: www.rtbf.be]
- Legacy gift of over $14 million from Ann Southam
(26 October 2011)A legacy gift of $14 million of Canadian composer Ann Southam, who died in November 2010, is given to The Canadian Women's Foundation. This public foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls.
President and CEO of Canadian Women's Foundation, Beverley Wybrow, said: "She was involved with the Foundation for more than 12 years, as a donor, volunteer, and a spokesperson on behalf of strategic philanthropy benefiting women and girls."
[Source: www.digitaljournal.com]
- Handel Medallion for Sondheim
(10 October 2011)According to the The New York Times, Stephen Sondheim will receive New York City’s highest prize for achievement in the arts: The Handel Medallion.
On 1 November Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Alec Baldwin will hand out the award to Mr. Sondheim at a ceremony at Alice Tully Hall.
[Source: artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com]
- David Bedford (74) dies of lung cancer
(10 October 2011)On 1 October the versatile composer David Bedford died of lung cancer.
After studies with e.g. Luigi Nono he composed avant garde music, but in the late 60s he also moved into pop music. Bedford was involved in the first performance of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, and orchestrated the work for a further album, The Orchestral Tubular Bells (1975).
His was also fascinated by astronomy. Many of his compositions have titles that are inspired by that science.
His music has always remained somewhat experimental, though it was also lyrical.
[Source: www.guardian.co.uk]