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Stories for January 17, 2019

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    Rare performance of Riccardo Chailly, Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, represents the triumphant return to Verdi and Rossini / Classical Music Sentinel
     
    Posted At : January 16, 2019 4:44 PM

    2018 marks 250 years since Gioachino Rossini's death in 1868. 'Messa per Rossini' was composed in his memory by Verdi and 12 other notable Italian composers. Verdi himself composed the concluding Libera me, which he later used in his own Requiem. Conducted by Riccardo Chailly, this rare performance represents the work's triumphant return to the spiritual home of Verdi and Rossini: the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. {Decca} READ THE FULL Classical Music Sentinel REVIEW

  • Kingdom Choir seeks York singers for Barbican performance / THE PRESS
     
    Posted At : January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

    CHILDREN and youth choirs from across York are being given the opportunity to perform alongside royal wedding performers, The Kingdom Choir. The gospel group who performed the song ‘Stand By Me' at Prince Harry's wedding last May, are inviting York choirs to perform with them on May 8 at the Barbican. The choir, founded in 1994, is a group of male and female singers from London who's songs primarily focus on aspects of Christianity. Conductor Karen Gibson, said they want to help inspire the next generation. She said: "Being part of the royal wedding was such an honour and we were delighted to be part of such a prestigious national day of celebration." p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #4d4d4d; min-height: 14.0px} READ THE PRESS ARTICLE

  • Maria Schneider reflects on 'Winter Morning Walks,' before NJSO concerts / WBGO
     
    Posted At : January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

    Maria Schneider's acclaimed classical composition Winter Morning Walks began with a scrap of poetry, which reached her ears before she encountered it on the page. Schneider, a peerless composer for big band, had previously composed a classical song cycle incorporating language by the Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andade. Her vocal collaborator was the illustrious soprano Dawn Upshaw, who responded with enthusiasm to the idea of another, full-length piece. "I had remembered hearing Terry Gross interview a poet [on NPR's Fresh Air]," Schneider recalls recently, speaking by phone from her home state, Minnesota. "So I went to Barnes & Noble and literally opened up every book, because I knew if I saw just a slice of this poetry, I would know the poet." LISTEN TO WBGO INTERVIEW

  • Pablo Aslan - Contrabajo is dramatic, sweeping, intimate, jubilant / JWVIBE
     
    Posted At : January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

    One of the leading figures in traditional and contemporary tango, renowned Argentine born bassist Pablo Aslan – a Grammy and Latin Grammy award nominee - has been critically touted as the "heartbeat" of an emerging jazz-tango fusion style. The multi-talented composer and artist explains that this all at once dramatic and sweeping, jubilant yet sensually intimate collection of bass/string quartet arrangements was prompted by the suggestion of bandeonist, arranger and composer Raul Jaurena - who adds his quirky, percussive accents and dreamy improvisations to the closing track "La Cumparsita." Among the famous composers he artfully interprets are Brazilian legend Heitor Villa-Lobos, whose hypnotic "Preludio No. 1" kicks off the setand; Duke Ellington, whose "Come Sunday" is given lush, sacred reverence; and French American composer Roger Davidson, represented here by the haunting "Te Extrano Buenos Aires" and the lyrical romantic (though dark toned in spots) "Tango para Cuerdas." READ THE FULL JWVIBE ARTICLE

  • This week's BBC Music Magazine 'download' is from Carducci Quartet, Julian Bliss with 'Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A'
     
    Posted At : January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

    This week's free download is the third movement from Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A, K581. It is performed by the Carducci Quartet with clarinettist Julian Bliss and recorded for Signum Records. This is Mozart's only completed clarinet quintet and was written for the clarinettist Anton Stadler, who Mozart also wrote his Clarinet Concerto for. It was written at the end of Mozart's life, in 1789. This movement - the third - is made up of a minuet and two contrasting trios. At the time of writing, the clarinet was still quite a novel instrument, but Stadler convinced Mozart that it was worthy of attention beyond the orchestra.  'They have a wonderfully cavernous sound', writes Bayan Northcott. 'The whole reading has a pleasing impulse, balance and bloom.' CLICK HERE FOR DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

  • Alfredo Rodriguez, Pedrito Martinez juxtapose riffs at WinterJazzfest
     
    Posted At : January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

    This year, for the first time, Winter Jazzfest extended over two weekends and held a half-marathon in Greenwich Village in six venues on the first Saturday of January, followed by the full and classic two-night marathon the following weekend. After a long break, the night at SubCulture culminated in a Cuban firestorm, a mesmerizing duet of superstars from the Cuban jazz scene: Grammy-nominated pianist Alfredo Rodríguez and percussionist Pedrito Martinez. Both are lauded for their virtuosic performances, but each bring two uniquely rich worlds to the musical table. Rodriguez has the classical training of Havana's renowned and rigorous conservatories; Martinez's virtuosity emerged in the renowned Old Havana barrio of Cayo Hueso, and was forged in the sacred drumming of Cuban Santería. Together, these two masters traded and juxtaposed riffs, laughing and delighting themselves and concertgoers in the deliciousness of their musical conversation, Martinez transitioning back and forth from traditional Cuban percussion to drum set as they moved through a set that included material from their upcoming album, Duologue, as well as some Cuban standards. Those in attendance even were treated to a jazzy moment of flamenco, when Rodriguez invited vocalist/saxophonist Antonio Lizana to accompany and sing a soaring lament. READ THE FULL Downbeat REVIEW

  • DSO's Soluna Festival celebrates film scoring with Terence Blanchard / D Magazine
     
    Posted At : January 16, 2019 12:00 AM

    This morning, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra announced a four-week schedule of concerts, performances, and happenings for the fifth annual Soluna International Music & Arts Festival, which is coming from April 4 through April 28. While anchored by DSO performances, the festival aims to draw a connection from the lofty world of classical music to modern life in Dallas. There are a lot of intriguing events heading our way this April. Among the most exciting is from Grammy Award-winning trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, who will partake in two events during Soluna. On April 7, he'll appear at Alamo Drafthouse Cedars for a screening of Spike Lee's 25th Hour and an artist talk. Blanchard has written the music for all the director's films, including BlacKkKlansman, which got him another Grammy nomination. On April 9 at The Majestic Theatre, Blanchard will join choreographer Rennie Harris and Dallas-based visual artist Andrew Scott for the premiere of Caravan: A Revolution on the Road, an interdisciplinary performance focused on the role of art in racial healing. SEE THE FULL D Magazine ARTICLE

Top 10 for Jan

  • Various :

    A Day In The Life: Impressions of Pepper

     Impulse! has brought together some of the great progressive jazz musicians of our time to pay tribute to The Beatles'Sgt.
  • John Coltrane :

    1963: New Directions

     A selection of Coltrane's 1963 Impulse! recordings, derived from the original albums Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, Dear Old Stockholm, Newport ‘63 and Live at Birdland In the brief, bright arc that is the career of John Coltrane, 1963 marks a point of transition between past jazz masterpieces and future work, which would transcend the boundaries of the music itself.
  • Pablo Aslan :

    Contrabajo

     At the suggestion of bandoneonist, arranger, and composer Raúl Jaurena, I set out to create a body of work for bass and string quartet, in order to feature the bass not only as foundation and a melodic instrument, but as a driver of rhythm.
  • Cecilia Bartoli :

    Antonio Vivaldi

     Almost 20 years after her historic Vivaldi album, Cecilia Bartoli turns to the composer once again for her brand new solo recording, Antonio Vivaldi.
  • Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra :

    The Capitol Studios Sessions

     Decca Records is thrilled to reveal details of the forthcoming album from Hollywood icon Jeff Goldblum and his long-time band The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, entitled The Capitol Studios Sessions.
  • Soundtracks :

    Roma

     Sony Music, Netflix, Participant Media, and Esperanto Filmoj present the Motion Picture Soundtrack of ROMA, which is available through all digital platforms, on the same day that the film premieres on Netflix.
  • Daniel Pemberton :

    Spider-Man, Into the Spider-Verse OMPS

     Sony Music proudly announces the release of SPIDER-MAN™: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) featuring original music by multiple Golden Globe nominee Daniel Pemberton.
  • Angele Dubeau & La Pieta :

    Ovation

     Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà - Ovation.
  • Joyce DiDonato :

    Songplay

     Joyce DiDonato with Craig Terry, Charlie Porter, Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison & Lautaro Greco With her album Songplay, Joyce DiDonato takes a new and creative angle on vocal music from the Baroque and Classical periods, as well as from the 20th century.
  • Hee-Young Lim :

    French Cello Concertos w/London Symphony Orch, Yoo

     Hee-Young was appointed as the Principal Solo Cellist of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra under Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

StageBuddy top 5 songs from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' cast album

Posted: June 15, 2017 12:00 AM | By: Admin
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the new musical based on the films of the same name, as well as the book by Roald Dahl, puts audiences inside the "world of pure imagination." Starring two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle and directed by three-time Tony Award-winning director Jack O'Brien, this new musical features the beloved songs from the original film, including "Pure Imagination" and "The Candy Man," alongside a brand new score from the songwriters of Hairspray, Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, a book from David Greig and choreography from Joshua Bergasse.

Willy Wonka, world famous inventor of the Everlasting Gobstopper, has just made an astonishing announcement. His marvelous-and mysterious-factory is opening its gates…to a lucky few. That includes young Charlie Bucket, whose life definitely needs sweetening. He and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a mesmerizing, life-changing journey through Wonka's wondrous world.  

CLICK HERE FOR StageBuddy top 5 songs from new 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' cast album. Photo credit: Joan Marcus

Crossover Media Projects with Cast Albums

  • Cast Albums

    Head Over Heels

    The producers of Head Over Heels, the new musical comedy featuring the iconic songs of The Go-Go's – the most successful female rock band of all time, and Sony Masterworks Broadway today release The Original Broadway Cast Recording.  Included in the 20-track cast album is a true bonus from The Go-Go's themselves: an exclusive new recording of one of the band's most popular songs, "This Town," which marks their first studio recording in more than 17 years since their album God Bless The Go-Go's (2000). The track, produced by Scott Sigman, was recorded exclusively for the Broadway collection by members Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine and Jane Wiedlin.  The album is produced by Scott M. Riesett and Tom Kitt with co-producers Louise Gund and Christine Russell, engineered by Isaiah Abolin and Lawrence Manchester, and was recorded at the DiMenna Center in New York City on August 26-28.

  • Cast Albums

    Desperate Measures

    The Original Cast Recording from the hit musical comedy Desperate Measures is now available digitallyfrom Masterworks Broadway, with the CD set for release August 10.  With music by David Friedman (Listen to My Heart) and lyrics by Peter Kellogg (Anna Karenina), the album is produced by 7 time Grammy and Tony NomineeRobert Sher (Patti LuPone's Gypsy, Daniel Radcliffe's How To Succeed…) with liner notes by Peter Filichia.  The album is Executive Produced by Mary Cossette (The Will Rogers Follies; Woody Sez; Carol Welsman'sWhat'Cha Got Cookin'?) and Willette Klausner (The Band's Visit; Smokey Joe's Café; Latin History For Morons). Described by the Huffington Post as "a good old-fashioned musical comedy… a happy surprise of a show filled with enjoyable songs," Desperate Measures is currently playing at New World Stages in New York City and tickets are on sale at: www.DesperateMeasuresMusical.com

  • Cast Albums

    SpongeBob SquarePants - Original Cast Recording

    The Original Cast Recording of SpongeBob SquarePants – The New Musical - album features a score of original songs unlike anything Broadway has ever heard and is produced by Scott Riesett and Tom Kitt, with executive producers Scott Farthing, Doug Cohn and Susan Vargo. A special two-LP vinyl version of the recording will be released November 3, in anticipation of the show's Broadway performances which begin November 6 at the Palace Theater in New York City.

    20 TOTAL
    SYND:     NPR/First Listen
    Direct: SiriusXM
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Hartford CT, AL(Statewide)
    INTER: UK
    Online: Stage Buddy, Affinity, The Reviews Hub, Britishtheatre.com  

  • Cast Albums

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Masterworks Broadway releases the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory digitally on Friday, June 2, 2017 and on CD Friday, June 23, 2017. The album is produced by Scott Riesett ("Hairspray LIVE!," "Grease LIVE!," Catch Me If You Can).

    Broadway's Willy Wonka, Two-time Tony Award® winner Christian Borle (Willy Wonka) leads a cast of 35 that includes Tony Award® winner John Rubinstein as Grandpa Joe (Pippin), Emily Padgett as Mrs. Bucket (Side Show), Kathy Fitzgerald as Mrs. Gloop (9 to 5), F. Michael Haynie as Augustus Gloop (Wicked), Ben Crawford as Mr. Salt (Shrek), Emma Pfaeffle as Veruca Salt (Finding Neverland), Alan H. Green as Mr. Beauregarde (School of Rock), Trista Dollison as Violet Beauregarde (A Bronx Tale), Jackie Hoffman as Mrs. Teavee (On The Town), Michael Wartella as Mike Teavee (Tuck Everlasting) and introducing Jake Ryan Flynn, Ryan Foust and Ryan Sell making their Broadway debuts as Charlie Bucket, with Yesenia Ayala (Broadway Debut), Darius Barnes (Cinderella), Colin Bradbury (Come Fly Away), Jared Bradshaw (Jersey Boys), Ryan Breslin (Newsies), Kristy Cates (Finding Neverland), Madeleine Doherty (The Producers), Paloma Garcia-Lee (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812), Stephanie Gibson (Cinderella), Talya Groves (Motown), Cory Lingner (On The Town), Elliott Mattox (Broadway Debut), Monette McKay (Memphis), Kyle Taylor Parker (Kinky Boots), Paul Slade Smith (Finding Neverland), Katie Webber (Wicked), Stephen Carrasco (Fiddler on the Roof), Robin Masella (Cats), Kristin Piro (An American In Paris), Amy Quanbeck (Broadway Debut), Michael Williams (On The Town), and Mikey Winslow (On The Town).

    17 TOTAL
    SYND:     The Bill Miller Show
    Direct: SiriusXM
    Markets include: Los Angeles, Baltimore, Hartford, Rochester
    Online: Stage Buddy, BritishTheatre, Humboldt 101, Stage and Cinema, Pocketsize Theatre Blog  

  • Cast Albums

    Dreamgirls - Original London Cast Recording

    Masterworks Broadway proudly announces the release of the highly anticipated Original London Cast Recording of Dreamgirls.  The new double album will be available via online retailers and streaming services April 28 (preorder live April 14), with the 2-CD set following May 12. Recorded live in its entirety at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End, the album captures the on-stage exhilaration of the original cast, the 14-piece band and audience. Dreamgirls' legendary score features the unforgettable songs "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," "I Am Changing," "Listen" and "One Night Only."

    24 TOTAL
    SYND:     Sixty Second CD, The Bill Miller Show, CBC
    Direct: SiriusXM
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Baltimore, Houston, Long Island, Hartford CT, AL(Statewide)
    INTER: Canada, UK
    Online: Urban Cinefile, The Stage Review, Humboldt 101, Affinity Magazine, Britishtheatre.com

  • Cast Albums

    Hello, Dolly!

    Masterworks Broadway proudly announces the release of The New Broadway Cast Recording of Hello, Dolly! starring three-time Grammy Award-winning legend Bette Midler as Dolly Gallagher Levi. Produced by multiple-Grammy Award® winner Steven Epstein, with a cast of 37 and 28 musicians, the album will be released May 12, 2017 and is available for preorder now. The Broadway revival of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's masterpiece Hello, Dolly! is directed by four-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle, Hello, Dolly! is playing at Broadway's Shubert Theatre.

    10 NEW  38 TOTAL
    SYND:     Radio DeLuxe, Sixty Second CD, The Bill Miller Show, CBC
    Direct: SiriusXM, MOOD - Spafax
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Baltimore, Albuquerque, Long Island, AL(Statewide), SC(Statewide), IA(Statewide)
    Online: Urban Cinefile, The Stage Review, Humboldt 101

  • Cast Albums

    Groundhog Day

    Masterworks Broadway and Broadway Records proudly announce the release of Groundhog Day The Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording. Produced by Chris Nightingale, Tim Minchin, and Michael Croiter, the album is available digitally beginning today, April 21 and on CD, May 12. The Broadway premiere of Groundhog Day, the Olivier Award-winning new musical featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and a book by Danny Rubin, and directed by Matthew Warchus, is now playing at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street), after opening earlier this week to rave reviews.

    14 TOTAL
    SYND:     Sixty Second CD, The Bill Miller Show
    Direct: SiriusXM
    Markets include: New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Baltimore
    Online: Stage Buddy, BritishTheatre, Humboldt 101