Jean Madeira News
singer (1918-1972)
- mezzo-soprano
- United States of America
- opera singer
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2019-10-27 13:54:45
New Horizons Band of Cincinnati has a proud history. Today, the band will celebrate 20 years in a special concert, 3 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 8221 Miami Ave. in Madeira. The group started in 1999 with about six musicians, launched by Pete Metzger, the organization’s first musical director. Metzger’s background includes playing […]
2019-09-28 09:52:11
From folk-song and jazz to singing at Royal weddings: I meet members of The Queen's Six
[…] to sing Evensong daily (except Wednesdays) with two services on Sunday. Because the boys get school holidays, the men have a similar commitment which means that the group's touring is restricted to holidays and Wednesdays. And in fact, eight or ten times a year they go off somewhere on Wednesday morning, sing in the evening and return the following day in time for Evensong at St George's Chapel. They have gone as far afield as Madeira, Croatia and Bayreuth in this fashion, and on a Wednesday at the beginning of October are off to Belgrade. They have also been known to fit concerts in after Evensong, but logistics here can be a bit tight.Despite this close working relationship, the members of the group all get on and describe themselves as 'best mates'. And they are now experienced enough to be able to deal with the tensions that inevitably arise when […]
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Faces of classical music
2018-07-18 10:56:00
Sofia Gubaidulina: Et Exspecto – José Valente (HD 1080p)
[…] PJM 2014, he got the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth prize (EMCY) and one Bolsa Gulbenkian from Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. He was the first soloist accordionist to receive the EMCY prize. He also won the 3rd prize at the international competition Accordion Coupe Mondiale, in Scotland (2008, chamber music category). He has performed with Orquestra de Cordas de "G.B. Pergolesi" Conservatório de Fermo, Orquestra de Câmara de Cascais e Oeiras, Orquestra Clássica da Madeira, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orquestra Sinfónica Metropolitana and Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, under the baton of the great conductors Cesário Costa, Daniele Giulio Moles, Nikolay Lalov, Pedro Carneiro and Olari Elts. He attended master classes led by renowned accordionists, including Claudio Jacomucci, Frédéric Deschamps, Friedrich Lips, Geir Draugsvoll, Mika Väyrynen, Paulo Jorge Ferreira, Vojin Vasovic and Yuri Shishkin. He has performed concerts abroad the country, particularly in Casa da Música, Centro Cultural de […]
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Faces of classical music
2018-07-15 00:09:00
Sofia Gubaidulina: De Profundis – José Valente (HD 1080p)
[…] PJM 2014, he got the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth prize (EMCY) and one Bolsa Gulbenkian from Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. He was the first soloist accordionist to receive the EMCY prize. He also won the 3rd prize at the international competition Accordion Coupe Mondiale, in Scotland (2008, chamber music category). He has performed with Orquestra de Cordas de "G.B. Pergolesi" Conservatório de Fermo, Orquestra de Câmara de Cascais e Oeiras, Orquestra Clássica da Madeira, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Orquestra Sinfónica Metropolitana and Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, under the baton of the great conductors Cesário Costa, Daniele Giulio Moles, Nikolay Lalov, Pedro Carneiro and Olari Elts. He attended master classes led by renowned accordionists, including Claudio Jacomucci, Frédéric Deschamps, Friedrich Lips, Geir Draugsvoll, Mika Väyrynen, Paulo Jorge Ferreira, Vojin Vasovic and Yuri Shishkin. He has performed concerts abroad the country, particularly in Casa da Música, Centro Cultural de […]
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