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Songs of hope to fill National Museum for Canberra International Music Festival

Canberra vocal group Luminescence will perform the Red Dirt Hymns at the National Museum of Australia. Photo: Hillary Wardaugh. A highlight at this year’s Canberra International Music Festival in May is bound to be the world premiere of Red Dirt Hymns – 16 Australian songs of hope – performed by local vocal group Luminescence. Only celebrated composer and broadcaster Andrew Ford knows how the performance at the National Museum of […]

todayApril 14, 2024 1

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Check Out Big South Fork National River And Recreation Area’s Spring Planting And Music Festival

Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area celebrates its 24th annual Spring Planting and Music Festival in late April/NPS fileThe dulcet sounds of dulcimers, the earthy smell of an overturned field ready for spring planting, backwoods crafts and more will greet travelers who attend Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area's 24th annual Spring Planting and Music Festival on Saturday, April 27. This festival celebrates the Appalachian way […]

todayMarch 31, 2024 1

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A new national music festival is coming to Tampa

Tampa Bay loves a music festival, and a new one is coming to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa this spring. The Breakaway Music Festival showcases artists and DJs in the dance music genre with headliners Illenium, Kaskade, Zedd and Sofi Tukker (DJ set). It’s happening April 26-27.Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at breakawayfestival.com. Packages include two-day general admission, VIP, Ultra VIP, Space Deck Terrace and Space Deck […]

todayFebruary 1, 2024 2

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KICD digitises, monetises national drama and Kenya Music Festival performances

The Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) has implemented the presidential directive to digitise and monetise the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival (KNDFF) and Kenya Music Festival (KMF) performances. This was announced on Saturday by KICD CEO Prof Charles Ong'ondo during a two-day national adjudicators workshop held at KICD in Nairobi. This is meant to generate income for participants, teachers and content creators whose productions are to be showcased […]

todayJanuary 14, 2024

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Music festival in Bromsgrove scoops national award

A BROMSGROVE music festival has been ranked the best grassroots event in the country at a recent awards ceremony. The Breaking Bands Festival was nominated for three accolades at the UK Festival Awards and was crowned the ‘Best Grassroots Festival’. Jay McGuire and Stacey Roberts, festival directors, were overjoyed to win The Grassroots category because it reflects the ethos of the Breaking Bands event. Jay said: “The award is […]

todayJanuary 6, 2024 3

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Nakoda Elementary wins CBC national music contest

The school’s three grade 5 classes came together to cover Drake’s “Passionfruit” for the CBC’s “Music Class Challenge.” Grade 5 students at Nakoda Elementary School in Morley have won the CBC’s national “Music Class Challenge,” and brought home some much appreciated prize money for the school’s music program. Music teacher Drew Van Allen said his students winning the prize was less about the financial benefit and more about having pride […]

todayDecember 17, 2023 3

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Denver, Colorado Local Bands That Went National

One look at the Colorado Music Hall of Fame’s list of past inductees makes it clear that music made in this state, particularly over the last five decades, has captured listeners around the nation and the world. There are the likes of Philip Bailey and Larry Dunn, who went on to join Earth, Wind & Fire; legendary singer-songwriters Judy Collins and John Denver; jazz artists Bill Frisell, Dianne Reeves and Ron […]

todayDecember 11, 2023 1

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Live Music in Chicago – Stephen O’Malley and François J. Bonnet/Support from Michael Vallera; Bohemian National Cemetery – Avant Music News

What’s better than a cold December night spent in the circular confines of the Ceremony Hall of a 110 year old Bohemian Crematorium? What’s better than listening to the invocations, and experiencing the evocations of two world class sound artisans? When one is layered on top of the other the answer can only be… nothing! The domed, circular space, complete with images and symbols of unknown fraternal and/or patriotic origins […]

todayDecember 11, 2023 4

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National Academy of Music to Host Concert Dedicated to Cultural and Folk Diversity of Bulgaria

The Goethe Institut and the Prof. Pancho Vladigerov National Academy of Music will present a concert dedicated to the cultural and folk diversity of Bulgarian traditional music on December 14, the organizers of the Goethe Institut said. The event is part of the "Present Past" project launched in 2022 within the initiative of the Goethe institutes in Southeastern Europe, which is focused on the rich cultural heritage of the region. […]

todayDecember 4, 2023 2

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