Scott Joplin

Van Dyke Parks, Tom McDermott at McCabe's on March 30

2013-03-28 07:00:00

Pop music renaissance man Van Dyke Parks, fresh off an enthusiastically reviewed trip to Australia, has returned to his longtime home in Southern California and will play two shows on Saturday, March 30, at McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica. He&...

Benjamin Britten suffered from syphilis, says new biography

2013-01-21 08:00:00

A new biography of Benjamin Britten being published in Britain to commemorate the late composer's 100th birthday contends that he suffered from syphilis�and that he may have contracted the venereal disease in his 20s. "Benjamin Britten: A Life in the...

Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music

2012-08-08 00:00:00

When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...

Pasadena Pops' Marvin Hamlisch just wants to have fun

2011-08-05 00:00:00

In spite of a few shiny awards for his mantel — three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony and a little prize named for some guy called Pulitzer — there's still plenty of ham in Marvin Hamlisch, who takes the stage at Pasadena Pops on...

Major festivals, events around the world

2006-01-22 00:00:00

Here is a selected list of events for 2006. For more information on an event, plug its name into your favorite search engine. All dates and events are subject to change, so check before going. February Ottawa: Winterlude, Feb. 3-19 (weekends). The...

Phoenix: It's not L.A.'s generic equivalent

2005-03-20 00:00:00

Call me an L.A. snob, but Phoenix has always struck me as a land of "a's." Establishments that sound natural with that article in front — a Quiznos, a Safeway, a Mobil station — grace every corner, amid sand-colored low-rise condos and the...

'Principals at the Mezz': Casually classical is OK by me

2013-02-26 19:55:00

Stop me if you've heard this one: So Mozart, Maurice Ravel and Scott Joplin walk into a cocktail lounge… OK, the famed composers weren't at downtown nightspot The Mezz on Tuesday night in the flesh — but their compositions were. The Orlando...

Martin Luther King Jr. Lived On at St. Luke's Church Monday, with Classical Strings and Steel Drums

2013-01-23 14:26:00

Other cities may have had stuff like inaugurations and parades, but nothing can overpower Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in New Haven. Especially when you place some open-minded violinists in the midst of steel-drum thumpers. The MLK holiday in New...

Intimate Apparel

2012-11-13 16:30:12

"Intimate Apparel" wears well. The Pasadena Playhouse revival of Lynn Nottage's award-winning 2003 drama, set at the turn of the century, boasts first and foremost a luminous lead performance by Vanessa Williams. In addition, artistic director Sheldon...

The Valley Line: A summer of song and remembrance

2012-08-25 16:50:00

Hallelujah, on Wednesday morning I awoke to a cool and refreshing beginning to the day. At last the oppressive heat wave we had been experiencing had broken. I know that our hot days are only at bay for a little while, but what a delight it was to...

On the Town: Dancing up a storm at the Ford

2012-08-21 16:26:00

While some had no choice but to stand due to a sell-out, standing-room-only house, even those with seats at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre took to their feet in a standing ovation following the Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre’s “Dance in the...

Epic movie themes featured at Sunday vesper concert in Bay View

2012-07-27 07:40:00

BAY VIEW -- The Sunday Sunset Vesper Series at Bay View continues at 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, in Hall auditorium with a program called Epic Movie Themes, featuring composers that include John Williams, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi, Scott...

A parent watches fifth-grade student Robert Staron, 11, (center) as Ray Charles and Albert Salvi, 10 (right) come to life as Scott Joplin after pressing the activate button on his guitar at Fremont Elementary School in Mundelein , Ill. where students portrayed famous African-Americans in their own

2009-02-18 00:00:00