Kimmel Center Blog - January 2006 Archives

January 2006

Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company, Sunday, January 29th (08:36) - Since coming to the Kimmel Center, I've learned that flamenco is much more than just dance—there's the singing, guitar and band. Paco Peña's ensemble brings all three, especially virtuosic guitar playing, to Verizon Hall on Sunday. Peña's show, called A... | 3 Comments
Gary Burton Generations Quartet with Brad Mehldau, Friday, January 27th (08:29) - The next generation of jazz superstars, with current legend Gary Burton and pianist Brad Mehldau, take the stage on Friday. Our haiku contest winners were in the audience, and I hope they'll give us their review of the show. Don't... | 2 Comments

Happy Birthday Wolfgang (12:18) - If you weren't sure what Google was celebrating with this artwork today, here is a page to remind you.... | 0 Comments

Broadway Juniors (11:28) - The Kimmel Center's Broadway series and The Gershman Y hosted MTI's Broadway Junior on Tour, Afterschoolsical Special January 18,19, 20.... | 0 Comments
Open Thread (09:39) - I'm moving this topic up because of a new comment about choral music in Philadelphia. Feel free to comment on anything else that's on your mind.... | 10 Comments

Cullum at the Kimmel?! (16:42) - Ladies and Gentlemen! Six simple words for you: Jamie Cullum at the Kimmel Center! When you might ask? March 27, 2005 Time? 8:30pm Where? Verizon Hall Tickets? On Sale Now! This 26-year-old crooning prodigy from Great Britain has been... | 1 Comments

Mozart: Reloaded, January 21st (16:00) - It would have been Mozart's 250th birthday this January. Even though he didn't live that long, his music has. Tonight's performance, featuring all kinds of artists from the Philadelphia area, is a tribute and a re-examination of Wolfgang Amadeus.... | 4 Comments

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra with Leif Ove Andsnes, January 17th (08:49) - With a program heavy on Mozart, to honor his 250th birthday, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra led by Leif Ove Andsnes demonstrated the lasting impact of these iconic composers. Despite the heavy winds and storm outsides, did you make it to... | 0 Comments

Haiku Contest/Gary Burton concert WINNER!!!!! (09:41) - ...and the winner is...well...the judges deliberated throughout the weekend, deadlocked at times, bickering over who had the best form, most original thought, etc...and after being sequestered in the jury room for more 40 hours without access to the media or...

The Black Watch and the Welsh Guards, January 15th (12:00) - The word to describe the sound of bagpipes is "skirl." It's a great word to say with a tremendously affected Scots accent; I encourage you to try it at home. Or, if you were able to get to the Kimmel... | 3 Comments

4th Annual Martin Luther King Tribute Concert, January 12th (13:31) - This afternoon in Perelman Theater, the Kimmel Center Education department gathered local performance groups to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King. Performers included the Girard Academic Music Program Concert Choir, Philadanco's apprentice company, D/2, vocalist Keven Moreno and... | 2 Comments
For the Ladies (09:22) - Watch out. Ladies with talent are on the scene and flooding the air waves and print pubs with well deserved publicity (rather than their scantily clad peers). Case in point the young percussionist known as Suphala just did a... | 0 Comments
Library of Congress, Songs of America (09:00) - I wish I'd linked to this in the Thomas Hampson performance post, but the Library of Congress has so much interesting information on their website, I didn't want it to get lost. There are sound clips of a few... | 0 Comments

Keep the New Year going (10:00) - Experiencing a post-New Year revelry lull? Fear not...Chinese New Year is on the way! Although it lands on a different day each year according to the Gregorian calendar, Chinese New Year a/k/a Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, according... | 4 Comments

Noteworthy (19:23) - While visiting Ropeadope I came across a few very interesting musical tid bits: 1. All About Jazz (AAJ)just posted their list of the top 100 seminal jazz recordings AND with a simple click you can choose the albums you... | 0 Comments
Thomas Hampson, Library of Congress Concert, January 8th (10:00) - This Sunday baritone Thomas Hampson fills Verizon Hall with the sound of classic American song: works by Foster, Copland, Ives, Rorem and texts by Whitman, Blake, E. A. Robinson. In addition to Hampson's performance, the Library of Congress will... | 3 Comments

INTERVIEW: Gary Burton at The Kimmel Center (17:25) - In early January, the Kimmel Center’s Mervon Mehta, VP of Programming and Education, posed a few questions to vibraphonist Gary Burton about his return to the touring circuit and his upcoming visit to Philadelphia. Burton, who performs with Generations... | 0 Comments

Artist Alert (14:05) - Just got a little surprise in my email box from itunes: Keren Ann's new EP Morning Becomes Eclectic (KCRW Live) is now available from the itunes music store and definitely worth checking out if you have the chance. Just a... | 0 Comments

Revisiting Raabe (16:32) - We just can't get enough of Max Raabe around here! Everyones fav German big band leader recently spoke with WRTI's Jill Pasternak about his past, his future and his music. Click here to find out about the man Marilyn...