US composer Elliott Carter dies at 103
US classical composer Elliott Carter has died at the age of 103. Known for his challenging and complex pieces, he won two Pulitzer Prizes and was also honoured with the US National Medal of Arts. While not widely known by…
‘Lost’ Beethoven hymn unearthed
By Ian Youngs Arts reporter, BBC News A previously unknown Beethoven arrangement for an ancient hymn has been uncovered after 192 years. The composer wrote a harmony for the Gregorian chant Pange Lingua and modified its tune, said the University…
Waylon Jennings: The ‘Last Recordings’ of a Dreamer [10 years after his death]
by NPR STAFF Known for his gritty baritone, Waylon Jennings embodied the outlaw side of country music. He was 64 when he died of complications from diabetes, leaving behind a collection of vocal tracks that remained unfinished until now. “It…
Cuban musicians venture into enemy territory to celebrate art, not politics
By Oakland Ross the star KANSAS CITY, MO.—Nearly 1,600 mostly well-heeled denizens of the U.S. heartland stood at attention one night this month as Cuba’s national anthem was played for their benefit. Then they burst into eager applause. The next…
The end of 90 years of TV history as the last analogue transmitters go dark
Televisions By Andrew Everard – What HiFi? After today (25), analogue TV in the UK is no more. The last transmitters to be switched off, just after midnight tonight, will be the Brougher Mountain, Divis and Limavady masts in Northern…
Bona Fide – Cayman (Easy Listening Package)
Bona Fide – Cayman (Easy Listening Package) – cover songs by Jason Mraz, Des’ree, Colbie Caillat Bona Fide – Cayman is a local Cayman Islands band performing excellent music fully live island-wide for public events, weddings, private corporate events and…
Star Trek captains boldly go to London convention
The UK’s first official Star Trek convention for more than a decade has brought together all five captains from across the TV show’s 50-year history. BBC News was there to witness the occasion. A Star Trek convention is pretty much…
Jazz singer remembers Grand Cayman’s mangos
Sarah Fenwick is a jazz singer living in Cyprus and performs with the best jazz and blues singers. She grew up in the United Kingdom and in the Cayman Islands. In an interview published in Cyprus Mail she recalls her…
Imagine If a Woman Had Directed the Evil-Hitchcock Biopic The Girl
From Vulture The Girl (HBO, October 20, 9 p.m.), about the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, is an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at a classic, a portrait of a brilliant but disturbed director who put leading ladies through hell, and…
The Singing Christmas Tree will sing out again even in face of a loss
Although the Singing Christmas Tree held last year made a whopping $18,000 loss, despite over 5,000 persons attending the spectacular, it will be returning again for this year’s Christmas celebrations at the First Assembly of God. First Assembly of God…
