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With its repertoire of more than 300 tunes, the 18-piece Casablanca Orchestra serves a dance-inspiring smorgasbord that includes big band swing, post-bop jazz, Latin, blues, pop, and rock & roll
As a student at Heidelberg University Othmayr was a member of the cantors It is thought that he may have served as a composer for the Palatine court but it is definite that he served in Heilsbronn and Ansbach
Named for American impressionist painter Mary Cassatt, the Cassatt String Quartet has earned critical praise throughout North America, the Far East, and Europe The musicians are violinists Muneko Otani and Jennifer Leshnower, violist Michiko Oshima, and cellist Kelley Mikkelsen
Berberian’s education included the study of mime, writing and opera at Columbia and New York Universities, Hindu and Spanish dancing, a position as soloist for the Armenian Dance Group and vocal study with Vigo
Chaminade studied with Le Couppey, Savart, Marsick and Godard She composed pieces of all kinds and performed in many concert tours, especially in France and England Her compositions are generally small scale and are charming and clever in character
Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli was among the most popular figures in contemporary opera, wowing audiences and critics alike with her rich, gentle vocals and expressive three-and-a-half octave range
Bresgen studied at the Munich Music Academy He has taught composition at the Mozarteum in Salzburg since 1939, the same year that he founded a young people’s conservatory in that city
A minimalist at heart this Russian composer was in the company of the “moguchaya kuchka” (The Mighty Handful; The Five) which included Balakirev (the foremost and most influential member), Borodin, Musorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov
A noted French organist and composer of chamber, symphonic, keyboard, and sacred choral music, whose major works include “Six Pièces” (1862) and “Les Béatitudes” (1879)
Cesare Bendinelli was an Italian trumpet player and composer for his instrument He wrote an instruction manuel “Tutta l’arte della trombetta” which was the first to date