Cupertino Poet Laureate Keiko O'Leary will lead a Teen Poetry Workshop on Sept. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Cupertino Library. Topics will be based on participant interest, but may include getting ideas, finishing projects, being true to yourself as a poet and technical poetry skills such as rhyme and meter. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/47QqbCO. Community Coffee Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens will join Cupertino Mayor Liang Chao on Sept. 6 for a Community Coffee, where they'll discuss state and local matters with community members.
"We fell in love with the Austrian countryside, we fell in love with Vienna, and it's where we fell in love with each other, because we realized we have the exact same interests," says Ian.
In the mid-1960s, the Beatles engaged with classical music's most audacious composers, which helped cement their status as influential artists.
Nina Bernat has transformed the perception of the double bass in classical music, showcasing her talent across various performances and compositions on prestigious platforms.
The story begins in the early 19th century when concert pianists were cultural superstars. Liszt, for instance, packed out European concert halls in the same way that a modern day icon such as Taylor Swift sells out stadiums in minutes.
When four top film studio musicians formed the Hollywood String Quartet in the late 1930s, its name was presumed an oxymoron. Exalted string quartet devotees belittled film soundtracks, while studio heads had a reputation for shunning classical music longhairs.
"Echoes of Bach" celebrates how music has been inspired by a composer of the past; the Young Artist Institute is inspiring the brilliant music and musicians of the future.
These twenty-seven previously unheard works by Erik Satie, from playful cabaret songs to minimalist nocturnes, have been painstakingly pieced together from hundreds of small notebooks.
It was refreshing to watch this film after now having sat through 30 years' worth of biopics of various musical figures. This movie removes pretty much all the baloney that most biopics think they need to include.
The spaces are an integral part of us," said festival managing director Marsilius von Ingelheim of the setting. "We bring unique concert experiences to historical and modern locations in the region.