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'Ratatouille' composer nabs Oscar gig

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has tapped "Ratatouille" composer Michael Giacchino as music director for the upcoming Oscar ceremony....  comments (0)  | report problem


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Violinist Vadim Repin at Kennedy Center Concert Hall

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Think Russian violinist, think high-profile recital debut at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, and you might think words like soaring, singing, flashy, fireworks. You probably wouldn't think smoky, subtle, nuanced and understated. But that was how the star violinist Vadim Repin began his overdue Washington...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Beyond Brooklyn: An NSO Debut

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In New York, the young conductor Michael Christie was making waves as music director of the scrappy Brooklyn Philharmonic. Then he was brought down a peg when his debut this past March with the New York Philharmonic, as a last-minute replacement for Riccardo Muti, was...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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A Sweep for Juanes At Latin Grammys

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HOUSTON, Nov. 13 -- Juanes completed a sweep at the Latin Grammys Thursday night by winning record of the year for "Me Enamora." In taking the top honor, the Colombian rocker brought his total for the night to five, including trophies for album of the...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Juanes, the Colombian Rocker, Sweeps the Major Awards at the Latin Grammys

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Juanes picked up awards for Album of the Year, Best Male Pop Vocal Album, Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the ceremony on Thursday.   comments (0)  | report problem


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Kenny Chesney wins CMA's Entertainer of the Year

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Kenny Chesney took home his third straight entertainer of the year trophy at the CMA Awards....  comments (0)  | report problem


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Drummer for Jimi Hendrix found dead, officials say

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Authorities say Mitch Mitchell, drummer for the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience of the 1960s, has been found dead in his Portland hotel room....  comments (0)  | report problem


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Verdehr Trio at the Phillips Collection

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The Verdehr Trio has become a perennial favorite at the Phillips Collection, where twice a year it presents new works -- which it has usually commissioned -- for its unusual combination of clarinet, piano and violin. The trio continued that tradition Sunday afternoon, dispatching a...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Performing Arts

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Exotic locales are natural daydreams on a cold, rainy day, and Inscape Chamber Orchestra encouraged such fantasies at Bethesda's Episcopal Church of the Redeemer on Sunday with a program of works by Maurice Ravel, Maurice Delage, Joseph Hallman and Paul Hindemith. In Ravel's "Soupir" ("Sigh"),...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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New Albums by 'American Idol's' David Cook and David Archuleta

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At this point in its run, it's probably inevitable that "American Idol" would have to begin recycling its archetypes. David Cook and David Archuleta, the show's most recent winner and runner-up, respectively, have released self-titled discs within a week of each other, and both fit...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Nickelback's 'Dark Horse,' Running on Empty

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A few years from now, our children will ask us three vexing questions: "What is sex?" "Why do people die?" And "What's a Nickelback?" The last one may be the hardest to answer, with our landfills choked by abandoned copies of the Canadian rock troupe's...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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Washington Chorus Director Refashions J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor

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If Sunday afternoon's performance of J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor by the Washington Chorus was any indication, choral music fans in this town may be in for surprises. The season-opening concert, at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, was Julian Wachner's first as the chorus's...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



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