Sunday time!

Peter Murphy at Casa da Musica| Porto (Portugal)

Photo: Luís Miguel Pereira

Peter Murphy performed at Casa da Música in November 2009! It was a fantastic concert! Sala Guilhermina Suggia completely filled.

Included in the European Secret Covers Tour Peter Murphy enchanted all his fans who completely surrended, applauded Murphy and his group who performed new tunes like Velocity 0r Secret Silk Society, and old songs like I'll Fall With Your Knife or Time Has Got Nothing to Do with It among others.

Peter Murphy: Ninth

http://www.petermurphy.info

Now Peter Murphy has a new album "Ninth". Last October 1, Murphy perfomed it at Hard Club (Porto, Portugal) where he started his European Tour.

Here one of my favorites "I Spit Roses"

"Peter Murphy is an art-school educated rock'n'roll frontman and lyricist of the highest order. His voice is unmistakable and he's wiritten songs that transcend genre or time-period."

Justin Warfield  from She Wants Revenge

Education:

Another good musician to talk about in you Music class with your students. Display some videos and share your thoughts with students. May be one or two know well Peter Murphy!

G-Souto

20.11.2011

(because it's Sunday time)

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It's Sunday

George Gershwin - I love you Porgy


Keith Jarrett -.piano solo

G-Souto

11.09.2011

(tribute)

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It's Sunday! Music please!

Herbie Hancock and Lang Lang performing in 10th annual Classical Brit Awards, 2009.


"In 1924, Gershwin branched out to the classical concert stage with the February 12 premiere of Rhapsody in Blue for piano and orchestra.  


Orchestrated by Ferde Grofé and conducted by the famous jazz-bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work was a major success.   


It was marketed as “An Experiment in Modern Music” and was a momentous event because it was considered to be the first piece to successfully bring jazz into the concert hall."


Music Academy*


In 1998 George Gershwin was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his contributions to American Music.


George Gershwin is one of my favorite composers of the 20th Century. 

Education:

A good digital resource ( videos) to introduce in Music curriculum.




G-Souto
10.07.2011
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(because it's Sunday)


References:


Music Academy online
http://www.musicacademyonline.com


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Philip Glass at Casa da Musica

Philip Glass | João Messias

http://bodyspace.net/

On Wednesday night, May 25, 2011, I went to Casa da Musica to listen the American pianist Philip Glass playing 30 years of his music. He is one of most famous composers of the 20th century.


He studied with Ravi Shankar, the greatest Indian musician of the 20th century.
Soundtracks like "The Hours", "The Illusionist", and others are in our best memories.

The Guilhermina Suggia hall was complete. Even the space of chorus was open to the public and all the seats occupied. 


Five themes and two encore were performed during 90 minutes without any interruption.  In an very intimate concert. 

Glass played Six Études (1994-1999), Mad Rush (1980), Metamorphoses (1989), Dreaming Awake (2006), Wichita Vortex Sutra (1990). He came back on the stage and offered two encore to the audience.

Philip Glass

Photo: Steve Pyke

http://porto24.pt

The audience deeply applauded his talent! The contemporary minimalist composer was grateful. And we were so touched by his art! And his simplicity!

Education:

A wonderful composer to listen and understand in Music curriculum.


G-Souto

29.05.2011
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(in a pleasant Sunday afternoon)

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Happy New Year 2011

The future is robotic
Photograph: Blutgruppe/zefa/Corbis

http://static.guim.co.uk

"The robots are coming. The second decade of the 21st century will see the rise of a mechanised army that will revolutionise private and public life just as radically as the internet and social media have shaken up the past 10 years."


Marina Gorbis, futurologist and head of Californian thinktank The Institute for the Future.




The innovation is in our life everyday! And that is splendid! Innovation and creativity are in music too! Perhaps the most innovative art crossing the centuries. From classical, to pop-rock, jazz, alternative or electronic. There are wonderful composers, musicians, innovative projects. 


Now we have music using the latest Techonologies! Arcade Fire and Google maps, Gorillaz composing on iPad. So, we can say, dawn of the age of the Tech music! 


"Music is the poetry of the air", said Jean Paul Richter. Read some music quotes and choose the perfect one to begin the New Year!

Happy New Year with Music

Did you find an inspirational music quote to add to the soundtrack of your life? 

"My idea is that there is music in the air, music all around us; the world is full of it, and you simply take as much as you require." 

Edward Elgar

My idea? Just follow the music of your heart! Enjoy it!

Happy New Year 2011!! 

G-Souto

31.12.2010

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References:

Gina Souto, slideshare

http://www.slideshare.net/GSouto

Dawn of the age of the robot

http://www.guardian.co.uk

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