On January 4, New York City’s Park Avenue Armory was flooded. But it was far from the disaster it sounds like.
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Lang Lang Brought his Passion for Piano from Rural China to the World Stage
Pianist Lang Lang began playing at three years old, and won the Shenyang Piano Competition at age five. At just 13, he won first prize at the Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians’ Competition.
Dr. Jeffrey Levy: A Veterinarian with a Musical Side
Some of Jeffrey Levy’s patients have come from famous musical families, including cats owned by Mick Jagger, Judy Collins and Paula Cole; and dogs belonging to Marvin Hamlisch, Renee Fleming, and Lou Reed.
Side by Side: Amateur Orchestra Musicians Get a Chance to Play with the Pros
were united in CSO’s Side by Side, a special program where members of the community were invited to play major repertoire alongside their professional classical music counterparts
The Ups and Downs of Making an Album
I started writing Revolution three and a half years ago. I made a story outline and wrote songs into that skeleton. I either wrote some from scratch or modified some recent ones I had written to suit the story.
Bill Abernathy: Topping the Charts, Later
Bill Abernathy, 56, has been writing songs and playing guitar for most of his life, though it’s rarely been his focus. Today, with two grown children and a well-established career as a logistics expert for a large multi-national company, Abernathy has reached the top of Reverbnation’s Americana chart with his very first album, Changes.
Dissecting a Drum Kit
As most drummers know, not every drum kit is the same. They not only vary depending on the style of music played, but also on where they will be played—large stage, intimate venue, or studio.
Justin Echols: Officer of Jazz
The thing about life is that everything you know and plan can change on a dime. That’s what happened to Justin Echols in January 2003, when the Oklahoma City Police Officer and Army Reservist was involved in a head-on collision.