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ROME (AP) — Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone is back on his feet after canceling a string of concerts because of two collapsed vertebrae that raised questions about the continued prodigious output of the 87-year-old music legend. Morricone, whose memorable scores to "The Mission," "Cinema Paradiso" and other
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As an internationally acclaimed performer, recording artist, and conservatory piano chair, Bruce Brubaker is uniquely positioned to identify the challenges of promoting classical music, especially among young people. He posits that "the walls are coming down" in a positive way between different genres, with contemporary trends such as
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Massachusetts
New music is, by definition, revolutionary. But it also follows a well-established tradition of building creatively on the works of past composers. In celebration of both innovation and tradition, Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) commissions, performs, and records new concert music for Boston audiences. This year marks BMOP's
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FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Pierre Boulez, the former principal conductor of the New York Philharmonic who moved between conducting, composition and teaching over a long career that made him one of the leading figures in modern classical music, has died at age 90. Boulez, who had been unable to conduct recently
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