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Deceptive Cadence
11:24 am
Fri August 3, 2012

Olympic Musicians, Abandoned Pianos And Stravinsky's Scotch

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Conductor Daniel Barenboim (lower right) was one of eight notables chosen to carry the Olympic flag at the July 27 opening ceremony of the London Games.
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Originally published on Sat August 4, 2012 6:23 pm

  • Why yes, that was indeed Daniel Barenboim carrying the Olympic flag at the opening ceremonies.

  • Filmmaker Danny Boyle's sprawling opening ceremonies pageant featured a cameo by the London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle and comedian Rowan Atkinson, aka Mr. Bean, in the theme from Chariots of Fire.

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Deceptive Cadence
10:56 am
Fri August 3, 2012

It's Easy Being Green

Credit Pablo Helguera
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Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 3:00 pm

Got an idea for a classical cartoon, or a reaction to this one? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. You can see more of his work at Artworld Salon and on his own site.

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A Blog Supreme
8:55 am
Fri August 3, 2012

Around The Jazz Internet: Aug. 3, 2012

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Sam Sadigursky, photographed here at the 2010 Newport Jazz Festival, is scheduled to return this weekend with Darcy James Argue's Secret Society.
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Where we are bracing for 16 hours of live Newport broadcasting.

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Music Interviews
5:39 pm
Thu August 2, 2012

Lin-Manuel Miranda On Learning From Ruben Blades

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Lin-Manuel Miranda performs in his Tony-winning musical, In the Heights, in 2008 in New York City.
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Originally published on Fri August 3, 2012 8:59 am

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