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Chicago A Cappella Pairs Music of the Beatles with Baroque Choral Works

October 1, 2009

Beatlemania is all the rage right now, with newly remastered recordings and a Rock Band video game. Chicago a cappella, one of the city’s most acclaimed singing groups, has put together an interesting program for its first concert of the year. Here’s a press release with more information: Chicago a cappella offers a classical twist [...]

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The 2009 Movie Fame-Compared to the 1980 Version, It’s Just Another High School Musical

September 29, 2009

Over the weekend, Contrapuntist and I went to go see the newly released movie, Fame. Having already seen the 1980 version, I can’t help but compare the two. Both movies follow a group of dancers, singers, actors, and artists through their four years of study at the New York High School of Performing Arts. The [...]

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Grand Opening of the Chicago High School of the Arts

September 15, 2009

On Wednesday, September 8, The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts) opened its doors. According to this news story on Chicago Public Radio, Chicago is the last major American city to create a public high school dedicated to the arts. That’s hard to believe, in a city with cultural institutions such as The Art [...]

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Beatles Mania Lives On, Now In Digital And A Game

September 9, 2009

Today marks the rebirth of the Beatles, at least in digital format.  Today also happens to mark the 40th anniversary since the Beatles broke up.  Many Beatles enthusiasts have waited for the music catalog from the fab four to be available in digital format.  For whatever reason, it hadn’t happened until today.  Not only will [...]

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