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NEWS ABOUT: Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall stories: 6 news summaries

 YouTube Orchestra Makes 
 Strong, if Not Subtle, Debut 

Symphony orchestra was selected by YouTube viewers voting on clips

Apr 16, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube's "crowdsourced" symphony orchestra made its debut at Carnegie Hall last night. Its 90-plus members played like "a finely tuned instrument," a BBC reviewer found, despite the fact that they had only met in person a couple of days earlier. The musicians, from 30 countries, were picked... More »

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YouTube • classical music • Carnegie Hall • orchestra

YouTube Musicians on Their Way to Carnegie Hall

Viewers vote 90 players onto orchestra

Mar 4, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Even Internet boosters who predicted that the Web would democratize everything probably weren’t including classical music. The first YouTube Symphony Orchestra has completed auditions, and is set to perform April 15, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Ninety musicians—ages 17 through 55—from some 30 countries were voted onto... More »

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YouTube • classical music • Carnegie Hall • orchestra

NY Investigates Madoff Chum in Charity Losses

Nonprofits say Merkin invested millions without their knowledge

Jan 15, 09 6:44 AM CST
(Newser) - New York investigators widened their inquiry into Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme yesterday, as claims emerged that a middleman may have defrauded charities of millions of dollars. Money manager Ezra Merkin allegedly invested the money of 15 nonprofits in Madoff funds without their knowledge, reports the New York Daily News. New... More »

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fraud • charity • nonprofit • New York University • Ponzi scheme • Carnegie Hall • Yeshiva University • Bernard Madoff • Ezra Merkin

Glossies

 Eastwood's 
 First Love: 
 Jazz Piano 

Love, not practice, evinced in movies and performance

Dec 15, 08 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Growing up, Clint Eastwood had an affinity for piano but no money for lessons. He nurtured his passion for jazz throughout his life, Nick Tosches writes in Vanity Fair, and has written music for almost every picture he’s directed, including the theme for his recent Gran Torino. But, Eastwood... More »

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Clint Eastwood • jazz • blues • movies • Carnegie Hall • rhythm and blues

How to Get to Carnegie? YouTube, YouTube, YouTube

Cyber orchestra created to merge world music

Dec 2, 08 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to Carnegie Hall now passes through YouTube, which is borrowing a note from American Idol to give aspiring classical musicians a chance to perform on the world-famous stage. To snag a seat in the cyber-orchestra, contestants must download and perform—using a liberal interpretation of "instruments"—... More »

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classical music • Carnegie Hall

 Take Me Out to 
 the Ballgame... 
 at the Cineplex 

Movie theaters boost lagging ticket sales with live broadcasts

Mar 23, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cineplexes are boosting stagnant sales by showing more live broadcasts, the New York Times reports. From the Metropolitan Opera to the Mets, high-def feeds are luring fans for less than the price of a live concert or ball game. "We can now replicate Carnegie Hall across the country,"... More »

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3D • audiences • cinema • movie theaters • cineplex • Carnegie Hall • simulcast • live broadcasts

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