THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 4: 30 PM SLT at Virtually Speaking (with special guest interview to follow) THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, 6:00 PM SLT at Amadora Concert Hall SATURDAY OCTOBER 24, 12:00 PM SLT at Music Island Three fabulous and different opportunities to hear the great Schumann Duo this week. Veteran performers, the Schumann…
Kate Miranda
Saturday Oct. 17 @ 1 pm on Music Island, Sea Turtle Island Music Island Artist-in-Residence, AldoManutio Abruzzo takes the stage this Saturday with some Fall Reflections in different shades and hues of natural splendor. Describing himself as a "recovering lutenist", Aldo has travelled centuries of music in his lifetime, incorporating the sounds of…
Not for the first time I question the oft-quoted expression, "RL comes first!" Personally I think it is about the message and not the medium. Second Life afterall is a medium, just as the web, television, telephone and the written word are media for human thought and expression. The quality, urgency and…
MoShang Zhao finds sound beads and jewels in the streets, markets and sacred places of Taiwan. Selecting the bright, curious, and sparkling sounds he strings them together musically, weaving the whole with his own musical shapings on flute and electronic sax. Live from Taiwan in Second Life at Music Island 7 pm…
Innovation InfoIsland Grand Opening: SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 Come witness the birth of a grand idea – a sim devoted to the innovative thinking and projects of educators, librarians and information technologists! The grand opening of Innovation InfoIsland will be a day-long celebration Saturday, Oct. 3. Innovation InfoIsland will be home to…
Our good friend Thom Dowd, the Second Life master of the Renaissance flute suffered a motorcycle accident that took him out of commission with a broken thumb for a few weeks. We were relieved to see this posted video of his first try at playing with the mended thumb! Way to go Thom…
PROGRAM (revised Sept.26): Caulfield Introduction with tape Ashbridge Dreamspheres I Caulfield Freddie goes to town Caulfield Everybody Gotta be Somewhere (premiere) Caulfield Spring Rondo Massenet Meditation Caulfield Hallasan Blues for solo Bassoon Caulfield Boar Ring (solo) (premiere ) Bartok Wedding Song Bartok Pillow Dance …
The Balance of the Matter September 22 5 pm SECOND LIFE TIME (PDT) Music Island Concerts @ Sea Turtle Island Our biggest celebrations as a species tend to focus on the extremes of our seasonal cycles, Mid-summer and Mid-winter solstice celebrations. In these times, hopefully the human species is evolving to have a…
I heard Zachh play while I was out and about the Second Life club scene and we chatted for awhile after his set. This young man is loaded with talent. Those who have heard him in the clubs may be familiar with his light classics and stylings of popular music but there is…
Under the heading of "Frequently Asked Questions": New residents frequently arrive at Music Island, discover that there is no concert that day and say, "But how do I find stuff to do that I'm interested in? I have been exploring empty spaces for DAYS!!!!!" 1. First understand that Second Life is…
Thursday September 17 at Virtually Speaking Professor Blackmountain is an electronic/ambient artist better known for RL music projects Palancar, Copal River, and Cluster Balm. He is also the owner of ambient radio StillStream.com and music labels Earth Mantra Netlabel and Blue Water Records. His music is meditative and mood altering, with…
Yesterday as we were concluding a wonderful concert by Astronimus Randt... you have to catch one of Astronimus's concerts if you haven't previously... I received not one but several IM's saying "What's next?" as in some expectation that there would be a back to back line up of live musicians performing all afternoon. I…
