All Hallow's Eve is a time when spirits walk and people light fires against the coming of the chill of winter. Join us for a concert of fire and magic appropriate to a night of masks and mystery. A step outside of our usual Music Island fare but Anek is hard to classify.…
Cindy Ecksol has been making and teaching music with voice, autoharp, fiddle and a variety of other instruments for as long as she can remember. She is particularly interested in traditional music of many varieties, and her repertoire includes everything from Irish tunes and Israeli dance music played on autoharp to dark Appalachian fiddle tunes…
"I feel that I understand music at a deeper level than ever" "This was even cooler than an ordinary concert. Let's do this again." "Now I understand how much goes into the preparation for a concert" These were some of the comments from individuals in attendance at last Thursday's Open Rehearsal with the wonderful…
CoMA Ensemble, UK 10 am SLT Sunday October 25, 2009 MUSIC ISLAND Contemporary New Music Ensemble One of the best things about Second Life is that we are largely a community that enjoys doing things and creating things for ourselves. We aren't content to passively watch television or listen to what record producers…
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…
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…
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…