Someone asked me what concert I was most looking forward to this fall recently. It was a hard question as each concert brings something that is uniquely special to it: a new performer, a much-loved selection, a novel use of SL, educational value, etc. However, from a personal point of view, I…
This week a relatively new SL'er asked me what time a concert was in her time zone crediting with me with mental telepathy as I had no idea where she was in RL and also more math ability than I have to be able to convert from Second Life time to any time zone on…
So you think you know what harp music is like? Come and let Mihangel surprise and entertain you with all that a harp can express in the hands of a master of the instrument. BIO: Mihangel (Angel) is proud to be one of the rare breed of harpist who happen to be male!…
THURSDAY NOV. 19 @ 4:30 PM Original jazz compositions Electric violin & flute @ Virtually Speaking Astronimus began his career as a musician when he was a child, singing in choir and playing the violin. Soon after this, he picked up the guitar and began songwriting and composing. He began playing…
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…
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 …
