HIGHLIGHTS OF SUMMER SEASON While more activity is being added daily, here are some dates you won't want to miss! July 11 @ 1 pm Naftali Torok Roots of European Music, is a complementary concert to the following weeks program. Composers drew on the inspiration of the gypsy fiddle, klezmer music and…
On Friday June 19th at 4pm SLT 2 duos of RL classical musicians who have regularly been playing in SL as duos will be performing together in RL as a quartet. The quartet is piano, oboe doubling saw, violin, and violin doubling viola. The concert will be streamed live into SL and the quartet (Sisi…
R0bin Helsinki, photographer Christine Montgomery, composer/musician Music, photography and a flying teacup. I'm not sure of all the craziness that these two have cooked up but I guess we'll find out. Artist chat to follow. Starting point: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sea%20Turtle%20Island/97/173/25 Don't have a Second Life account? Get a…
I first met Astron when I saw an announcement about a violinist appearing at a venue unknown to me. I grabbed the landmark and teleported into... the middle of a Second Life strip club. To say that the music was not appropriate to the venue would be a huge understatement, however, Astron's…
SUNDAY APRIL 26, 12 pm SLT (Pacific Daylight Time) @ Music Island in Second Life A. Dvorak Sonatina in Gmajor, in 4 mvts. A. Dvorak Romantic Piece #1. G. Faure Berceuse F. Kreisler Rondino ; Schon Rosmarin C. Saint Saens - The…
At 12 pm SLT (Pacific Time), the lovely Izabela will perform a live piano recital program in the beautiful amphitheatre at Music Island on Sea Turtle Island. Slurl for Music Island. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Violinist Izabela Spiewak (Izabela Jawororer in SL) started her international musical career as a winner of the Wieniawski/Lipinski…
At Thom Dowd (Thom Coard's) April 4 th concert on Music Island we were introduced to the new sound of the bass recorder as Thom and his student Gorse Ferrari presented an all-live concert for two recorders in various combinations, including Gorse's new bass. A large picture of the bass instrument was floating behind…
The March 21 performance at Music Island of Duo Appassionato was so full that one resourceful member of the audience, Fuzsea Lime, decided to launch a ship, sail it behind the stage and create extra concert standing room for a few avatars. His actions amused the crowd and was a practical solution as the stage…
Farewell to Winter, Welcome Spring! Duo Appassionato concertMusic Island (Second Life Slurl)Saturday , March 21, 2009, 12 noon SLTProgram:1) F. Mazas - Duet op 39, #1. in G Major for 2 violins Allegro maestoso Minuetto Rondo 2) Wieniawski - Capriccios for 2 violins op.18 # 2, E Flat Major #3, D…
Classical performers in Second Life range from emerging and mid-career professional musicians, retired and semi-retired musicians, competent amateurs, music students, music educators, plus occasional cameo appearances by leading artists and ensembles. Some performers find it is a good way to work up new material and play it before a live audience before facing…
Because virtual reality is so new, artists and organizations have managed to create a great deal of buzz with concerts in Second Life. Two years ago, when the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic streamed a video of a concert into virtual reality it created headlines in the New York Times, the Liverpool Telegraph, and many other newspapers…
