Word: pianist
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Joining Lin were Benjamin Loeb '89, a pianist, Mary Rosen, a cellist in the Mendelsohn string quartet who is in residence at Harvard, and violinist Nokuthula E. Ngwenyama, a student at the Divinity School...
Earlier this year Canadian singer-songwriter-pianist Kreviazuk bested Celine Dion and Alanis Morissette to win the award for Female Artist of the Year at the Junos, the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys. Given that Americans tend to follow the Junos about as closely as they follow the Grey Cup, Kreviazuk's big win caused nary a ripple in the States. However, her latest CD, just released in the U.S., does merit attention. Her songs are often confessional in tone, but she never lets emotion overwhelm her melodies. She certainly deserves to be more than Canada's secret...
...professional level, in fact. Last month, two of his compositions were performed in Boston, one by the Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the other by the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Some of his work will also be performed next month, and he has performed on several occasions as a concert pianist. He enjoys the music, especially because he doesn't need to rely on it financially; "I'm very serious about music," Elkies said. "But you won't see it on my tax forms...
...past and, he says, "incorporated some of that." The 15 vintage cars, built during the streamliner decade that began in 1948, have been restored (at a cost of $15 million) and recall the splendor of Europe's Orient Express. Sleeping cars are outfitted in mahogany and brass, and a pianist plays in the club car during the cocktail hour. All that's missing is Cary Grant www.americanorientexpress.com 888-759-3944). --By Emily Mitchell...
...moved quickly to showcase that training. Even before the label released her eponymously titled debut album last year, it set up small concerts in hotels and nightclubs in New York City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Toronto and Minneapolis featuring Aguilera accompanied only by a pianist. The audience in each venue consisted of music critics and music-industry representatives. Most teen stars lack the talent to pull off such intimate performances and have to build audiences with mall appearances. Says Aguilera's manager, Steve Kurtz: "There's no way to fake it in a small room with these major players listening...