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Jazz & Chamber Ensemble Concert at MCTC Irene Whitney Fine Arts Theater
December 2, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
The Jazz and Chamber Ensembles of Minneapolis Community and Technical College invite you to an evening of music.
Free and Kid-friendly
Jazz & Chamber Ensemble Concert at MCTC Irene Whitney Fine Arts Theater
December 2, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
The Jazz and Chamber Ensembles of Minneapolis Community and Technical College invite you to an evening of music.
Free and Kid-friendly
Jazz & Chamber Ensemble Concert at MCTC Irene Whitney Fine Arts Theater
December 2, 2009 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm
The Jazz and Chamber Ensembles of Minneapolis Community and Technical College invite you to an evening of music.
Free and Kid-friendly
The nycklharopa sounds like a type of hurdy gurdy. These instruments were quite popular in early western art music and fell out of favor with the standardization of instruments and instrumentation. Musicians were far more creative with the instrum...
Hi there! Just saw your post about the Hard Day's Night article. I heard an interview about this on NPR (probably around when you posted this). Thanks for including the actual article. I will reveal my utter geekiness when I say that I LOVE this k...
This afternoon I stumbled upon a video of the Swedish folk group Väsen performing at the Cedar Cultural Center in 2008. The trio consisted of a viola, guitar, and "nyckelharpa"--a bowed AND keyed string instrument. According to Wikipedia, "it is a...
- Stompin' at the Dakota on October 11, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
- 'Stompin at the Loft on October 9, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
Hi all,
I spent some time today exploring versions of our fall playlist on youtube. What fun! As expected you can see Stevie Wonder doing Superstition. Also lots of versions of St. James Infirmary including those by Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, ...
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Väsen and the nyckelharpa
This afternoon I stumbled upon a video of the Swedish folk group Väsen performing at the Cedar Cultural Center in 2008. The trio consisted of a viola, guitar, and "nyckelharpa"--a bowed AND keyed string instrument. According to Wikipedia, "it is a string instrument or chordophone. Its keys are attached to tangents which, when a key is depressed, serve as frets to change the pitch of the string." (you can see one at: http://en.wik… Continue
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