Category Archives: Music

James Kibbie – Complete Bach Organ Works download for free

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Joe White

What a deal! Sponsored by the University of Michigan School of Music. This website offers free downloads of the complete extant organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, recorded by Dr. James Kibbie from 2007 to 2009 on original baroque organs … Continue reading →

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Floppy drive organ plays tocatta-boingboing

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Joe White

YouTube user FunToTheHead has created a working organ that uses finely tuned wheezing floppy drives to play rather impressive renditions of music. It’s not easy to sequence for four-note floppy-drive organs, but FunToTheHead has done a rather good job with … Continue reading →

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Silent Prince World Premiere at Hobby Center, 10/15 8pm | Opera Vista

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Joe White

Opera Vista presents the world premiere of The Silent Prince, a “Bollywood” opera with music and libretto by Thailand’s leading operatic composer, Somtow Sucharitkul. An aesthetic fusion of east and west, The Silent Prince’s lush score combines western and traditional … Continue reading →

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Who says it is “the dismal science”?

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Joe White

Starts off a little slow, but give it a chance.

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What I’ve been working on lately

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Joe White

No more tickets for ‘Cabildo,’ being staged during FQF – Living/Lagniappe: As dusk descended across Jackson Square on Thursday, April 16, the light softened in the courtyard of the Cabildo. On the hour, the bells of the St. Louis Cathedral … Continue reading →

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Come hear me sing with OV tonight at AvantGarden

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Joe White

Modern Opera for Modern Times! Event: Les Chansons Macabres Date/Time: October 31, 2008 at 9:00PM Location: AvantGarden, 411 Westheimer Rd., Houston, TX 77006 Price: Suggested donation of $10 Opera Vista Presents Les Chansons Macabres Halloween Night Start your Halloween at … Continue reading →

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Take a break this weekend for some great music

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Joe White

8pm at Bayou Bend (Westcott @ Memorial) Gate opens 7:15 $25, $20 for students, seniors, and MFAH members bring your lawn chairs and blankets

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Could someone please do a production of Iolanthe in Washington?

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Joe White

I’ll buy tickets for all the members of Congress. They don’t have to be there for the whole show; they could skip the entire first act, if need be (though they’d miss the great Act I finale). As long as … Continue reading →

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Lone Star Lyric review

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Joe White

Glorious Return for Lone Star Lyric by David Dow Bentely III, The People’s Critic If operetta (as diva Beverly Sills famously observed) is “pure whipped cream,” then Houston’s annual Lone Star Lyric Theatre Festival must surely be the cherry on … Continue reading →

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Lost Post: I’ve been waiting for this for years!

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Joe White

[originally from 2.14.2007] From Café Hayek: Hmmmm: What a world we live in. At Midomi, you can hum or sing a few bars of a song and it will find a recording of the song for you along with a … Continue reading →

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