Red Cedar Ensemble Brings Chamber Music to Eastern Iowa

For 14 years, classical music has flourished in the seemingly unlikely location of Eastern Iowa thanks to Red Cedar Chamber Music.  Local classical musicians Jan Boland  and John Dowdall are the core ensemble of the non-profit organization.  Flutist Boland and classical guitar player Dowdall have performed as a duo for more than 30 years.  Supplemented with various combinations of additional musicians on strings and clarinet, Red Cedar Chamber music has performed everywhere from the small towns of Iowa to area schools to  European concert halls.  Boland is also an accomplished classical composer.  One of her compositions leads off the Red Cedar Trio's award-winning CD of Czech-inspired 21st century chamber music.  Recorded with violist David Miller, the CD appears on the Fleur de Son classical music recording label.   Red Cedar's core duo records exclusively for Fleur de Son.

Greatest Classical Composers ... Check Out This List

http://www.52composers.com/

Andrea Bocelli Concert in New York

Wish I could fly out there but I can't make it to New York for a while!     http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Andrea-Bocelli-to-perform-free-concert-in-New-Yorks-Central-Park-Video/8289307&rss=rss-wabc-ent_story-8289307 

Free Beethoven and Mozart Recordings via Podcast

www.openculture.com/2007/01/free_beethoven_.html

This is hilarious ...

Check out this Holst album cover circa ?

The Castellani-Andriaccio Duo

Dear Readers --

I was remiss in not mentioning this classical guitar duo earlier. Check out the link -- I would particularly recommend the Bach. Amazing fretwork for these Baroque pieces!

http://www.castellaniandriaccio.com/

Enjoy,
Madison

Classical Music Recording Label Fleur de Son Now Distributed by Naxos of America

Fleur de Son Classics Ltd. announced a distribution deal with Naxos of America, Inc. in March.  Fleur de Son is the classical music label founded in 1996 by classical guitar duo Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio. Fleur De Son Classics presents world premiere recordings of works by contemporary classical composers, as well as rarely recorded repertoire performed by today's classical music recording artists.  The current Fleur De Son catalog consists of over fifty-five chamber music titles, and Fleur De Son Classics constantly seeks exciting projects through which classical musicians and classical composers may express themselves in chamber music, symphonic music, early music and solo repertoire.