Andrew Hazlett

Andrew Hazlett

Andrew Hazlett  //  This page is a notepad for ideas, links, and things of interest to me and probably few others. My Internet home-base is at http://www.TheOccasional.org.

I am establishing a cultural commentary and curation website called The New Modern. Visit http://www.TheNewModern.net for more information.

Feb 2 / 8:22pm

Leonard Slatkin talks about Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2

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Jan 25 / 7:00pm

Marin Alsop talks about American composer Roy Harris

Baltimore Symphony music director Marin Alsop talks about the American classical composer Roy Harris. A podcast interview from Naxos.

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Jan 21 / 6:00pm

Dr. Ralph Stanley: An American Legend

 

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Dec 4 / 8:11pm

Bruce Springsteen: Winter Song (Unreleased 1973 piano)

Moving, raw, early Springsteen (via @EttaGirl)

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Nov 19 / 1:56pm

Happy 100th birthday Johnny Mercer!

From Fresh Air, a discussion and musical tribute to the man behind "Skylark," "That Old Black Magic," and other timeless American standards.

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Nov 12 / 9:06pm

Music, math, visual art, and video combine in "The Nest That Sailed the Sky"

Prompted by these intriguing visuals mentioned by Steve Silberman, I went back to take another look at the work of Glenn Marshall, and his gorgeous video for a composition by Peter Gabriel.

Definitely worth exploding into full-screen HD mode, Marshall's short film employs a programming language called Processing to render music in mathematical and visual forms. Something to get lost in for a little while...

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Oct 31 / 6:42am

Amazingly Restored Billie Holiday, Beatles Footage

Amazing indeed.

[Hat tip: @Ettagirl]

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Oct 27 / 7:38am

Pink Martini pours another cocktail of glamorous music

Coverage and sample songs from Pink Martini's new album "Splendor in the Grass" at NPR.

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Oct 26 / 6:41pm

"Ancient Chinese Bluegrass"? Give it a Listen...

LA culture writer Scott Timberg profiles the amazing Wu Man in the Los Angeles Times.

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Oct 6 / 9:15am

Lovely song by Regina Spektor

[via http://twitter.com/AOLClassicalJoe]

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