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Archive: October 2010 (11 Posts)

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Tickets Available: Doric String Quartet and Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet

Posted by: Pat Padua

Tickets are now available for two very different and exciting quartets appearing at the Coolidge Auditorium. Reservations may be made for a nominal service charge at Ticketmaster. Friday, November 19, 2010 at 8:00pm Doric String Quartet Prize winners in the Osaka and the Borciani competitions, this London-based ensemble makes its first American appearance at the Frick …

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Always Look on the Bright Side of the Music Division

Posted by: Pat Padua

The first episode of the landmark television series Monty Python’s Flying Circus premiered on this date in 1969 on BBC One.  The comedy program practically defined irreverence during a time of counter-cultural upheaval – but who would have guessed in those tumultuous times that the series would one day inspire a hit Broadway musical? Perhaps …