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Shape-note Singing Workshops Use ‘The Sacred Harp’ Hymnal to Attract Participants

In what might at first seem a highly unrefined, even grating experience to a trained singer, the old-American pastime known as "shape-note singing" is gaining some recent recognition as an advanced way to "internalize music theory." Reading from 'The Sacred Harp' Hymnal, first published in 1844, shape-note singing workshops teach how recognizing note-heads in four distinct shapes can expedite sight-reading skill (especially to non-musicians).
By Steve Nagel

  • Classical Pianist Ludovico Einaudi Tops Charts in UK with ‘Elements’ [REVIEW]

    If the charts are any indicator, it's possible that tastes may be changing in the UK. Italian composer and classical pianist Ludovico Einaudi's 2015 album, 'Elements,' is turning heads as the first classical-ish album to reach the top 15 in the country.
    By Steve Nagel

  • Al Pacino in 'China Doll,' Directed by David Mamet, Highest Ticket Price for Broadway Play?

    Every once in a while, a play comes to Broadway that makes fans rethink if one moment can change everything. China Doll, starring the all-powerful Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony-winner Al Pacino, tells the story about a man who is ready to walk away from it all to start a new life with his young and gorgeous fiancée. Then, he gets a phone call that changes everything. The 15-week limited engagement play has been getting a lot of buzz in the Broadway community, and ticket prices are approaching record levels. Mainly, because Pacino's name is all over the thing. Unsurprisingly, Pacino is successful in every theatrical medium, be it film, television, the Great White Way. So, will China Doll be the highest priced show on Broadway?
    By Rebecca Zedek
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