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Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra Performs Unreleased, Unrecorded Music at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room March 14 and 15
Violinist Owen Pallett Worries Oscar Win for Best Original Score (with Arcade Fire, for Spike Jonze's 'her') Will Kill Canada's Indie Cred
A proper Canadian, Pallett did not receive the information well, feeling a bit unnerved by the news and terrified of becoming, quote, "the most overrated Canadian in the eyes of Canadians." Les Sapeurs: Congo's Symphony Orchestra Kimbanguiste, World's First All-Black Ensemble, Sounds Even Better Than They Look
In one of the world's poorest countries, you won't just find pink corduroys and double-breasted tailored suits. You will also find an orchestra.