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Live Arts proudly presents Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s A Little Night Music, directed by John Owen, musical direction by Greg Harris. A Little Night Music will run in our DownStage Theater December 07, 2007 through December 22, 2007.

Set in Sweden at the turn-of-the century, A Little Night Music tells the story of Frederik Egerman, Desiree Armfeldt and Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, and their revolving love interests. They attempt to sort and resort their relationships in order to fill the voids in their lives. When the characters retreat to Desiree Armfeldt’s chateau in the country, they find themselves in the depths of emotions with everything (and everyone) they were trying to escape.

 

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A Little Night Music is a musical whirlwind about what happens when couples explore their relationships, sexuality and each other. Frederick Egerman takes his young, virgin wife Anne to the theatre, forcing her naivety to take a reality check with her husband’s infidelity. Anne confides in her friend Charlotte, only to discover that Charlotte’s husband, Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm is involved in his own illicit romance. Desiree Armfeldt, an actress, finds herself in the limelight of it all. The musical waltzes through the lives of two couples and their affairs, as they exchange partners and sentiments to explore their frenzied relationships. There is no shortage of laughter, confrontation and lusty temptation.

A Little Night Music features a book by Hugh Wheeler with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Wheeler is a multiple Tony Award winner, including his win for A Little Night Music in 1973, a musical inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s motion picture, Smiles of a Summer Night. A Little Night Music was adapted to the screen in a film version starring Elizabeth Taylor in 1978. Sondheim is an Academy Award winner, and an unprecedented seven-time Tony Award winner. His 1973 Tony Award win was for Best Score of A Little Night Music. He has also received several Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and has written renowned music compositions, including the score for West Side Story.

Cast, alphabetically: Taylor Baltimore, Ruth Anne Bishop, Rosa Brown, Maya Cichon, Jeff Dreyfus, Dan Finn, Stephanie Finn, Sonya Hayden, Nick Heiderstadt, Luke Hudnall, Marthe Rowen, Dan Stern, Linda Waller, Heather Waters, and Gary White.

Free tickets to the Thursday, December 06, 2007 Preview are available in person at
C-VILLE Weekly. This ticket giveaway will be available on a first come, first served basis, and will continue until gone. Limit is 2 tickets per person, and FREE admission is only via these tickets.

Reserved Seating $19.50/ $22.50 (Fri & Sat) • Members $17.50 / $20.50 (Fri & Sat) • General Seating (Balcony) $10.00 • Tickets on-sale November 20, 2007

This week on the Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call, Bob Girard and Charlie Pastorfield, two veterans of the Charlottesville music scene come on to talk about how local performers have changed over the past few decades. They also discuss the documentary Live from the Hook, about the history of Charlottesville’s musicians. The movie centers around Bob and Charlie, from when they met at the University of Virginia though all their musical exploits together since, but is really about all the musicians that have ever played in Charlottesville, and all that are to come. Find out more about the film, and the C’ville music scene in general - only on the WNRN’s Wake-Up Call.

 

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This week’s episode features two upcoming artists. First up is Matt Mackey, he’s be traveling/touring the UK for the better part of 2005 and sharing his story’s of life and love. Then Militia Groups newest edition Chase Pagan shows his moxy through song. Download it today!

 

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Podcaster Hilton Tilley has released a new version of his Music Virginia program.Click on the button below to listen:

 

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Here’s Hilton to tell us more:
“3 FANTASTIC Songs from singer/songwriter Robin Wynn

Robin very graciously allowed me to play her music on this podcast. I hope to convince her to place some of her songs on the Podshow Podsafe Music Network.
The songs are from her 2004 debut cd ‘Oblivion‘

The Songs are:

• Bait
• Oblivion
• Goodbye Man

Purchase her fine music at her website, CDBABY or ITUNES !! Robin Wynn’s Website

The whole CD is great. It grows on you with each play. Wonderful production makes this a CD you will enjoy at many levels. She has a busy touring schedule…Do yourself a favor & check her out live !!!”

Fellow Charlottesville podcaster Hilton Tilley has produced the debut version of a new program called Music Virginia, which features tunes from throughout the state, selected by Hilton. Every track on the show is what’s known as “podsafe”, which means the artist has given approval to have it played in any podcast, as long as credit is given somewhere on the show, and in the show notes.

As Hilton pointed out in an e-mail to me, “Virginia is for lovers”, and that includes lovers of music as well! So, here’s the first program, which includes three songs.

 

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On Monday, March 27, the Satellite Ballroom will show a 1922 silent western called Big Stakes. But, the room will be far from quiet, as an electic trio from Boston called the Devil Music Ensemble will be providing the soundtrack. I recently spoke with guitarist Brendan Wood about the group and present this preview.

 

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This podcast is supported by the Daily Progress and their new set of blogs.

This is the second of two installments of the Albemarle County Fair Fiddle Contest, held May 28, 2005. Earlier this week we brought you the junior contest. Today we bring you the open division, with adult fiddlers from all over the region. This program is about eighty minutes long, and concludes with a jam session with many of the contestants.

This file is now offline. If you would like to hear the program, please request it via e-mail.

One of the highlights of the Albemarle County Fair is the annual fiddle contest, but this year, the event was held significantly earlier than usual. The fair has been moved up a month earlier, to August 2 through August 7. That coincides with the Galax Fiddlers Convention, one of the largest events of its kind in the country.

So, a decision was made to hold the 21st installment of the contest on Saturday, May 28. CPN was there to record the event. Today we’re posting the Juniors contest, and tomorrow we’ll post the seniors event. Thanks to the Gravity Lounge for having a great sound set-up for us to plug into.

This file is now offline. If you would like to hear it, please contact us at 434-295-6609 or e-mail us at seantubbs(at)gmail.com…

The Daily Progress now has something in common with such papers as the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. Nellysford composer Paul T. Richards has scored a rousing march for the Media General-owned newspaper, and in April, the Charlottesville Municipal Band debuted the piece in front of a crowded house at Piedmont Virginia Community College’s Dickinson Theatre. We were there and bring you this report.

 

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A long-time postal carrier from Rugby, Virginia will travel to Rugby Road in Charlottesville this weekend to deliver Appalachian guitar music to the Prism. Wayne Henderson and Jeff Little take the stage Saturday at 8:00 PM in the last of this year’s series of “Virginia Folklife Nights”, sponsored by the Virginia Folklife Program.

Fred Boyce, creative director of the Prism, gives us a preview of the concert in this five and a half minute long mp3.

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