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Part Concert, Part Chat: Two Guys Talking Music (New York Times)
The bassist Christian McBride kicked off ?Conversations With Christian,? a yearlong series of onstage dialogues, with words and music, at Dizzy?s Club Coca-Cola on Monday.

Wii boosts UK games sales, music resilient (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
British retailers sold a record combined number of DVDs, games and music in 2008 despite the economic gloom, boosted by the popularity of Nintendo's Wii and single downloads, trade bodies said on Wednesday.

iPhone can download music over EDGE too (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News)
As part of the trio of iTunes-related announcements during his Tuesday morning Macworld Expo keynote address, Phil Schiller announced that Apple had added support for purchasing and downloading music and podcasts on the iPhone using a 3G data connection (previously support was limited to Wi-Fi-connected phones and iPod touches—it was even called the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store until today). And ...

Taking Over for Benanti, Paice Joins Roundabout 'Night Music' Concert (Playbill via Yahoo! News)
Under the advice of her doctor, Tony Award-winning actress Laura Benanti has to withdraw from the gala concert of A Little Night Music Jan. 12 in Manhattan.

Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts cuts shows (Detroit Free Press)
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts has postponed, canceled or put on hold eight upcoming performances. Music Hall President Vince Paul cited reasons ranging from the sluggish economy to issues with promoters, artists and scheduling.

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Classical Music	Obrigado Brazil This enchanting, flavorful CD finds the ever curious Yo-Yo Ma traveling to South America, and Brazil in particular. The music varies from classical to samba to bossa nova; the combinations range from guitar, flute, and cello to female voice (the remarkable Rosa Passos), cello, guitar, percussion, piano, and bass; to simple cello and piano; to cello and two guitars. The overriding element is rhythm; each selection has a beat which is both infectious and sensual, but the contexts are splendidly varied. More ... Classical Music
Classical Music	Agnus Dei: Music of Inner Harmony Beyond this recording's new age packaging and title is a splendid sampling of some of the world's finest choral music, sung by one of the world's outstanding choirs. This "anthology of sacred choral music" spans 400 years and includes such masterpieces as Allegri's Miserere, Bach's "Jesu, joy of man's desiring," and Barber's exquisite Agnus Dei, which is the composer's choral setting of his famous Adagio for Strings. Along the way we also hear More ... Classical Music
	Harem Beyond this recording's new age packaging and title is a splendid sampling of some of the world's finest choral music, sung by one of the world's outstanding choirs. This "anthology of sacred choral music" spans 400 years and includes such masterpieces as Allegri's Miserere, Bach's "Jesu, joy of man's desiring," and Barber's exquisite Agnus Dei, which is the composer's choral setting of his famous Adagio for Strings. Along the way we also hear More ... Classical Music
	Cieli di Toscana Not content with the simplistic "crossover" formula, superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli has been pursuing alternative paths since he emerged as a vocal phenomenon in the mid-1990s: operatic classics and contemporary popular song. The singer's last few albums have showcased his love for the former (including homages to his beloved Verdi: the Requiem and Verdi aria collection). But Cieli di Toscana ("Tuscan Skies") marks a triumphant return to the More ... Classical Music

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