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6:09 am
Thu September 6, 2012

Charlotte's Web To Become Part Of Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center

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After more than 40 years in Rockford as an independent organization, Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts is becoming a division of the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center.  

Charlotte’s Web for the Performing Arts has long been known for presenting an eclectic mix of folk, blues and other types of ‘roots’ music. For most of its 128 years, the focus of what is now the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center has been classical music.

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3:30 pm
Wed September 5, 2012

Music Is Everywhere: John Cage At 100

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John Cage during his 1966 concert at the opening of the National Arts Foundation in Washington, D.C.
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Originally published on Wed September 5, 2012 5:05 pm

OK, let's get the elephant out of the room right away. John Cage's most famous, or infamous, work is "4'33"," in which a musician walks onstage and sits at the piano for 4 minutes and 33 seconds.

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6:45 am
Wed September 5, 2012

33 Musicians On What John Cage Communicates

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John Cage in The Hague, Netherlands, 1988
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Originally published on Sat September 8, 2012 7:17 am

100 years ago today, John Cage was born. In celebration of his birthday, we asked contemporary musicians across a wide range of genres and backgrounds — not only in classical music, but also pop, rock, metal, electronic and experimental — what they've taken from the late composer's musical and philosophical ideas.

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