Peabody Conservatory

Albert Hall, opera singer

2013-05-20 14:50:26

Albert Hall, a professional opera singer and choirmaster who began his singing career during his student days at City College, died May 13 from colon cancer at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Towson resident was 89. The son of a plumber and a...

Howard County datebook Datebook

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Thursday, May 9 School news The Board of Education holds a regularly scheduled meeting at 4 p.m. in the board room at 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Both the afternoon session and an evening session, which convenes at 7:30 p.m., begins with a...

All aboard for Fire Museum's Steam Show and gardening club's MayFair [Lutherville]

2013-04-18 09:59:00

Don't be alarmed if you hear steam whistles and other loud noises on Saturday, May 4 — they will be emanating from the Fire Museum of Maryland's 36th annual Steam Show. Along with the steam fire engine demonstrations, the show features...

Peabody Conservatory receives $800,000 donation from former employee, alumna

2013-04-15 15:45:00

A reception will be held Wednesday at the Peabody Conservatory in honor of the late Mary C. Walker, who upon her death donated $800,000 to the institution where she studied and worked for most of her life. The bulk of Walker's gift — $600,000...

Ladies of St. Michael's invite you to their tea party [Lisbon/Woodbine]

2013-04-10 08:55:00

The Ladies Auxiliary of St. Michael's Catholic Church will hold a Friendship Tea Party on April 20 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the church's multi-purpose room. There will be live music, door prizes, finger sandwiches, sweets, and of course, tea. The cost is $14...

Young singers shine at Kodaly educators conference [Lutherville]

2013-04-08 03:15:00

Local elementary and middle-school students performed in the Children's Choir at the Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE) national conference in Hartford, Conn., March 20- 23. The students, representing Riderwood Elementary School, Dumbarton...

Mary Aitken, music teacher

2013-04-03 14:16:00

Mary Aitken, a retired switchboard operator who taught music in Baltimore public schools, died of Alzheimer's disease March 28 at her home in the Ridervale section of Riderwood in Baltimore County. She was 89. Born Mary Wootsey Derr in Roanoke, Va., she...

Charles C. Freitag, Calvert Hall music teacher

2013-03-25 14:19:01

Charles C. Freitag, the longtime director of the music program at Calvert Hall College High School where he was also a founder of its marching, concert and dance bands, died Monday of heart failure at Stella Maris Hospice. The Mays Chapel resident was 92....

Baltimore Symphony announces 2013-14 season

2013-03-01 10:33:00

There’s a light and dark theme running through the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-2014 season, which includes works dealing with great loss, as well as great compassion. “Sometimes through tragedy, whether a world war or a...

Irish flutist in demand around St. Patrick's Day

2013-03-12 08:39:00

Irish flutist Laura Byrne and her compatriots in the Irish music scene consider their passion a yearlong experience, but they also recognize that there's much more of a demand for Irish songs in mid-March. "We were at Liam Flynn's last (Wednesday) and...

Hopkins scientist finds link between neurobiology of music, language

2013-03-04 11:51:00

A Johns Hopkins brain scientist is finding a neurological basis for a notion that many people believe intuitively — that music is as much a form of language as Spanish or French. Charles Limb is one of just a handful of researchers worldwide...

Isidor Saslav, BSO concertmaster

2013-02-28 11:05:00

Isidor Saslav, a former Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concertmaster and Peabody Institute violin teacher, died of complications from cancer Jan. 26 at a hospital in Tyler, Texas. The former Mount Washington resident was 74. Born in Jerusalem, he moved...

Piero Weiss, a pianist and teacher at the Peabody Conservatory since 1985, died Oct. 2. He was 83, and still a member of the Peabody faculty at the time of his death. "Dr.

2011-12-22 08:15:53

umbrella, scarf from Target and rain boots from Burberry were good touches for the damp, chilly morning. Sophisticated elements peaked out in the form of her earrings from Zales in Towson Town Mall and a sparkling watch from Fossil. She was unsure where she purchased her ring.

2011-11-16 00:00:00

, she explained that she purchased her shoes from Zappos, which offset her fantastic slacks, which she purchased at a vintage store in Berkeley. Her turtleneck was a recent addition from The Limited in Baltimore.

2011-11-16 00:00:00