Peabody Conservatory

Betty G. Hocker, opera singer and composer

2012-05-09 14:57:20

Betty G. Hocker, a retired Baltimore opera singer and composer who wrote the "Fort McHenry March" at the time of the nation's bicentennial, died Saturday of complications from dementia at Stella Maris Hospice. The longtime Roland Park resident was 101....

Opera star Denyce Graves joins Peabody Conservatory faculty

2012-04-06 12:51:51

In terms of talent, glamour and wide appeal, few opera singers today rank as high as mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves. No wonder there's quite a buzz at the Peabody Conservatory, where Graves will join the voice faculty in the fall. People are still talking...

Gladys W. Winter, homemaker

2012-02-26 13:13:00

Gladys W. Winter, a homemaker and benefactor of several Baltimore cultural institutions, died Wednesday of emphysema at her home on Roland Mews in the Village of Cross Keys. She was 88. Gladys Woolford, the daughter of a banker and a homemaker, was born...

An evening of voice and piano, featuring a Bel Air native

2012-03-07 08:47:00

Soprano Stacey Mastrian returns to her native Bel Air to present a recital of songs and arias in Italian, French, German, Spanish and English, with pianist Scott Crowne. The concert will be Friday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at the St. Mary Magdalen Mission...

The Rev. James J. McNamee III

2012-03-12 14:34:00

The Rev. James J. McNamee III, a retired Episcopal priest who had pastored St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Annapolis, died Friday of cancer at his home in the Ambassador Apartments in Tuscany-Canterbury. He was 76. Mr. McNamee was born in Baltimore and...

Helen G. Rigler, educator

2012-03-13 14:40:00

Helen G. Rigler, a former elementary school educator and opera buff, died Saturday of heart failure at Mercy Medical Center. The Parkton resident was 93. The daughter of a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. draftsman and a homemaker, Helen Gill was born...

Matt Frazao, Out of Your Head co-founder

2011-12-28 00:00:00

Originally from West Hartford, Conn., Matt Frazao moved to Baltimore to attend The Peabody Conservatory, where he earned a degree in classical guitar performance. At the start of 2009, he co-founded the Out of Your Head music collective with bassist...

Project aims for national standard in music education

2011-12-20 14:51:00

For generations, music students have been getting gold stars, certificates and other pats on the back from their teachers. But a budding musician with high marks in one state is not necessarily on the same level, judged by the same criteria, as a...

Santa has Lutherville on his schedule for holiday visits

2011-12-06 12:00:24

The holiday season is upon us — lights are appearing on our homes and trees, wreaths are on the lampposts and inflated Santas and snowmen stand in our front yards.� Santa will once again ride through our neighborhoods on the Lutherville Volunteer...

SSO to perform 'Holiday Melodies and Peanuts' Saturday

2011-11-30 12:39:00

The Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra presents its popular holiday concert Saturday, Dec. 3. This year, it's "Holiday Melodies and Peanuts" — the Charles Schulz kind. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Bel Air High School, 100 Heighe St. in Bel Air....

10 awkward questions with ... the Valentonez

2012-02-07 14:44:00

There's a lot you can do on Valentine's Day. There's the classic romantic dinner, the chocolate candy, the flowers. There's crying as you watch "Love Actually" home alone (we've just heard about this one). How about a live serenade? The Valentonez are...

Columbia Orchestra goes the American way

2012-02-02 00:00:00

European composers still tend to dominate most classical music programs in the United States, but the Columbia Orchestra makes a case for our country in a program titled "American Inspirations." Some of that American music is freshly minted, too, in...

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