News - Powered by Yahoo NewsHerhold: Ms. Ravel goes to Sacrament
From Ann Ravel s eighth-floor office, you can see the rust accumulating atop the sign of the 70s-era Westfield Downtown Plaza Mall in Sacramento. It could be a metaphor for the agency she heads -- the nearly four-decade-old Fair Political Practices Commission.
Sun, 20 May 2012 12:34:34 -0700 -
Trio Dali: Ravel Sonat
Young and talented trio from France, Trio Dali, perform in Australia for the first time for Musica Viva. They play Ravel, Schubert and Gordon Kerry. Read all responses to this article
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:00:44 -0700 -
FPPC Chair Ann Ravel To Address Sacramento Press Clu
It?s a new day at the Fair Political Practices Commission. Once derided as a toothless watchdog, the FPPC has eliminated its backlog of cases and gained acclaim for its central role in the investigation of Kinde Durkee, a campaign treasurer who embezzled millions from California politicians.
Fri, 11 May 2012 13:54:00 -0700 -
Urba?ski conducts Ravel and Shostakovic
ISO's music director returns for the penultimate classical program of the season, with featured pianist Simon Trp?eski. by Tom Aldridge Thus far, there always seems extra excitement in the air when Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra music director Krzysztof Urba?ski returns to the Circle Theater. (Conducting only six concerts in this first season, his breaks have seemed few but widespread.)? [ Read ...
Mon, 21 May 2012 08:05:30 -0700 -
Minnesota Orchestra gives Ravel the showcase he deserve
Mention Maurice Ravel to the average person on the street, and "Bolero" seems that composer's lone work to make a dent in the pop-culture consciousness, despite Ravel regarding it as among his least interesting efforts.
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:42:34 -0700 -
FPPC drops talk of requiring bloggers to disclose payments from politicians and campaign
Kevin Roderick: Ann Ravel, the chairwoman of the state's Fair Political Practices Commission, is giving up for now on trying to force bloggers to disclose payments they receive from political campaigns. She's moving instead to seek voluntary disclosure by bloggers for the November election, but isn't holding her breath. "I don't think there's going to be a large amount of voluntary disclosure ...
Thu, 03 May 2012 10:03:49 -0700 -
Review: Dutoit bids a dazzling ?Au revoir
Keen listeners might find a poignant layer or two around Charles Dutoit?s final stroke as chief conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Ravel?s Daphnis and Chloé ends on a nearly unbearably brilliant A major chord ? the key German poet Christian Schubart believed messaged the hope, upon parting, of seeing one?s beloved again. Verizon Hall?s Thursday night capacity audience seemed to be yearning ...
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:09:25 -0700 -
Capitol Alert: FPPC shelves plan to require disclosure by California political blogger
The director of California's political watchdog agency is shelving her proposal to require bloggers to disclose payments they receive from political campaigns.
Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30:27 -0700 -
Magdalena Kozena stretches her flexible voic
On 'Love and Longing' she travels through Dvorak's 'Biblical Songs,' Ravel's 'Sheherazade' and Mahler's 'Ruckert Lieder.' She performs with the L.A. Philharmonic. On 'Love and Longing' she travels through Dvorak's 'Biblical Songs,' Ravel's 'Sheherazade' and Mahler's 'Ruckert Lieder.' She performs with the L.A. Philharmonic.
Wed, 02 May 2012 14:58:06 -0700 -
On Friday evening, 250 members of Phnom Penh?s Francophone community braved Monireth Boulevard?s motorcycle gridlock ..
Fresh from travels to Laos and Vietnam, the Children?s Choir performed Maurice Ravel?s L'enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Spells) to an audience that ran the full gamut of the city?s French speakers, from sartorially-minded embassy staff and their families to restive groups of elementary school language students.
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:10:35 -0700 -