John Green (born August 24, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American author of young adult fiction. John and his brother Hank ran a video blog project via YouTube called Brotherhood 2.0. The original project ran from January 1 to December 31, 2007, with the premise that the brothers would cease all text-based communication for the year and converse only by video blogs.
Roger Williams (October 1, 1924
The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), often known as the "Orchestra of the West", is the premier professional orchestra of the state of Western Australia.
A singer songwriter who specialises in songs about suicide and other tragedies. The fact that his show is highly entertaining could be a reflection on what a sick lot we are. Then again, it could be that the songs are superb and his backing band of piano, trumpet, guitar, cello and violin are equally so.
Grey Reverend is the solo project of singer/songwriter/composer L.D Brown. His music is best described as "simple songs about the more complicated things in life". Based in Brooklyn, NY, he has been working on this project as well as collaborating with other songwriters and composers from around the world. A large portion of these collaborations have been done with the U.K.-based group, The Cinematic Orchestra (TCO).
American composer Steve Layton was born in Pasco, Washington, in 1956. Long based in Seattle, in 2007 he relocated to Houston, Texas. Layton creates a kind of music that blurs the distinctions between electronic and acoustic art forms, as well as the notions of the traditional and the experimental. He invokes, alters, engages or dissolves questions of history, culture -- even "real" versus "unreal" -- in the mind and ear of the listener.
Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia, celebrating its centenary in 2007.
The MSO performs to more than 250,000 people in Melbourne and regional Victoria in over 150 concerts a year. The Orchestra has performed with renowned artists such as Igor Stravinsky, Mariss Jansons, Isaac Stern, Yehudi Menuhin, Jessye Norman, Artur Rubinstein, Mstislav Rostropovich, Hakan Hagegard, Geoffrey Lancaster, Emanuel Ax, Jeffrey Tate, Sumi Jo, and Nigel Kennedy.
The orchestra was founded as the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1920, with Edward Elgar conducting its first concert in September of that year. The programme included Overture: Saul by Granville Bantock, a strong supporter of the orchestra's foundation. Adrian Boult was chief conductor from 1924 to 1930. The CBO became a full time organisation in 1944, changing its name to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in 1948. The composer Andrzej Panufnik was chief conductor from 1957 to 1959.
