Samuel Barber
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Philadelphia Orchestra to seek bankruptcy protection
Apr 16, 2011 17:40 EDT
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the nation's "Big Five" symphonies, on Saturday voted to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, a board member said.
Feathers and fountains at Chanel, romance at Valentino
Oct 05, 2010 13:01 EDT
Karl Lagerfeld conjured the spirit of Versailles for Chanel Tuesday in a glamorous procession of feathers, faux-tweed, rips and lace, while at Valentino the mood was all delicate, diaphanous romance.
Polish leader eyes quick election after crash
Apr 13, 2010 13:41 EDT
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's acting president vowed on Tuesday to move swiftly to set an election date and remove uncertainty after the deaths of President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of high-ranking officials in a plane crash in Russia.
Polish leader eyes quick election after crash
Apr 13, 2010 13:41 EDT
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's acting president vowed on Tuesday to move swiftly to set an election date and remove uncertainty after the deaths of President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of high-ranking officials in a plane crash in Russia.
New York Philharmonic brings musical diplomacy to Vietnam
Oct 14, 2009 20:00 EDT
With help from Beethoven and Brahms, the United States and Vietnam will engage in musical diplomacy this weekend when the New York Philharmonic debuts in the communist nation after a historic visit to Stalinist North Korea last year.
New York Philharmonic brings musical diplomacy to Vietnam
Oct 14, 2009 20:00 EDT
With help from Beethoven and Brahms, the United States and Vietnam will engage in musical diplomacy this weekend when the New York Philharmonic debuts in the communist nation after a historic visit to Stalinist North Korea last year.
Today in History
Aug 22, 2009 00:01 EDT
Today in History. Today is Saturday, Aug. 22nd, the 234th day of 2009. There are 131 days left in the year.
NY Philharmonic to play "Platoon" theme in Vietnam
Jun 05, 2009 00:58 EDT
HANOI (Reuters) - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra will play the haunting orchestral theme from Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film "Platoon" in Hanoi this October, and the reasons are purely artistic.
NY Philharmonic to play "Platoon" theme in Vietnam
Jun 04, 2009 23:50 EDT
HANOI (Reuters Life!) - The New York Philharmonic Orchestra will play the haunting orchestral theme from Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film "Platoon" in Hanoi this October, and the reasons are purely artistic.
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Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Samuel Barber | |
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 Samuel Barber, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1944
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Samuel Osborne Barber II |
| Born | March 9, 1910 West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | January 23, 1981 (aged 70) |
| Occupations | composer |
