… at 4:00 PM I went to Queensborough Community College/CUNY located at 56th Avenue and Springfield Blvd., Bayside, NY and I saw Masterworks Series – Coffee Cantata presented by the Queens Symphony Orchestra featuring Maria Ferrante, Soprano; Eric Fennell,…

… of the eighteenth century, or the sounds of the London Symphony Orchestra? It’s mostly rap, hip-hop, pop, and all that normal stuff out there isn’t it? I’m trying to keep the faith in classical and instrumental music so that it won’t be forgotten…

… of the 1990’s, was born on June 16, 1971 in New York. Shakur compiled an extraordinary resume consisting of various forms of entertainment before passing away at the age of 25. Tupac Shakur accomplished more in his short lifetime than most people could…

… People feel all kinds of emotions. Music is almost and emotion in itself. In my eyes music can be an escape for a minute or two. It can be for however long you desire. Music has been called a way of life for certain human beings. Somehow,…

… article is the author’s opinion about a controversial song written by Toby Keith in the days following the September 11th attacks on America. Julia Keller, the author, describes "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American) as "odious"…

… Bizet’s Carmen is looked upon to be one of the most impressive operas in history. It is a story of a young gypsy girl that all the men are infatuated with. She seduces a man to fall in love with her and in the end breaks his heart. In 2001 MTV made…

… was first and foremost a direct descendent of disco. House music which has been around now for about thirty years has changed the way people dance to music. House back when it was first introduced was not just a type of music but more like a way of…

… It seems as if every week another “pop star” is born, and true music lovers observe these teenage sensations and ask what makes this guy or girl so much different from all the others? This is a question no one can really answer, because in the last…

… Jim Morrison, "did lewdly and lasciviously expose his penis and shake it. . ." (Rosen et al. 90). Today, Billy Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, bares all at his concert in Philadelphia (Bernstein 95). The eccentric Courtney Love will…

… artist who abuses alcohol or drugs. Edgar Allan Poe, Jackson Pollock and Kurt Cobain are a few examples. Several of the writers we have read so far, including Baldwin, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Carver had serious problems with…