BOCA RATON -- The Bessel publishing house, founded in St. Petersburg in 1869, grew from a music shop into a concern that was at the center of Russian musical life, printing works by the nation’s leading composers from Tchaikovsky to the members of the “mighty handful.” Many of the first-edition scores published by Bessel can be seen in the Richard Beattie Davis Collection at … [Read more...]
New independent cinema house at FAU broadens area’s film offerings
With the exception of the occasional adventuresome booking at West Palm Beach’s long-since defunct Carefree Theatre, this county used to be a wasteland when it came to international, independent or alternative films. But six years ago, a digitally projected national network, Emerging Cinema, moved into Lake Worth. Now, beginning this weekend, comes Living Room Theaters, a more … [Read more...]
FAU’s Zager brings golden touch to commercial music program
When Michael Zager founded the commercial music program at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton in 2002, it's unlikely that some students knew about the level of commercial success he'd achieved in the music industry. Perhaps they know now. The 67-year-old professor and eminent scholar has had a 50-year career as a keyboardist, composer, producer, arranger and educator … [Read more...]
Norton names new director; FAU sets Haiti relief concert
Norton names new executive director After a nearly year-long nationwide search, the Norton Museum of Art’s board of directors has named Hope Alswang executive director of the West Palm Beach museum. Alswang succeeds Christina Orr-Cahall, who left in May 2009 to become executive director of the Experience Music Project (EMP) Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in … [Read more...]
FAU to celebrate state’s surf culture; Armory guest to craft Parks statue
FAU gets grant for surfing exhibit The University Galleries of Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters has been awarded a $16,596 matching grant from the Florida Humanities Council to research and present a traveling exhibition called The History and Culture of Surfing in Florida. The surfing culture has an 80-year history in … [Read more...]