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Police Drummer Stewart Copeland Brings 'Off the Score' Quintet to Schimmel Center

Stewart Copeland is no longer drumming with Sting but instead coining operas. Having premiered a revamped version of The Cask of Amontillado at Dixon Place in New York, the drummer-cum-composer will now bring Off the Score, a collaborative effort with pianist Jon Kimura Parker, to Pace University's Schimmel Center on April 8.
  • Watch Justin Bieber Perform Beethoven's 'Fur Elise' in a Hotel Lobby for Guests

    While you may not think of Justin Bieber as a multi-instrumentalist, the massively popular singer is able to don many hats quite easily. However, in a recently released video of the pop phenom, playing Beethoven's Für Elise, Bieber attempts to tap at the sticks in the lobby of a hotel to some idle guests. While many outlets can be deceived, we C-lites can hear through the mess.
  • Wigmore Hall Live Streaming Concert to Begin January 28, Featuring Berlin's Armida Quartet

    Although classical concerts are typically the privilege of paying customers – and, by definition, a matter of physical attendance – London's Wigmore Hall has adopted a more altruistic approach in a program that caters to the widest audience possible without charging a dime. The Wigmore Hall live streaming concert on January 28th, 8pm GMT (to inaugurate their 2016-2017 season) will be the first of a new series of streamed concerts for the Wigmore. It will feature the performances of Berlin’s Armida Quartet, Soprano Anna Lucia Richter, Pianist Michael Gees, and Baritone Andrè Schuen, and Pianist Daniel Heide.