Berlioz rarity sets the tone with sparkling orchestration

Image: Sir Andrew Davis conducting the MSO (Credit: Lucas Dawson Photography) Tonight on Historyonics, we investigate the history of Thus Spake Zarathustra, a tone poem composed by Richard Strauss and first performed in 1896. You most probably know ...

"A Tranquil Night" for violin, harp and strings by Kam Kee Yong World premiere of Kam Kee Yong's "A Tranquil Night" for violin, harp and strings with viol... published: 22 Oct 2011 author: "A Tranquil Night" for violin, harp and strings by Kam Kee ...

It turns out choosy graphics creators also choose "JIF." During this week's annual Webby Awards ceremony, GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) creator Steve Wilhite put to rest the question of the animated images' correct pronunciation. The simple ...

Many of us have apparently been saying it wrong for years. This week, the inventor of the GIF image format revealed that the correct pronunciation of the popular image format is "Jif." Anyone who has been involved in interactive media production has ...

Facebook Share on Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GooglePlus Email 30 minutes ago Webby Awards / YouTube Steve Milhouse alerts the crowd of the correct pronunciation of GIF at the 2013 Webby Awards. And the battle rages on: After the White House weighed ...

I often come across poorly composed and rhythmically imbalanced verses on Facebook. They are attributed to famous poets like Ghalib, Iqbal and Faraz. Whenever I see such posts, I make a point of setting the record straight. Most of the time, I am ...

The Bluejay project proposed by the Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) and Sylvain Mariat, Head of the ACJC Creative Design Studio, aims to take maximum benefit from the unique space that is provided by the ACJ319. Intentionally realistic, this ...

When I think about the business of technology, I'm reminded of a joke by the late, great comedian Mitch Hedberg. "I didn't go to college," he used to say, "but if I did, I would've taken all my tests at a restaurant. Because the customer is always ...

This 1997 sci-fi favorite has one of the greatest opera/classical music moments on screen of all time. In the associated clip, the alien diva Plavalaguna (voiced by the Albanian soprano Inva Mula and played in the film by French actress Mainwenn Le ...