Frederica von Stade | ar

Amistades Peligrosas was a Spanish band formed in 1989 by singers Alberto Comesaña from Galicia and Cristina del Valle from Asturias. Their music blended two Spanish Music types such as Celtic and Arab which is part of Spanish history and culture. Bagpipes, flute and bouzouki are common instruments used by the band. Amistades Peligrosas disbanded in July 1998. .

Frederica von Stade (June 1, 1945), is an American mezzo-soprano. Born in Somerville, New Jersey, Miss von Stade attended the Mannes College of Music in New York City. She made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in 1970 and in 1971 appeared as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at the Santa Fe Opera. "It was two of the newcomers who left the audience dazzled: Frederica von Stade as Cherubino and Kiri te Kanawa as the Countess. Trained in the bel canto style, von Stade is known for her roles in Gioacchino Rossini's The Barber of Seville and La Cenerentola...

STADE is a huge artistic concept based on the Duo of Pierre Autétat (piano-samplers) and Christophe Calpini (drums-sampler). This international wide project makes a brand new electroacoustical sythesis which mixes jazz diversity, electronics efficiency and the straight energy of hip-hop music. During 3 years, STADE works on the assumption of extensible forms, wich enable the group to integrate the works and talents of 15 guest-stars : Erik Truffaz (FR ; tr), Elliott Sharp (NY ; gu, sx), Nils Petter Molvaer (NG ; tr), Grégoire Maret (NY ; ar), Wayne Paul (UK ; vocals ), Nya (CH ; vocals), Pascal Auberson...

Tod Dockstader (born May 22, 1932 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, died February 27, 2015) was an American composer of electroacoustic music, and particularly musique concrète. He studied painting and film while at the University of Minnesota, before moving to Hollywood in 1955, to become an apprentice film editor. He moved into work as a sound engineer in 1958, and apprenticed at Gotham Recording Studios, where he first started composing. Dockstader's first record, Eight Electronic Pieces, was released in 1960, and was later used as the soundtrack to Federico Fellini's "Satyricon" (1969). He continued to create music throughout the...