• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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Are there secret powers at work that want to dominate us? Do they want to “chip” humanity to control it? Is…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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Once again, the CD archive has been thinned out and quite a few sound carriers have been digitised. Therefore, new “old”…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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“There is no passion that consists in making oneself small by settling for a life that is less than the one…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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Joseph Kreines is a respected composer, conductor and educator who has had an illustrious musical career in Florida and elsewhere. Born…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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Many special instruments from different parts of the world have been known for centuries. For example, the didgeridoo from Australia, percussion…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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On 21 August 1968, the so-called Prague Spring was put down with the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the troops of the…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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100 years ago, on 16 December 1921, the French composer Chales-Camille Saint-Saens died in Algiers. At the time, he was considered…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Composer, Recommendations

Corona has put an end to concert activity. A year without rehearsals, without performances. But experts already see a “light at…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
• Categorised Recommendations, Sheet music

We have known for some time that there is no “man on the moon”. Now, even after the landing on Mars,…

• Written by Helmut Schwaiger
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On 25 January, Alfred Reed would have celebrated his 100th birthday. Reason enough to commemorate the composer, arranger, conductor and publisher….