DIARY: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
IN THIS EDITION:
. Ipanema Girl passes, Guitar Society seeks extra hands, CSO players join “Listen @ the Library”
. Almanac: Saluting three “Princes” of Music (pictured)
HAPPENING TODAY:
No live performances to alert you to today, which makes it a good time to plan your upcoming weekend, where you’ll have to make some informed choices from an extensive first-week-of-summer list. Visit our Concert Listings page for robust listings of these and other events —composer names, composition titles, and performers.
NEWS BRIEFS:
Astrud Gilberto, 83
Gilberto shot to fame with The Girl From Ipanema, the first song she ever recorded. It played a key role in making the Brazilian sound known as bossa nova a phenomenon in the United States. Read an article in The New York Times. [Read more…]