MUSIC: Def Leppard (Detroit Free Press)

MUSIC: Def Leppard (Detroit Free Press)
The glossy drums, the cavernous guitars, the massive melodies and tightly stacked harmonies: Love or loathe them, few bands of the past two decades have maintained as signature a sound as Def Leppard, on the road with fellow summer stalwarts Styx. 7:30 p.m., DTE Energy Music Theatre, I-75 at exit 89, Clarkston. 248-377-0100. $28-$75. By Brian McCollum

Muti to preside over Music Academy in Malta (Times of Malta)

Muti to preside over Music Academy in Malta (Times of Malta)
The setting up in Malta of a Mediterranean Music Academy, whose honorary president is world-renowned conductor Riccardo Muti, was launched in Rome yesterday, promising to be “one of the country’s most important cultural projects, and a moment of national satisfaction and pride”.

Educator touched many with his music (The Oregonian)

Educator touched many with his music (The Oregonian)
The shocking news started circulating Sunday: Mr. Harvard had died. E-mail shot around Northeast Portland, and telephones rang citywide. The da Vinci Arts Middle School principal, former Alameda Elementary vice principal and Madison High performing arts-music teacher, was 41 years old.