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Aug 18, 2023
Voodoo Fire Video World Premiere
Watch the video for Winger's newest single 'Voodoo Fire' from their new album 'Seven'.
'Seven' is now available everywhere. Order the album & Stream t... -
Jun 27, 2023
CF Kip Winger's "Conversations With Nijinsky", Premiering in Berlin, Sep 14 -16, 2023
September 14, 2023 Programme
C. F. Kip Winger
"Conversations with Nijinsky“
Igor Strawinsky
"Le sacre du printemps“ - Ballettmusik für Orchester
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May 05, 2023
Tears of Blood Video World Premiere
Watch the video for Winger's newest single 'Tears Of Blood' from their new album 'Seven'.
'Seven' is now available everywhere. Order the album & Strea... -
Apr 06, 2023
It All Comes Back Around Video World Premiere
Watch the video for Winger's newest single, 'It All Comes Back Around' from their new album 'Seven' due for release on May 5
Order & Stream the second single It... -
Mar 10, 2023
Proud Desperado Video World Premiere
Watch the video for Winger's new single, 'Proud Desperado' from their new album 'Seven' due for release on May 5
Honored to have written this song with the grea... -
Mar 10, 2023
Winger Seven available for pre-order now!
Pre-Sale is now available for Winger's 7th studio album featuring all of the original members: Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein, and Paul Taylor, plus John Roth, who has been with the band ...
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Feb 16, 2023
Los Angeles Ballet - Featuring Ghosts (Christopher Wheeldon / CF Kip Winger)
Los Angeles Ballet Presents An Evening of Christopher Wheeldon
GHOSTS
Wheeldon/Winger
FOOL'S PARADISE - LAB Premiere
Wheeldon/Talbot
MOR... -
Aug 19, 2021
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Jul 23, 2020
CF Kip Winger featured in Classical 91's Local Composers Month
Classical With A Kick: Kip Winger On The Harmony Between Heavy Metal And Orchestral Music
In celebration of 91Classical’s Local Composers Month, we posed six questions to some of Nash... -
Jan 12, 2020
Ballet Austin, "Restless Hearts" featuring C.F. Kip Winger's Ballet 'Ghosts'
RESTLESS HEARTS
Featuring "Rubies" by George Balanchine and "Ghosts" by Christopher Wheeldon and C.F. Kip Winger
Feb. 14-16 | The Long Center
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Oct 09, 2019
Playbill Announces: Eden Espinosa to Headline Concert of New Musical Thriller Get Jack
Eden Espinosa to Headline Concert of New Musical Thriller Get Jack. The concert will also feature Jeanna De Waal, Jeanette Bayardelle, and Isabel Santiago.
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Oct 07, 2019
Broadway World Announces - Jackie Evancho, Eden Espinosa, Jeanna De Waal and More to Star in GET JACK In Concert
A concert of songs from the new rock musical thriller, GET JACK will be presented Tuesday October 29th, 2019 at 7pm on Stage 2 at Rockwood Music Hall on NYC's Lower Eastside. GET JACK follows the...
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Sep 19, 2019
Get Jack! A Musical Thriller - In Concert Oct 29, 2019 in NYC
GET JACK in Concert! Songs from the bloody new rock musical thriller, Tuesday October 29th, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2
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Aug 02, 2019
No.7 on Billboard!
Get Jack Enters No.7 on Billboard! The album can be found at these locations:
DOWNLOAD: https://music.apple.com/us/album/get-jack/1467461591?ls=1&app=itunes
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Jun 21, 2019
Get Jack! A Musical Thriller By Kip Winger & Damien Gray
The Get Jack Concept Album is complete! The pre-sale of this album begins June 21st through July 19th. If you participate in this, your pre-order will automatically enter your name for your chance to...
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Mar 27, 2019
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Oct 30, 2018
Get Jack Update!
Get the latest news and updates on Kip Winger, and Damien Gray’s, musical thriller, Get Jack! Live Video Update can be viewed in its entirety on the Get Jack FaceBook Page. Thanks for following us o...
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Jul 18, 2018
CF Kip Winger's 'Ghosts' - Paul Vasterling’s 20th Anniversary Gala, Nashville Ballet
Paul Vasterling’s 20th Anniversary Gala
Andrew Jackson Hall
Tarantella choreography by George Balanchine
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Jan 19, 2018
Frontiers Music srl Press Release
CF Kip Winger - Solo Box Set Coming Soon
On March 23, 2018, Frontiers Music Srl will release a box set, collecting all the solo works of acclaimed Grammy Nominated Composer Kip Winger i... -
Oct 06, 2017
Get Jack News!
GRAMMY AWARD NOMINEE KIP WINGER AND ACCLAIMED WRITER/DIRECTOR DAMIEN GRAY TO DEBUT NEW MUSICAL THRILLER IN TWO CONCERT PRESENTATIONS ON MONDAY,,OCTOBER 30, 2017 AT SIR STUDIOS
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Oct 06, 2017
Introduction to the Get Jack Cast
GET JACK CAST
Top Row
Eden Espinosa, Katie Thompson, Charissa Hogeland, Levi Kreis
Bottom Row
Michael Falzon, Carrie Manolakos, Shannon Conley, PJ Griffith... -
Aug 29, 2017
Get Jack, the new musical by Kip Winger and Damien Gray
Get Jack! Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned. A KILLER NEW MUSICAL BY Kip Winger and Damien Gray coming soon! For more information, or to buy tickets, please visit their Kickstarter Campaign.
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Apr 26, 2017
CF Kip Winger World Premiere
World Premiere of Grammy Nominated CF Kip Winger's "A Parting Grace" from his #1 Billboard Debut Classical CD "Conversations With Nijinsky"
Sun River Music Festival - 40th Anniver... -
Mar 15, 2017
Nashville Ballet to feature C.F. Kip Winger's "Ghosts"
Nashville Ballet 'steps into the future' with ambitious 2017-18 season
"Modern Masters," May 4-6, 2018 (TPAC's Jackson Hall.) "Modern Masters" will include three ballets ... -
Jan 30, 2017
Nashville Symphony featuring CF Kip Winger's "Conversations With Nijinsky"
Nashville Symphony has revealed their 2017/18 Season featuring C.F.Kip Winger's 'Conversations With Nijinsky':
"Universal Language"
Few music directors are as devo... -
Dec 06, 2016
CF Kip Winger Nominated for a Grammy
CF Kip Winger has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for his debut Classical Release "Conversations With Nijinsky" - C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San...
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Oct 18, 2016
Press Release by Naxos on CF Kip Winger's New Classical CD, 'Conversations With Nijinsky'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 14, 2016
C.F KIP WINGER CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER VASLAV NIJINSKY IN DEBUT CLASSICAL ALBUM
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Aug 30, 2016
Winger's Seventeen Added to Rock Band
Rock Band has added Seventeen to its downloadable songs library. Here's what they had to say:
"A powerful rock'n'roll track, "Seventeen" by Winger, is also coming to the ... -
Jul 21, 2016
Kip Winger feature on Billboard - Topping The Classical Album Charts on Billboard
Composing a classical album is a dream Winger has harbored since the days his band was charting top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 like "Miles Away" and "Headed For A Heartbreak." It's the re...
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Jun 26, 2016
NPR Features CF Kip Winger and his Musical Journey
NPR met with CF Kip Winger to discuss his musical journey and his #1 Billboard debut Classical Release "Conversations With Nijinsky"...
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Jun 07, 2016
Conversations With Nijinsky Hits #1 on Billboard Music
It was announced today that CF Kip Winger's debut Classical CD Conversations With Nijinsky, performed by the Grammy Winning San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, has hit #1 on the Billboard Music Chart...
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May 27, 2016
Conversations With Nijinsky is No.1 on iTunes!
Thank you everyone for your support. We still have 5 days to go, for the CD to qualify for the Billboard chart.
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Apr 26, 2016
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
C.F. KIP WINGER CELEBRATES THE LIFE OF DANCER AND CHOREOGRAPHER VASLAV NIJINSKY IN DEBUT CLASSICAL ALBUM
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Mar 20, 2016
CF Kip Winger's Conversations With Nijinsky by The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Hear Excerpts of CF Kip Winger's Conversations with Nijinsky by Grammy winning San Francisco Ballet Orchestra. World premiere March 25th, Herbst Theatre, War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, ...
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Mar 10, 2016
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra - CF Kip Winger's upcoming CD Release
In the Recording Studio with C.F. Kip Winger - On our latest CD Release, By The San Francisco Ballet Orchestra.
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On his latest project, C.F. Kip Winger had this ... -
Mar 01, 2016
World Premiere - CF Kip Winger's "Conversations With Nijinsky"
From San Francisco Ballet - Celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the world's most recorded ballet orchestras with an evening of sensational music curated by Music Director and Principal Condu...
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Oct 14, 2015
Winger debut album charts in Rolling Stone Magazine Top 50
Winger debut album charts in Rolling Stone Magazine Top 50
"The band's musical pedigree was practically unmatched in Eighties metal...Winger crafted an album that combined hard-pop... -
Aug 06, 2015
ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY DEPP, DAVE GROHL, BRIAN JOHNSON, SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, SLASH, KIP WINGER Appear On HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Debut
ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY DEPP, DAVE GROHL, BRIAN JOHNSON, SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, SLASH, KIP WINGER Appear On HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Debut
The Hollywood Vampires "For the next two years, Alice Coo... -
Jul 05, 2015
C.F. Kip Winger World Premiere of "Granted Passage"
C.F. Kip Winger- World Premiere of his new Orchestral piece, "Granted Passage"
Wednesday, August 19th - 7:30 PM
Historic Great Hall - Sunriver Resort
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Mar 03, 2015
CF Kip Winger Commissioned by Colorado Symphony
CF Kip Winger was recently commissioned by The Colorado Symphony to write a Guitar and Orchestra piece - the soloist will be Michael Chapdelaine. The performance will be in Denver at Boettcher Concer...
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Nov 20, 2014
Brazil Tour Announcement 2015!
Feb 6 - PORTO ALEGRE - Pepsi On Stage (w/ Mr Big)
Feb 7 - SAO PAULO - HSBC Brasil (w/ Mr Big)
Feb 8 - RIO DE JANEIRO - Fundicao Progresso (w/ Mr Big)
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Nov 11, 2014
Cenk Eroglu Teams Kip Winger & Richard Page Together
"I called my dear friends for a little help ...Kip Winger / Richard Page / Pat Mastelotto / Reb Beach / John Roth / Howard Leese / George Gakis / Blanc Blanc / Steve Lukather and many others. Some don...
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Sep 30, 2014
Ultimate Classic Rock's Exclusive Premiere of Winger's New Video "Queen Babylon"
You can get your first look at the latest video from Winger's 'Better Days Comin' album right here at Ultimate Classic Rock, where we're proud to offer the exclusive premiere of th...
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Sep 17, 2014
Classic Rock Magazine premiere Winger's Better Days Comin' video
New video from platinum-selling melodic rockers
by Classic Rock
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Jul 21, 2014
24th Anniversary of "In The Heart Of The Young"
This Thursday, July 24th will mark the 24th anniversary for the release of "In The Heart of The Young"
To commemorate this date all Winger Merchandise at Wingertheband.com will be marke... -
Jul 08, 2014
Better Days Comin' CD Review - BackstageAxxess
Winger 'Better Days Comin'
Review By: Kris Engelhart
"Hold on to your hats rock and roll fans! Winger is back with their first new album in 6 years" .... "'Better... -
Jun 28, 2014
Winger Returns to Japan
Winger returns to Japan for four very special shows!
Winger is happy to return to Japan for our second time in 2014.
Nov 19 Nagoya ELL
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Jun 08, 2014
Paris Premiere - CF Winger/Wheeldon Ghosts
Les Etes de la Danse Festival
San Francisco Ballet's Premiere of CF Winger's Ghosts in Paris debut's in July 2014 at Chatelet Theatre
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May 25, 2014
Winger Gives Melodic Rock Fans Big-Time Reason For Optimism With "Better Days Comin'"
"the quality of the music on Better Days Comin' is likely to give the band its best-known release" ... "Winger deserves equal props for both their legacy and their current efforts."
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May 07, 2014
Winger: Better Days Comin' Review
"Few bands are more understated or overlooked than Winger, a band that despite their immense musical talent and infectious, cleverly crafted songs" .... "Winger have just released their sixth studio ...
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May 07, 2014
WINGER STORM THE CHARTS THIS WEEK WITH LATEST RELEASE BETTER DAYS COMIN'
(New York, NY - May 1st, 2014) - Winger have shown they are still a force to be reckoned with thanks to their latest release, Better Days Comin' The album debuted at #21 on the Top Current Rock A...
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Apr 29, 2014
CD Review - WINGER BETTER DAYS COMIN'
by William Telltale for Sleaze Roxx
"Simply put, this album is very good and is easily the best, musically, they've ever done -- and that is a tall order to fill, since Winger were... -
Apr 28, 2014
MelodicRock.com Review
"there's something touching each facet of the band's styles over the years. It is a compelling record that boasts musical intelligence, awareness of what the fans want and a touch of adventu...
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Apr 26, 2014
Sea of Tranquilty Review of "Better Days Comin'"
Winger: Better Days Comin'
Review By Steven Reid - Sea of Tranquility
"people still expect Winger to write Melodic Rock "hits". With Karma they did, and they didn't, an... -
Apr 24, 2014
Backstage Auctions Review of Winger's New CD
CD Review: Winger - Better Days Comin'
By Peter Lindblad - Backstage Auctions
Rating A-
Unexpectedly heavy and disarmingly alluring, with a series of intricate progre... -
Apr 24, 2014
CD Review: Winger / Better Days Comin'' - TheyWillRockYou.com
By Roger Scales at TheyWillRockYou.com
With all that each member of Winger brings to the table in terms of his own mystic and musicianship if you were to toss all of those elements int... -
Apr 24, 2014
CD Review: Winger - Better Days Comin' - AmpsAndGreenScreens.com
By Damian - AmpsAndGreenScreens.com
On an album full of winners ..... WINGER hits a home run with Better Days Comin'. The album is out now via Frontiers Records. I highly recomme... -
Apr 22, 2014
Winger's New CD - Better Days Comin is out now!
The wait is over, Better Days Comin' is available for Download now on iTunes!
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/WingerDeluxe
Amazon:http://smarturl.it/WNGR_AmzDLX (Deluxe)
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Apr 08, 2014
GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Tin Soldier", the new music video by Winger
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "Tin Soldier," the new music video by Winger.
The song is from the band's new album (and first in five years), Better Days... -
Mar 26, 2014
Classic Rock Magazine premiere Winger's 'Midnight Driver of a Love Machine' video
Winger present their video for new track Midnight Driver Of A Love Machine -- view the Classic Rock premiere at the link below.
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Mar 24, 2014
Better Days Comin CD Release/Listening Party in NYC!
Winger takes NYC!
On April 26th Winger returns to Manhattan for the ultimate CD Release/listening party & full concert at Stage 48! Tickets are only $25 & autographed copies of Winge... -
Mar 21, 2014
Artists for Others to benefit AIM
Thursday, April 3, 2014 7 pm - 10 pm
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
100 South Ocean Boulevard
Manalapan, Florida
Amy Grant
Kip Winger
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Mar 05, 2014
Ultimate Classic Rock premiere Rat Race video
We are pleased to present the world premiere of 'Rat Race,' a highly propulsive and surprisingly hard-hitting song from Winger's first new album in five years.
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Mar 03, 2014
Winger confirmed for Download Festival mainstage with Aerosmith, Alter Bridge
"We are psyched to be performing at Download Festival this year at the legendary Donington Park. It's going to be an awesome day and we can't wait to hit the stage, play some new tunes and t...
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Mar 01, 2014
Review - Shades, Ghosts, & the Firebird - San Francisco Ballet
Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts has only improved with age since I last saw it in 2010. With its gorgeous score by C. F. Kip Winger, Ghosts conveys abstract truths about relationships, desire and l...
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Feb 28, 2014
Program 3 at San Francisco Ballet: Heartaches by the Number
The second production, Ghosts, received its world premiere at SF Ballet in 2010. The collaborative work by composer C.F. Kip Winger and choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is a compelling take on one o...
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Feb 26, 2014
New Winger Album - Better Days Comin'
Winger to release highly anticipated sixth studio album Better Days Comin' in April
The band's First New Album in 5 Years Slated for Release via Frontiers Records
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Feb 06, 2014
San Francisco Ballet Overview
Firebird
Ghosts (Wheeldon/Winger)
The Kingdom of the Shades from La Bayadere, Act II
FEBRUARY 20 -MARCH 2, 2014
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Jan 08, 2014
Better Days Comin
"Better Days Comin"
The new album from WINGER will be available Spring 2014 on Frontiers Records!
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Oct 18, 2013
Tucson Symphony Orchestra Premiere of CF Kip Winger's "Conversations With Nijinky"
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra's Premiere of CF Kip Winger's piece "Conversations With Nijinsky" premiered October 17, 2013 in their MasterWorks Series. This photo is at the premiere with Ni...
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Sep 27, 2013
New Winger 25th anniversary shows announced
Following the success of August's reunion shows to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album release -
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Aug 15, 2013
Tucson Symphony Orchestra Premiere - Conversations with Nijinsky
A Classic Conversation - MasterWorks 1
Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 2:00 PM
George Hanson, conductor
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Jun 02, 2013
San Francisco Ballet - Ghosts (Winger/Wheeldon) New York Premiere
SF Ballet recently wowed London fans and critics with Christopher Wheeldon's ethereal Ghosts. The London Independent said, "Ghosts is original and astonishingly atmospheric ... utterly gripping."...
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May 07, 2013
Winger's 25th Anniversary Reunion
This August will mark the 25th anniversary of Winger's self titled debut album, to commemorate this milestone the band will perform & record the first Winger album live in its entirety.
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Apr 05, 2013
San Francisco Ballet 2014 Repertory Season
PROGRAM THREE | MIXED-BILL | FEB 20-MAR 2 2014
Included in the Principal Series 5 and 8
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Jan 21, 2013
Review - C.F. Kip Winger & Colorado Symphony Orchestra
A program highlight came when the orchestra backed Winger on Sir Paul McCartney's "Eleanor Rigby" -- the song that initially inspired Winger to pursue classical composition. The orchestra also pe...
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Nov 28, 2012
CF Kip Winger with Colorado Symphony Orchestra
Among a mix of Classical and popular music, Colorado Symphony will perform sections from Conversations With Nijinsky and Ghosts. I will also be performing a few of my rock songs with the orchestra.
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Oct 06, 2012
Feature Review: San Francisco Ballet at Sadler's Wells
The strongest work was Wheeldon's Edgar Allen Poe-inspired Ghosts to C. F. Kip Winger's fine score (finely played too). Here, costuming is spot on - dancers clad in diaphanous, floaty white ...
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Sep 29, 2012
Dance Review: San Francisco Ballet, Sadler's Wells, London
Wheeldon's Ghosts, is the prize: a spectral, faerie ballet full of ethereal mischief. A central pas de deux stops the show with a series of sultry curls and intimate lifts while the score by CF K...
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Sep 26, 2012
Insouciant Elegance and Nonchalant Fireworks, Fueled by Ballet Power
Ms. Sylve was equally glorious as the central, enigmatic figure of "Ghosts," set to an eerie, shivery score for piano and strings by C. F. Kip Winger. The music shifts between a modernist, atonal idio...
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Sep 24, 2012
San Francisco Ballet, Sadler's Wells, London
Most striking of the Wheeldon offerings was Ghosts .... Wheeldon exploits the dramatic potential of his ballerinas - Debussyan harmonies in a score from ex-rocker CF Kip Winger add to these seduction...
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Sep 19, 2012
San Francisco Ballet - Programme B: Tomasson, Wheeldon, Page - London
18 dancers are a community of spectral souls who cluster together in the moonlight - as balletic spirits do. The atmospheric score was composed for Wheeldon's piece by C.F. Kip Winger, a versatil...
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Sep 18, 2012
San Francisco Ballet - London Review Programme 2
Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts, in which a stageful of diaphanously white-clad dancers are driven to moonstruck madness by the eerie dissonances of CF Kip Winger's score.
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Sep 18, 2012
Works by Balanchine and Wheeldon are among the highlights
Wheeldon's Ghosts was a response to the sonorities and spectral implications of Kip Winger's intriguing orchestral suite - music that spoke to its choreographer...
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Sep 17, 2012
London Premiere Review for Ghosts - The Ballet (Wheeldon/Winger)
Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts is a fantastic piece with brilliant lighting by Mary Louise Geigerthat creates an invigoratingly spooky translucent effect. The choreography shows Wheeldon at his im...
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Sep 17, 2012
San Francisco Ballet - London Review
"Wheeldon's Ghosts, the centrepiece of the second programme, dresses its dancers in white, to misty, atmospheric music by C.F. Kip Winger. Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith dance in long, long phras...
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Aug 08, 2012
Kip Winger Solo European Tour
17.09.2012 KOELN (D) Underground
19.09.2012 MUENCHEN (D) Backstage Club
20.09.2012 BERLIN (D) K17
22.09.2012 USTER (CH) Rock City
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May 10, 2012
CF Kip Winger's Ghosts Pas de Deux
June 9th, 2012 at 7:30pm
Keller Auditorium, Portland Oregon
Oregon Ballet Theatre - Dance United
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Mar 17, 2012
San Francisco Ballet - Ghosts UK Premiere
SF Ballet Returns to London with Three Mixed Bill Programs, Including Nine UK Premieres
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Mar 05, 2012
San Francisco Ballet - Ghosts
The 26th annual Isadora Duncan Dance Awards event is one of the most anticipated in its history to date.... "No less than 9 SFB dancers are nominated, 4 of whom are nominated/honored twice, as well as...
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Feb 16, 2012
A Reflection on Recording "Conversations with Nijinsky"
"Quite a few established institutions have taken Winger seriously as a composer"
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Jan 20, 2012
Rockstar Kip Winger to Record Ballet at Oberlin Conservatory by Andrew Willens
Oberlin, OH - Students at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music will have the opportunity to gain professional recording experience with hair-metal icon Kip Winger this January, when the 1980s glam-rocker...
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Nov 03, 2011
C.F. Kip Winger to Record New Ballet at Oberlin Colege
Conversations with Nijinsky
"I always knew I'd end up writing orchestral music - Kip Winger"
Kip Winger, lead singer of the rock band Winger, is an accomplished, aw... -
Sep 17, 2011
Rocker Kip Winger returns to roots
Kip Winger In the ballet suite "Ghosts," the composer creates an introspective tone where the orchestra follows meandering melodies only occasionally diverted to more bracing passages. He takes the 21...
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Jul 04, 2011
Alice Cooper's Welcome To My Nightmare 2
"The album features several musicians from the original album plus appearances by Cooper's former guitarists Kip Winger and Steve Hunter, Rob Zombie and some surprise names".
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May 23, 2011
Hong Kong Ballet - Galaxy International
This month, the talented dancers of The Hong Kong Ballet will be joined by 8 guest stars from around the world, for Galaxy, a show in celebration of ballet. The programme for this gala promises to be ...
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Apr 16, 2011
All the right moves - San Francisco Ballet Programs 6 & 7
San Francisco Ballet has risen in the world's esteem gradually over the last 20 years, moving up through the ranks of respectable provincial companies, gaining prestige every year. SFB now occupi...
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Apr 11, 2011
SF Ballet - Program 6, A Power Packed Triple Feature
PROGRAM 6 is one of the finest triptych's ever assembled by San Francisco Ballet. It is a tempting three-course banquet of dance that is complex in flavor, rich in texture, and bold in presentati...
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Apr 10, 2011
San Francisco Chronicle Review - San Francisco Ballet Program 6
The evening opens with a revival of Christopher Wheeldon's enigmatic "Ghosts," enhanced with a romantic score by C.F. Kip Winger and well conducted by Martin West. The bodies leaping from the flo...
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Apr 09, 2011
CF Kip Winger's Ghosts - San Francisco Ballet's 2011 Season
Ghosts
Composer C.F. Kip Winger
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon
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Feb 12, 2011
Ghosts Review - San Francisco Examiner
Ghosts Review - San Francisco Examiner
By: Janos Gereben
"Danced to C.F. Kip Winger's dramatic and lyrical, Sibelius-meets-Stravinsky music composed for Wheeldon, ... -
Jan 05, 2011
Isadora Duncan Dance Award Nomination - CF Kip Winger for Ghosts
The Isadora Duncan Dance Award Committee has just announced its Honorees and the nominees for its 2009-2010 Awards, and I am very pleased to announce that I have been nominated for Ghosts in the follo...
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Nov 05, 2010
Rock Fantasy Camp Reality Show Online
If you missed any of the Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp Reality Shows, you can now see them in their entirety online....
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Nov 03, 2010
Official Winger Store Now Launched
We have now launched our Official Winger Store on Reverbnation. You can see our merchandise, listen to music and watch videos on our profile at the link below. Thanks for your support!...
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Oct 29, 2010
Lento - 2nd Movement from Ghosts Suite No. 1
Ghosts has 4 movements. Chris asked me to extend the Ballet for 3 or 4 minutes.. and there was only 4 weeks to go before rehearsal.. so I wrote a new movement. Unfortunately I haven't been able ...
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Oct 25, 2010
Kip Winger - No Boundaries
The multi-platinum recording artist, may be known best for his success with Winger and his early days as a bass player with Alice Cooper has also performed or recorded with Mark Farner, Roger Daltrey,...
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Oct 19, 2010
Kip Winger's True Passion
by Amy Sciarretto
Besides his role as a counselor on VH1 Classic's 'Rock 'n' RollFantasy Camp,' '80s rocker Kip Winger continues working on his true passio... -
Oct 15, 2010
Rock Fantasy Camp Reality Series Promo Video
Follow three bands as they go through the process of Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp! Featuring Rock Star and "Celebrity Apprentice" Bret Michaels, Ace Frehley (KISS), Michael Anthony (ChickenFoot/Van Hale...
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Oct 15, 2010
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Sep 28, 2010
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Sep 27, 2010
Rock Fantasy Camp on CBS Sunday Morning
Rock Fantasy Camp was featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood.
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Sep 26, 2010
Backstage Auctions
Backstage Auctions is proud to present the "Rock Gods and Metal Monsters Auction", an unprecedented hard rock and heavy metal online auction event. "Almost every item being offered in the auction is "...
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Jul 29, 2010
Rock Fantasy Camp Feature
Kip Winger, the multi-platinum recording artist, may be known best for his success with Winger and his early days as a bass player with Alice Cooper. However the range and scope of his musical journe...
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Jul 02, 2010
Rock Fantasy Camp Reality Series - VH1 Classic
This five episode series documents the real life dream inside every music fan -- becoming a rock star! In Rock N' Roll Fantasy Camp we'll follow 12 musicians ready to step out of their lives...
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Jun 02, 2010
A Rock Star Reinvents Himself
A rock star reinvents himself with the help of Blair professor Michael Kurek
There's still a remnant of the cocky rock star in Kip Winger, a soft-spoken musician who scaled the hei... -
Jun 01, 2010
Brilliant Steps Review - Hong Kong Ballet's "Ghosts"
Created for the San Francisco Ballet, the pas de deux from Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts was exquisite. Depicting the dancers as spirits, Yuan Yuan Tan put the "brilliant" in Brilliant Steps. Aft...
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May 26, 2010
Hong Kong Ballet Review
The company's guest principal from San Francisco Ballet, Yuan Yuan Tan, gave an eloquent rendition of the passionate pas de deux from the new ballet Ghosts, created for her by Christopher Wheeldo...
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May 18, 2010
Hong Kong Ballet to Perform Ghosts
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Shining Moments in Neoclassical & Modern Ballet
Pas de Deux from Christopher Wheeldon's Ghosts
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May 17, 2010
ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP REALITY SERIES
This four episode series documents the real life dream inside every music fan -- becoming a rock star! In Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp we'll follow 12 musicians ready to step out of their...
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May 17, 2010
ROCK 'N' ROLL FANTASY CAMP
Having already established itself in London, Los Angeles and New York as the place where rock and roll fantasies come to life, Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp will hit the road this fall for a fo...
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May 06, 2010
Billboard's Top 10
Rounding out the week's new entries in the Top 10 is Nickelodeon teen queen Miranda Cosgrove's first album Sparks Fly, which goes in at #8. We'll chalk it up to the track "Hey You" bein...
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May 05, 2010
San Francisco Ballet 2011 Repertory
Program 6
7 for Eight
Composer Johann Sebastian Bach
Choreographer Helgi Tomasson
Seven movements of Bach's most lyrical keyboard concertos of... -
May 04, 2010
Kip Winger: Dancing With Ghosts, Part One - Grammy.com
by Bryan Reesman
Regarding classical music, Kip explains: "I always knew that I wanted to write music for ballet because as a kid I always heard the music and thought, "Wow." .... it... -
May 04, 2010
Kip Winger: Dancing With Ghosts, Part Two
Regarding 'Ghosts' Kip Explains - "It was really an amazing experience .... It's very satisfying and gratifying" ...
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Apr 22, 2010
Ghosts Ballet 2011 Repertory Season Encore Performance
San Francisco Ballet Press Release, April 21, 2010
The 2011 season includes two world premieres by Christopher Wheeldon and SF Ballet Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov..
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Apr 21, 2010
Ghosts Ballet Returns to San Francisco Ballet
2011 Reperatory Season
Beginning on April 8, 2011, Christopher Wheeldon's "Ghosts" will be performed again during Program 6, along with McGregor's "Chroma" (set to music by th... -
Apr 08, 2010
CF Kip Winger's "Ghosts" Now Available on CD
Ghosts is now available on CD though Amazon. This is the piece Kip wrote for The San Francisco Ballet and World-Renowned Choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon. The Ballet's World Premiere took pl...
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Apr 02, 2010
Rock Solid Composition
Rock Solid Composition
GRAMMY.com by Bryan Reesman
Veteran rock/pop musicians are charting new courses in the realms of Broadway, film and ballet
Another artist w... -
Feb 24, 2010
Ghost Suite No. 1 EP on iTunes
Ghosts Suite No. 1 EP is now available on iTunes:
Ghosts Suite No.1
1. Misterioso
2. Largamente
3. Adagio
4. Digital Booklet
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Feb 21, 2010
Ghosts Suite No. 1 Released on Amazon
I am proud to announce the Favored Nations release of "Ghosts (Suite No. 1)."
Ghosts Suite No.1
1. Misterioso
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Feb 18, 2010
Dreams, Ghosts and Simpler Times
SF Ballet Program 2: Of Dreams, Ghosts and Simpler Times
by Mike Ward
Ghosts: Christopher Wheeldon continues his successful artistic alliance with the company with this world pr... -
Feb 17, 2010
A DAZZLING NEW WHEELDON BALLET!
A DAZZLING NEW WHEELDON BALLET!
By Paul Hertelendy
There is a captivating, almost hypnotic flow to the modern ballets of Christopher Wheeldon, who unveiled his new "Ghosts" a... -
Feb 17, 2010
Ghosts, the Ballet
Bay Area Reporter
Making waves
San Francisco Ballet's programs 2 & 3
by Paul Parish
Critics came from several New York papers to report on San F... -
Feb 16, 2010
Wheeldon-Winger: No Pride in Prejudice
Music News - San Francisco Classical Voice
Wheeldon-Winger: No Pride in Prejudice
By Janos Gereben
It's truth-telling time. When I first saw the name "C.F. Ki... -
Feb 13, 2010
San Francisco Ballet Review - Program 2 was a Perfect Blend
"It is hard to say enough about Ghosts. This was the world premiere of the work by choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon to music by composer C. F. Kip Winger (they have known each other since 1997) fe...
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Feb 13, 2010
San Francisco Ballet Program Two Review
"The thing that I remember the most isn't that one cool step or that one awesome partnering move, but the long--asting impression of poignant beauty. Awash in dark colors, the feel of the ballet ...
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Feb 12, 2010
Ghosts Review - New York Times
"As it happens, the title comes from the music, composed largely to Mr. Wheeldon's specifications by C. F. Kip Winger, of the band Winger. Like Mr. Wheeldon's choreography, Mr. Winger's...
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Feb 12, 2010
San Francisco Ballet's 'Ghosts' - San Francisco Chronicle
"No denying, however, that "Ghosts" is an alluring sensory experience. Made for five soloists and a six-couple corps, the piece arrives accompanied by a rapturously lyrical orchestral score by rock mu...
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Feb 11, 2010
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Feb 05, 2010
Event Inviation
GHOSTS WORLD PREMIERE
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Composer: C. F. Kip Winger
Performed by the San Francisco Ballet
"Lovely, serene passages face f... -
Feb 05, 2010
Ballet's Newest Composer, Kip Winger
Ballet's Newest Composer, Kip Winger
Just got back from a European tour with Winger; we did 16 shows from Spain to Greece and everything in-between. And now I am really looking for... -
Feb 03, 2010
A glimpse inside Ghosts Rehearsal
Christopher Wheeldon rehearsing his world premiere Ghosts, which opens next Tuesday, with San Francisco Ballet dancers.
(© Erik Tomasson)
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Jan 20, 2010
Ghosts World Premiere
Lovely, serene passages face forceful, chilling interludes in this world premiere by Christopher Wheeldon that features music by two-time platinum recording artist, Kip Winger.
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Jan 20, 2010
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon Speaks of Ghosts
Christopher Wheeldon goes out on a limb
San Francisco Chonicle
by Allan Ulrich, Chronicle Dance Correspondent
Three years ago, Christopher Wheeldon made trouble fo... -
Jan 15, 2010
Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp Reality Series
PRESS RELEASE
New York, NY-January 14, 2010 --Put away your sleeping bags and flashlights and pack up your guitar and drumsticks, as it's going to be blood, sweat, and tears when V... -
Dec 04, 2009
Blackwood Creek CD
Today is the Official Release of my other band's new self-titled CD, Blackwood Creek. So far, the reviews have been great and we hope you dig the music! You can hear the tracks on our player and...
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Dec 04, 2009
Rock Fantasy Camp (Feb 23-28, 2010) Hollywood, CA
Kip will be counseling again at the upcoming Rock Fantasy Camp Feb 23-28, 2010 in Hollywood, CA.
For those of you not familiar with this, here is a little info from the camp: "Rock &... -
Nov 19, 2009
Limited Edition Picture Discs
Limited-Edition Picture Discs Due In
January - Nov. 19, 2009
Inner Wound Recordings has announced the first releases on the
label. JORN's "Spirit Black", DANGER DANGE... -
Nov 18, 2009
Audio Interview - Part One
Mama's Fallen Angel's has put up a 2-part audio interview where they discuss Kip's Classical music, the recent TSO performance and the upcoming San Francisco Ballet debut. They also di...
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Nov 17, 2009
Audio Interview - Part Two
Mama's Fallen Angel's has put up a 2-part audio interview where they discuss Kip's Classical music, the recent TSO performance and the upcoming San Francisco Ballet debut. They also di...
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Nov 14, 2009
Tucson Radio Shows
Arizona Spotlight airs Saturday Nov 14 at 7 pm on KUAZ 89.1. http://radio.azpm.org/kuaz
Lifestyle Tucson airs Sunday morning Nov 15 at 8 a.m. on KLPX, 96.1 FM http://www.klpx.com/ and K... -
Nov 11, 2009
Mendelssohn, Haydn and the premiere of "Ghosts" by Kip Winger
Man taking mom to symphony
Rock star Kip Winger has written a composition to
be performed by the TSO.
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Nov 11, 2009
Rocker a Classical Composer
Rocker a classical composer
By Cathalena E. Burch
Long before C.F. Kip Winger could bring himself to fully immerse
himself in classical music, he poked a toe or two into t... -
Nov 08, 2009
Ghosts Story - Tucson Lifestyle Magazine
Executive editor Scott Barker talks to musician Kip Winger about what he will be bringing to the Tucson Symphony Orchestra's world premiere of Ghosts on Nov. 14 and 15.
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Nov 06, 2009
Blackwood Creek - Frontiers Records Press Release
Frontiers Records is pleased to announce the release of BLACKWOOD CREEK self titled debut album on December 4th 2009 in Europe and January 12th 2010 in the USA. Album will also be released in Japan No...
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Nov 04, 2009
Mendelssohn, Haydn, and a World Premiere by a Rock Star
The Tucson Symphony MasterWorks Chamber Orchestra comes to the Northwest with its first program of the 2009-'10 season, performing Mendelssohn and Haydn as well as the world premiere of a composi...
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Oct 30, 2009
C.F. Kip Winger's Classical Piece Ghosts
In addition to the two world premiere performances of C.F. Kip Winger's Ghosts by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra November 14 and 15, 2009, two additional performances are being presented by the So...
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Oct 21, 2009
C.F. Kip Winger Feature in Symphony Magazine
"I'm increasingly interested in orchestral music because
of the vast landscape of emotion I can create, "says rock
musician/dancer/composer Kip Winger.
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Oct 16, 2009
Official Release of Karma Today - Oct 16, 09
Today marks the official release of our new CD "Karma". Been cool to read such great reviews..hope you all dig it.
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Oct 15, 2009
Karma CD Reviews
Several very favorable reviews have recently been published. To see all reviews, please visit our MySpace Blogs or our FaceBook notes.
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Oct 12, 2009
Winger Tour Dates Announced
We are embarking on an International tour in support of our new CD Karma. See the Tour Dates page for details....
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 18, 2009
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Sep 10, 2009
Frontier's Records Pre-Sale Info
Frontiers Records now taking pre-orders for Winger's new CD "Karma". ...
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Sep 08, 2009
Frontiers Records Press Release
Frontiers Records proudly announces the release of WINGER's fifth studio album entitled "Karma" on October 16th in Europe and October 27th in the USA.
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Aug 06, 2009
World Premiere Performance Of 'Ghosts'
Catalina Foothills High School
Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Tickets go on sale Aug 24th. Order yours by calling the box of... -
Aug 06, 2009
World Premiere of 'Ghosts' the Ballet
Wheeldon World Premiere
Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
Composer: C. F. Winger
A world premiere by one of today's most gifted and esteemed choreographers working... -
Aug 06, 2009
Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp on MSN
How would you like to fly down to Los Angeles, learn rock 'n' roll from masters like Grammy-winner Mark Hudson, hang out with Steven Tyler and Todd Rundgren, record at Capitol Records Studio...
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Apr 28, 2008
U.S. Government Presents Kip Winger with American Flag
A plaque & the American flag was presented to Kip Winger on April 24, 2008 by the Government of the United States of America.
The flag was the last United States of America flag to fly ...