Los Angeles Philharmonic Offers Live HD Screenings – NYTimes.com. The times they are a changin’. How will regional orchestras compete? The days of numerous live performances by live orchestras in local concert halls may be coming to an end. As…
Stravinsky’s Fantastic Petrouchka – Clarinet Part and Videos
This past weekend the Columbus Symphony played the concert version of the ballet music to Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky. On the same program was the famous Tchaikovsky piano concerto, with Vladimir Feltsman soloing. Enrique Diemecke conducted. Stravinsky presents a rubric’s…
Clarinet Tone Talk: Buffet R13 versus Tosca – Brahms Sonata excerpts
Samples 1 and 2are the first phrase from Brahms Sonata Opus 120 #1. Samples 3 and 4 are form Opus 120 #2. Let me know what you think. 1-[audio:https://blog.davidhthomas.net/wp-content/uploads/brahms1_r13.mp3|titles=brahms1_r13] 2-[audio:https://blog.davidhthomas.net/wp-content/uploads/brahms1_tosca.mp3|titles=brahms1_tosca] 3-[audio:https://blog.davidhthomas.net/wp-content/uploads/brahms2_R13.mp3|titles=brahms2_R13] 4-[audio:https://blog.davidhthomas.net/wp-content/uploads/brahms2_tosca.mp3|titles=brahms2_tosca] The players from last week’s Rossini Tone Talk…
Mellon awards $200,000 to the Post-Classical Ensemble, for lean budget effectiveness in the classical music world.
Mellon awards $200,000 to the Post-Classical Ensemble – Music – Baltimore City Paper. This sums up what needs to happen in the classical music world- The Mellon grants in this competitive performing arts field, according to its web site, go…
Nurturing Creativity in the Next Generation of Performers. Creative Teaching.
Excellent personal story by concert pianist Byron Janis. I particularly liked the quotes from Horowitz. Teaching music is a creative task, requiring both imagination and psychology to do well. Mr. Janis writes: By chance, on Feb. 20, 1944, the great…
Clarinet Tone Talk: Rossini Introduction opening, two samples
I wish you all a Happy New Year. After a harried holiday season, I look forward to getting back to a routine of sorts. That includes posting regularly on Mondays and Thursdays. This week’s Clarinet Tone Talk features samples of…