Image Credit An excellent article from a topic much discussed these days in the music world. As a performer, soloist and orchestral clarinetist, I must adapt and evolve or fade away. There is no choice, really. I recently suggested to…
Poulenc Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet, Live Performance
This recording is from a live performance of the Sextet for piano and woodwind quintet by French composer Francis Poulenc. The concert took place June 18 at the First Congregational Church in Columbus Ohio. Building the program around pianist Ahlin…
Sunday Music Poem and Video: Allegro for Haydn. Music says that fredom exists.
This poem conveys a political message, but with a humorous tone. For the poet, although playing the piano music of Haydn offers escape from the hard tasks of daily life, the music offers strength and resolve against oppression: “The sound…
What music is really all about- ‘A great family’
California Chronicle | ‘A great family’. And this gig is nothing like teaching school, she said. “For one thing, my drummer is 87-years-old,” Thiele said of Dan Vickers, whose daughter accompanies him on percussion. “We’ve got military members. We’ve got…
‘Classical crossover’: Is it always bad?
via ‘Classical crossover’: A label not necessarily to be feared. As always the Washington Post”s Anne Midgette puts the picture into perspective: As a genre, classical crossover, as defined by the Billboard chart, is pretty treacly stuff: the tenor Andrea…
Theoretical Awareness– 2nd in Series: 7 Musical Intelligences
Image Credit- Multiple Intelligence Theory 7 Musical Intelligences Series: Theoretical Intelligence – Now we look at Understanding Music Though Formal and Harmonic Patterns Continuing backwards from the holistic “feeling” of the emotional content of the music discussed in the previous…