If I wanted to attend concerts regularly, the one thing that would prevent me would be the uncomfortable conditions of many halls. Classical music venues: Not for the faint-hearted – Features, Classical – The Independent. You may think classical music…
Classical MIxes with Dance Club. Clubbical Music?
Music from crunching plastic bags and the voice of George W. Bush? Sounds like a good combination to me! Classical joins the club | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/24/2010. “Classical music has to pay close attention to what’s happening in urban…
I’ve got some explaining to do regarding the Jeanjean Project
Yeah, some of you may remember. Last summer I began a project to practice and record all 18 etudes from the book of 18 by Paul Jeanjean. The idea was to post regularly about my progress, interspersed with sample practice…
Music Poem: Whale Breathing
Whale Breathing: Bartlett Cover, Alaska, by Bill Holm. From Mixed Voices, Contemporary Poems about Music, ed. Buchwald and Roston. This poem is so clear on its own, I don’t think anything I could say about it would add to its…
A new generation of more vivid performers?
Reflections on the upbeat to a new movement – The Boston Globe. El Sistema. Investing in today’s young musical passions for tomorrow’s orchestras. I may have to plan a trip to Venezuela to see for myself how they do it.…
Orchestras Seek Audience Votes Via Cellphone Texts
Before a concert of Lang Lang and the NY Philharmonic, the audience was engaged to vote for one of two encores. I like! More interesting is how the connection was used to promote further connections: Voters swiftly received a reply…