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Columbus Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinetist, Clarinet Teacher

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Applause For Amateurs: Classical Music With Community Appeal

by David H. Thomas • July 12, 2010

Applause For Amateurs: Classical Music With Community Appeal – Blogcritics Music. This article reminds me of the deep pool of passionate and knowledgeable amateurs in the musical world, a pool which, if tapped effectively, can overflow into concert hall seats…

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Musician's Life

Improvising for the first time publically, in front of 7000 people.

by David H. Thomas • July 10, 2010

It was a gorgeous night to play an outdoor concert. But the weather isn’t the only reason I am in a good mood right now. Tonight I challenged myself to improvise a little 12 bar solo in a simple boogie-blues…

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Musician's Life

How Gustav Mahler saved my life, and other reflections on the composer’s 150th birthday

by David H. Thomas • July 10, 2010

Clef Notes: How Gustav Mahler saved my life, and other reflections on the composer’s 150th birthday – The Baltimore Sun’s classical music critic Tim Smith blogs about the sonic art, local and beyond – baltimoresun.com. Happy Birthday Mahler. Though I…

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Music Poems

Musical Poem: Fugue of Images

by David H. Thomas • July 9, 2010

Fugue, by Stephen Perry. From the collection Mixed Voices, Contemporary poems about Music, edited by Emilie Buchwald and Ruth Roston. This poem is not about music. It IS music; it is a fugue of images. The images repeat and develop.…

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Fresh Ideas for Classical Music

Boston- Roberto Poli – To really understand music, one needs to be more subjective.

by David H. Thomas • July 8, 2010

MySouthEnd.com – Local news and entertainment for Boston’s Historic South End. The views expressed below match my own. I believe music interpretation can become overly intellectualized, and a recording or performance is often a mechanical and absolute reproduction, rather than…

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Fresh Ideas for Classical Music

Orchestra Brings Classical to Non-Classical Spaces | WBUR

by David H. Thomas • July 8, 2010

Orchestra Brings Classical to Non-Classical Spaces | WBUR. The Philadelphia Orchestra used to perform in high school auditoriums all over the Philly area. Now, most orchestras only play in their hall, and the audience must come to them. Why not…

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