By Philip Dacey, Gigue: Upon Learning Bach’s Birthday Falls on the First Day of Spring, from the collection Northern Music: poems inspired by and about Glenn Gould. The sun comes up, then another, and another–today, a fugue courtesy of nature.…
The brays and snores in classical music scores | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/06/2010
The brays and snores in classical music scores | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/06/2010. Classical music, endlessly cryptic, sometimes even goes over the heads of orchestral musicians, as Gerard McBurney found out. McBurney is creator of Beyond the Score, a musical…
Scrambling at the Met Before James Levine’s Surgery – NYTimes.com
Scrambling at the Met Before James Levine’s Surgery – NYTimes.com. I have a feeling the Met and the Boston Symphony won’t have too much trouble scrounging up a few decent conductors to fill in during Levine’s absence. Though I guess…
Poem Inspired by Glenn Gould
“Behind every silver lining, there is a cloud” –Glenn Gould I am reading a book of “Poems about and inspired by Glenn Gould.”. I thought I’d share one with you. It’s called “Isolation” by Jeff Kersh. What’s wrong with spending…
Met avoids repeat train wreck by switching conductors for season’s second ‘Traviata’
Met avoids repeat train wreck by switching conductors for season’s second ‘Traviata’. How embarrassing! Gone was Leonard Slatkin, who presided over Monday night’s season premiere of the Verdi opera with a striking lack of coordination between the orchestra and singers.…
Podcast Interview: David Thomas, Clarinetist
I was recently interviewed on the blog Harmonious Bodies by Diana Rumrill. Her blog is mostly podcasts, and she has interviewed musicians, teachers, authors and doctors, all on the subject of healing and avoiding injuries for musicians. She has also…