Performed with the American String Quartet when they came through Columbus a few years back, hosted by Chamber Music Columbus. I had a blast playing with them. No nonsense. We had one rehearsal. I- Allegro [audio:https://blog.davidhthomas.net/wp-content/uploads/Mozart-Quintet-K581-Movt-1-Allegro.mp3] II- Adagio [audio:https://blog.davidhthomas.net/wp-content/uploads/Mozart-Quintet-K581-Movt-2-Adagio.mp3] III-…
Mozart Gran Partita, Adagio
Sifting through old Alessandro Siciliani performances as Music Director with the Columbus Symphony. Came up with this pretty nice Adagio from Mozart Serenade No. 10 in Bb for 13 instruments. From his last year (2003-4?), reminiscing about his first year…
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Clarinet Baby Noodling
Baby jam. (‘cuz i’m a neophyte) 10/13/09 takes a minute to warm up… and definitely get a bit didactic at the end of the first one. The second one I take out the earphones through which I was listening to…
Practice ideas
The hardest part of practicing an instrument (or anything) is undoing bad or counter productive habits. While practicing, full attention to the quality of every motion is essential. I tell my students- “The body learns quickly, but it unlearns slowly.”…
Practicing Jeanjean 2nd Etude
Every time I type the word etude, I realize it should have an accent on the first e, but Windows doesn’t have an easy way to type a french e, so I hope you can imagine one there from now…
Great Concert Tonight
Beethoven 9 always sounds good. At least it makes everyone feel good, the way good music should. The Columbus Symphony concert went well tonight. It’s one of the hardest pieces for an orchestra to play well. It challenges endurance, balance,…