George Manahan conducts the Columbus Symphony Orchestra tonight and tomorrow, May 29 and 30, in an all Beethoven program which includes the infamous 5th symphony and the lyrical 3rd piano concerto with Orli Shaham as soloist. Working with George Manahan…
Reviews and a Preview
This update covers the Columbus Symphony events of the past few weeks, along with a preview of an exciting upcoming concert with conductor George Manahan. Over the past few weeks we played several short educational concerts in various Columbus elementary…
Backun Fever II
For the past few months I’ve been testing and acquiring barrels and bells from Backun Musical Services in Burnaby Canada. In this post, I discuss the pros and cons of Backun clarinet parts, and I also detail what to keep…
My Dreams dampened in the Columbus Symphony
The Columbus Symphony Orchestra. The Columbus Symphony is where I play, and where I have played for almost 2 decades. When I first moved here to begin the job, there were 18 big, classical subscription concerts per year. Now there…
Jeanjean Etude 15
I recently performed three Paul Jeanjean (1874-1928) etudes from the book of 18 (actually 17 and a duet). Here is the video of 15. You can see the others on my YouTube channel. I played these on a new Selmer…
Galactic Transmissions
Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto for Orchestra, written in 2002, transmits a magical portrait of a large, modern orchestra in a rich variety of colors, textures, rhythms and harmonic density. It seems to hail from an exotic (but friendly) planet across the…