I enjoyed playing, hearing and seeing the beautiful music and dancing at today’s Lent Requiem service at First Community Church in Dublin, OH. Ron Jenkins, Music Minister at FCC, plans regular music services throughout the year, and always hires a…
CSO Concert, March 14
I was able to stay for the second half tonight to hear Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony, and after hearing the orchestra play in the Palace Theater, I have to agree with Barbara Zuck in her review of last night’s concert. The…
Tonight’s CSO Concert, March 13
Jean-Marie Zeitouni exceeded expectations musically and technically, though he seemed a bit nervous at the beginning of the Rossini Semiramide Overture, barely waiting for the orchestra to sit down after bowing before beginning the piece. The orchestra had not settled…
Conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni
The conductor of this weekend’s (March 13 & 14, 2009) Columbus Symphony classical series concerts is a brilliant young talent named Jean-Marie Zeitouni. His professional bio states: Jean-Marie Zeitouni has emerged as one of Canada’s brightest young conductors whose eloquent…
Structures and Movement of Breathing
I strongly recommend all wind players read The Structures and Movement of Breathing by Barbara Conable and James Jordan. Though written as A Primer for Choirs and Choruses, it is invaluable as a guide to any wind player wanting to…
The rewards of playing with earplugs
I just had a great lesson with Emily Bacon, who has studied with me for a little over a year. She is finally done with all her music school auditions, so we could move beyond the material required for those.…