Being different.
The Seattle Symphony has hired 4 concertmasters. This is rather odd, and Gerard Schwarz didn’t even really give a good reason why in the interview… other than European orchestras not having a set...
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This is my appropriately named “catching up” post. As most know, I’ve moved over the last month. Despite my early action, I still had to do a lot of work at the end of the month. C’est la vie,...
View ArticleConcert Tonight
I’ve got a concert tongiht. Check out the Columbia Orchestra site for details. Tchaikovsky 4, along with Strauss’ first Horn Concerto, and a Brandenburg. Should be pretty good, especially since I’ve...
View ArticleRandom February Thoughts
In an effort to inspire me to write something else, I am throwing a few thoughts out from the last month. My orchestra, The Columbia Orchestra, is playing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony for our next...
View ArticleAffecting your situation
I don’t typically link to other blogs/articles, nor do I mention classical music particularly often, but I found this article and blog entry so interesting and thought-provoking that they deserve a...
View ArticleSibelius Symphony no. 1
My orchestra is playing Sibelius 1 tomorrow in Columbia, Maryland. It’s not my favorite symphony, seems a little naive, though he wrote it when he was 35. If you wanna check it out, first check out the...
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