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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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catching up

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,...

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Concert 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...

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Random 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...

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Affecting 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...

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Sibelius 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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