Courtesy of Alex Ross’s blog post of the day, check out this inadvertently funny event listing. I knew artists could have adversarial relationships, but come on…
Beginning this Thursday, the stage at Orchestra Hall will be playing host to more than just our weekly concerts. It’s one of those weekends that come along several times nearly every season, in which we hold auditions to fill one … Continue reading →
Driving in from the airport this afternoon I heard an NPR segment about Hillary Clinton’s latest slam on Barack Obama’s foreign policy position. Discussing Obama’s professed desire to “pencil in” meetings with leaders of Iran and North Korea without first … Continue reading →
Those are my lovely girls, Bamse (the hairy German Shepherd in the back) and Sieglinde (my deaf mutt), doing what they do best on a chilly Virginia afternoon (chilly being a relative term – it’s a balmy-for-Minnesota 40 degrees.) While … Continue reading →
I don’t actually have a lot to say tonight, and there appears to be a massive orchestra hang going on at our hotel bar that I want to get in on, so I hope you’ll settle for a few bullet … Continue reading →
Ordinarily, these outstate tours of ours pass quietly by without much attention from the Twin Cities press. But this time, we’ve actually had something of a press boomlet: the Star Tribune’s Graydon Royce and Jeff Thompson accompanied us to Jackson … Continue reading →
We turned back north this morning, heading up US-59 to the college town of Marshall, Minnesota, out near the South Dakota border. And as is so often the case on these trips, getting there was the bulk of the adventure. … Continue reading →
The first question I ask myself when something doesn’t seem to be beautiful is why do I think it’s not beautiful. And very shortly you discover that there is no reason. ~ John Cage
There are a few things that are the same on every one of our tours, regardless of whether we’re in Cologne, Germany, or Cloquet, Minnesota. One is that at some point, in whatever room has been designated as the men’s … Continue reading →
The orchestra rolls out of Minneapolis today for one of our regular tours playing away from home. Even if you live in the Twin Cities and pay pretty close attention to our schedule, though, you may not have heard about … Continue reading →
