That’s “We are Klingons!”…in Klingon, of course. I caught the new “Star Trek” movie last night, and while I enjoyed it immensely (although it was actually Klingon-free), I found Michael Giacchino’s soundtrack oddly hollow. The reorchestration of the original TV … Continue reading →
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I read an interesting post on a local blog written by some of Minnesota’s best professional chefs this past week, in which baker Solveig Tofte (of the justly famous Turtle Bread Co. in southwest Minneapolis) inveighed against people whose supposed … Continue reading →
I’ve written before about St. Paul’s T.D. Mischke, the former KSTP radio talker who once showed up at Orchestra Hall just to watch a rehearsal and chat excitedly with as many musicians as he could collar. These days, Mischke’s taken … Continue reading →
Well, as Sarah alluded to yesterday, we had some added excitement at our Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, when our distinguished soloist had his chin rest come loose midway through the Sibelius concerto, and had to pull a fast swap … Continue reading →
Mahler scores are notorious detailed with nit-picky instruction to both player and conductor – woe betide the conductor who hasn’t figured them out before the first rehearsal, when a suspicious wind player might test their preparedness by asking a pointed … Continue reading →
One of the great things about living in the digital age is the easy availability of incredible pockets of creativity that simply wouldn’t have found any distribution channel before the era of the internet and user-generated content. YouTube, in particular, … Continue reading →
A fantastic use of technology over at The Omniscient Mussel; a contest to create the ultimate opera plot synopsis in 140 characters or less, submitted via Twitter (or blog comment, if you must). The celebrity judge? Superstar soprano Danielle de … Continue reading →
