Obsessing over food and where it comes from seems to have become this era’s answer to previous nationwide fads like blogging in the early ’00s, Bill Clinton’s sex life in the ’90s, and chasing the almighty dollar in the ’80s. … Continue reading →
An article on budget cuts, layoffs, and salary cutbacks in Portland, Oregon’s arts scene this past weekend was a sad, if unsurprising, thing to read. This is happening all over, including here in Minnesota, of course, and while those of … Continue reading →
Can I just say, it’s been a manic few weeks. I had 11 days away (which included 6 concerts with two orchestras of 3 different programs), a couple of days at home to rehearse and perform with Josh Ritter; meanwhile … Continue reading →
It’s been a busy 10 days. I’ll get around to an actual post this weekend, but in the meantime, I wanted to show you my newest fashion accessory obsession, from AMBUSH.
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I read a lot of reviews. And I mean a lot. Not just reviews of concerts I’ve played in, but concerts by other orchestras, by string quartets, by new music ensembles, by pop stars, hip-hop collectives, theater productions, and all … Continue reading →
The radio silence around here this week is due to it being one of the busiest times of the year for both Sarah and me. By tomorrow evening, I will have played 15 services (a service is either a rehearsal … Continue reading →
Via my good friend Kate Holzemer (and the several hundred other musicians who seem to be passing this around on Facebook) I’m pleased to link you to this classic Time Magazine article from 1966 on the fab new trend of, … Continue reading →
Earlier this week, I was having coffee with an old friend, a musician-turned-writer who’s in the process of doing some background research on the orchestral world. As we chatted about the various ups and downs of playing music for a … Continue reading →
For Mahler’s 150th, the Adagietto from the 5th Symphony, with Bernstein, who helped catapult Mahler from cult status to the mainstream in the 60′s, at the helm of the Vienna Philharmonic:
“Classical music, opera, used to disperse teen loiterers” I really hate news stories like this, mostly because they seem to confirm common suspicion that the young people are repelled by this old-fangled classical music business. And, not only that; in … Continue reading →
