A bit belated (this happened in late October), but still great. Members of ensembles of the Netherlands Broadcasting Music Center, who are facing a shut-down by the Netherland’s new right-wing coalition government, stage a mambo-ful protest at the Hague’s central … Continue reading →
So, everyone shaken all the tryptophan out of your systems by now? Everybody live through the Black Friday sales stampedes? Take in the Holidazzle, didja? Very nice. And hey, from the looks of Orchestra Hall last Saturday night, a whole … Continue reading →
OK, folks, we’ve been alluding to big plans and exciting projects long enough; today we officially announce our Musical MicroCommission project, which will culminate in the creation (and performance) of a symphony-length work by New York-based composer Judd Greenstein. If … Continue reading →
Okay, everyone knows that brass players are the jocks/bullies of the orchestra, but seriously? Okay, I’ll admit it. Those guys have chops to match their testosterone. (Pretty great sense of comic timing, too!) And they also do a mean Bohemian … Continue reading →
Local news became national (or, because this is the Telegraph, international) news today as reports spread of Huddersfield Philharmonic’s music director Natalia Luis-Bassa walking out on a dress rehearsal and failing to return for the performance. Luis-Bassa claimed that: “There … Continue reading →
When you think of the Minnesota Orchestra, you presumably think first and foremost of Osmo Vänskä, who has done so much to mold our distinctive sound and boost our international profile over the past seven years. Or if you come … Continue reading →
Everything about traveling by commercial airline is pretty much awful at this point, and it’s been that way for so long now that we’re all just basically resigned to it. Sure, we might squawk a little when Northweltinentalopoly Airlines kicks … Continue reading →
I’m seconding Sam’s shock – how is it mid-November already? We’re in the thick of the season now, and I’ve been on the road (Chicago Symphony last week), so it’s been hard to keep up on the blogging… So, backtracking … Continue reading →
Good grief, how did it get to be mid-November already?! Sorry for leaving the blog bare for so long, but Sarah’s been jetting around the country, I’ve had projects piling in on me like you wouldn’t believe, and everyone involved … Continue reading →
You guys, I don’t want to alarm anyone unnecessarily, but The Unthinkable… …has happened. No, not that bunch of unholy foolishness. Honestly, I’m so over Minnesota politicians at this point that nothing any of them can say or do really … Continue reading →
Posted in fun, the media
|
