If you’re an NPR listener or a regular reader of various high-end newspaper arts sections, you probably saw the story that’s been kicking around over the last couple of days. According to some researchers (at least one of them a … Continue reading →
This spring has turned into a ridiculously busy one for me, and I may not have time to write as many new posts as usual for the next several weeks. But I don’t want to leave the blog bare, lest … Continue reading →
I’m back home in Minneapolis after our midweek tour to points north and west of the Cities, with an unexpected free weekend stretching out in front of me. Traditional weekends so seldom happen for musicians that we tend to forget … Continue reading →
Okay, this is profoundly silly, but too much fun not to link to: in response to an interesting but somewhat controversial article in New York magazine about the new generation of New York composers (including Judd,) Chicago-based composer and blogger … Continue reading →
Thanks to my old friend Barrie Hardymon, (who isn’t reading this* because she’s busy being a new mom!) I have become mildly obsessed with a weekly podcast put out by some of the behind-the-scenes nerds at NPR. It’s called Pop … Continue reading →
My little anti-Prokofiev rant last week garnered a number of well-argued comments from all sides of the argument, which is always nice to see. (Oh, and for those of you keeping score, I went 2 for 3 on the opening … Continue reading →
This is probably going to be a little inside baseball for many of you, but I’m posting it anyway, because those of you who are or used to be string players will not be able to stop watching it. The … Continue reading →
New York Times classical music critic Anthony Tommasini wrapped up his 2-week long project to choose the Top 10 composers (none living – he feels that we don’t have enough historical perspective for living composers) today with this definitive list … Continue reading →
I’ve been thinking about change a lot lately, which I suspect has been brought on by the rapid approach of my 35th birthday. As of next month, I will have been a member of the Minnesota Orchestra for 11 years, … Continue reading →
Those of you who’ve come to a lot of our Inside the Classics concerts have probably noticed that we have a fondness for explaining a composer’s personality or career arc by referencing someone else entirely. During last season’s Debussy concerts, … Continue reading →
