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 →
I’m bereft of deep (or even coherent) thoughts this week, so I’ll leave you with this bit of amusement:
For those of you who have had a hankering for a music theory moment, here’s a Mozart sonata (K. 545) complete with running harmonic commentary (I’m particularly partial to the second inversion of the tonic, but we all have our … Continue reading →
I’ve been playing a lot of viola lately. And even as I write it, I realize how ridiculous that sounds, since I’ve pretty much always been playing a lot of viola lately. But the last few months have been even … Continue reading →
Buried somewhere in the raft of comments appended to my last post, WB Stahl made a request for more details on last week’s concerts: “So tell us more about playing the Grosse Fuge. I thought it was fascinating…” Happy to … Continue reading →
And speaking of viola jokes, here’s a little something I’ve been meaning to get on tape for quite a while now. Our viola section is notorious for always being up to something, and we frequently reduce each other to hysterics … Continue reading →
Back after a much-needed summer hiatus! Now, to ease myself back into regular blogging… An ex-musician friend happened upon this video of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony – a “visual representation” of music: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRgXUFnfKIY] For a “color code” of what each line … 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 →
It’s Opening Day for baseball fans across North America, and that makes it one of those days that I’m very glad to have a job where I work weekends and get Mondays off. Sarah and I sport a fair amount … Continue reading →
Just a few touring odds and ends to report as we prepare for the final concert of the run here in beautiful Vienna, Austria: 1) The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg appears, from our very limited time there, to be a … Continue reading →
