Archive for October, 2006
Extreme Gigging – All Night Drives
Yazan: Jason | 31 October 2006 | 7 Comments
Categories: crazy gig stories
I have had the unfortunate experience of doing many all night drives over the years to get from one gig to another. This is never fun. The main problem is that I work in Memphis, Tennessee and in Chicago and Wisconsin. IRIS Chamber Orchestra concerts will start in Memphis at 8 p.m. on Saturday night [...]
Talking opera on The Bitterest Pill
Yazan: Jason | 30 October 2006 | No Comments
Categories: podcasting
Dan Klass of The Bitterest Pill recently did an episode in which he talked about the L.A. Opera‘s recent production of Manon. Dan’s podcast is hilarious (I am a regular listener), and it offers some real and humorous insight into how opera seems to someone who’s not a fan. If you haven’t checked this episode [...]
more IRIS Chamber Orchestra trivia – bass section
Yazan: Jason | 29 October 2006 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news
All of the IRIS bass section substitutes have gone on to have great full-time orchestra jobs: Charles Carlton – Cleveland OrchestraMatt Medlock – Naples PhilharmonicIra Gold – National SymphonyJeff Kail – Kansas City Symphony My stand partner Scott Best has been principal bass of the Memphis Symphony since the beginning of IRIS. The two of [...]
IRIS Chamber Orchestra on CD and iTunes
Yazan: Jason | 28 October 2006 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news
I recently discovered that some IRIS Chamber Orchestra recordings are available on iTunes. Search the iTunes Store for the Gliere Horn Concerto and you will find a recording that we did a few years ago with Eric Ruske. There are four great audio clips of IRIS that you can listen to on the IRIS website. [...]
IRIS Chamber Orchestra – experimenting outside the box
Yazan: Jason | 27 October 2006 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news
The IRIS Chamber Orchestra does not operate like a typical symphony orchestra. It reminds me much more of a summer festival atmosphere (like Aspen or another such festival). We perform approximately one concert a month during the regular season (September through May). Since we only get together once a month things always feel fresh. There [...]
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