links for 2008-01-07
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oboeinsight » Blog Archive » Etiquette …
Patty from oboeinsight adds another orchestral etiquette tip to her list. Patty has a wonderful list of how to carry yourself in an orchestra. It was, in fact, the first post that drew me to Patty’s blog!
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AfriClassical: Shreveport Symphony Orchestra Premieres “King’s Wonderful Dream” by Darrel Andrews
“King’s Wonderful Dream” is a new orchestral work of Darrel Andrews, an African American composer. It will be performed by the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra accompanied by Walter Jackson narrating excerpts from the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. Ma
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4.5 hours of new music – it was incredible
Via Pliable: “When did a listener last describe a piece of new music to you as incredible? I’ve been filing away responses to my overnight broadcast on Future Radio of Alvin Curran’s Inner Cities…”
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daily observations » favorite intermissions
Via Charles Noble: “This is just fascinating, and I’m ashamed that I’ve only just discovered this! “This” is a CD of composer and “sound artist” Christopher DeLaurenti…”
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From Michael Hovnanian: “The start of a new year is an obviously a time for optimism, maybe even enthusiasm. That fact it falls in the middle of some time off certainly helps amplify those feelings. In the spirit of the season I present a couple questions
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CBC 56: reflections on one year of podcasting
Jason chats about the state of affairs for Contrabass Conversations after one year of podcasting and offers goals for 2008 in this brief episode.
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Butts In The Seats: For 25 cents More You Get A Large Coke And Opera Glasses
Great post from Joe Patti: “The NY Times covers the Metropolitan Opera’s high definition broadcast of Hansel and Gretel to movie theatres throughout the country. One of the questions they ask is whether the experience will translate into people going to s
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Via The Good Musician: “Here’s the first in our upcoming series of Sunday Goodies. I’ll use this platform to present to you my favorite musical stuff, from instruments to performances, mostly guitar-related.”
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Overgrown Path is featured in a cartoon for the arts section of the Observer. How cool!
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Colburn School – Conservatory – Music – New York Times
NYT piece about L.A. Colburn Conservatory. Many of my students are applying here: “It is no accident that the picture window in the office of Miguel Angel Corzo, president of the Colburn School, perfectly frames the Walt Disney Concert Hall.”
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Music Teacher’s Helper: Blog: Hosting Contests
The Music Teachers Blog on hosting contests: “I have been toying around with the idea of having a contest between all of my students. I think it’s a fun idea to get all your students excited about whatever musical theme you choose to base it on.”
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Jessica Duchen writes: “Charles Hazlewood talks to journo about a new series on TV (BBC4, which is meant to be the Beeb’s cultural gesture) explaining how pop songs use the same techniques as classical music…”
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This one is a must read!