Archive for February, 2008

Five of my favorite podcasts

Yazan: Jason | 29 February 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: podcasting

I’m a massive podcast junkie (not surprisingly, considering that I produce my own podcast), listening to shows covering a wide range of topics, usually for several hours each day. I think that this new method of content distribution is so cool, and it always surprises me when I discover how in the dark many people [...]

Anthony Stoops on Contrabass Conversations this weekend

Yazan: Jason | 29 February 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, podcasting

I’m really excited to get a chance to feature double bassist Anthony Stoops on  the Contrabass Conversations podcast this weekend.  Anthony is professor of double bass and chair of the strings department at the University on Oklahoma, and he also performs as a member of the Bad Boyz of Bass.  Anthony won the International Society [...]

Drew McManus debates Norman Lebrecht on WNYC

Yazan: Jason | 28 February 2008 | 3 Comments
Categories: music news

Drew McManus, the perceptive mind behind the great orchestra management blog Adaptistration and chief architect for the Inside the Arts blog network, recently appeared on WNYC’s Soundcheck alongside Norman Lebrecht, author of Who Killed Classical Music? and other such analytical works on the classical music world. Both McManus and Lebrecht offered their perspective on the [...]

Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel featured on classicalmusicnews.tv

Yazan: Jason | 28 February 2008 | No Comments
Categories: music news, orchestra news

ClassicalMusicNews.tv blogger (and regular Contrabass Conversations collaborator) John Grillo recently put out a post featuring the sensational young conductor Gustavo Dudamel.  John features a great video highlight from 60 Minutes.  Check it out!  More on Gustavo Dudamel >> John sees this exciting young conductor as a real beacon for the future of classical music, writing: [...]

Great comment on ‘Aspiring Music Majors’ advice from 2006

Yazan: Jason | 28 February 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized

Now this is why I love blogging! This comment on my Advice for Aspiring Music Majors article comes in from Hartt School of Music student Nathan Clark. Nathan studies with Robert Black (my ISB board colleague) and offers up his own perspective on pursuing a career as a music major. Check out the article that [...]

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