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From Michael: “Boulez also has a charmingly offhand way of dismissing the sort of know-it-all questions from players that tend to crop up when a so-called ‘important’ conductor takes the podium.”
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From Scott: “Today members of eighth blackbird graced my three musicianship classes to talk about their education and how it affects their professional lives.”
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Fun quote from conductor Kenneth Woods.
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At the National Gallery in Washington DC last week, an unusual piece of music had its premiere. Called “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird,” the work takes its title from the Wallace Stevens poem of the same name.
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Check out this very funny post from Jeremy Denk on the ‘horrors’ of modern music.
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From Bill: “Well, it’s been an interesting week. To my surprise I found out that there are actually some people who read this blog, and I found out the hard way………”
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Check out this very perceptive post from Elaine Fine on the psychology of the All-State experience. Several students of mine are at the very event she’s describing right now.
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The Corner Violin Shop blog is featured on a recent post from The Viral Garden.
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Johnny Johnny (one of the cast members from the awesome Tiki Bar TV) saves a woman from an oncoming NYC subway train – no joke!
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