Archive for October, 2008
The Culture Wars – Thoughts on Music & the Arts in America – The 2008 Campaign
Yazan: Phillip Serna | 31 October 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: education, music news, my two cents, Phillip Serna
Besides the oft-used Copland (or Copland-esque) music for evocation of Americana, music is an intrinsic tool during the political campaigns, and let’s face it – the 2008 campaign practically started directly after the 2004 presidential election. It is amazing that the only time that classical music is used by politicians is to punctuate dramatic points [...]
Funky Formalwear
Yazan: Jason | 31 October 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized
Most guys I know have formal wear that resembles a petri dish. I don’t know if women’s formal wear gets this nasty (something tells me it doesn’t). Men seem to be able to tolerate a high degree of funkitude before deciding to finally take their formal clothes into the cleaners. Perhaps it’s the fact that [...]
Best of the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ Podcast – Adrian Willaert – 3 Chansons
Yazan: Phillip Serna | 31 October 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Phillip Serna, podcasting, videos
Adrian Willaert (c.1490-1562) – 3 Chanson – Qui la dira, Perot, viendras tu aux nopces & La rouse du moys de May From the May 18, 2008 Chicago Early Music Consort & Spirit of Gambo – a Chicago Consort of Viols Performance of ‘Bonjour, Mon Coer! – The Sublime 16th-Century French Chanson’ at Glenview [...]
University of Illinois bass quartet tours Chicagoland
Yazan: Jason | 30 October 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, education, Uncategorized
I had the pleasure of checking out the University of Illinois bass quartet recently (October 22, 2008). This ensemble is comprised of University of Illinois bass professor Michael Cameron and U of I doctoral students Garold Fowler, Hunter Capoccioni, and Alex McHattie, and they were in the midst of doing a tour of top-tier high [...]
100th episode of Contrabass Conversations coming soon
Yazan: Jason | 30 October 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: podcasting
We’ll hit our 100th episode of Contrabass Conversations in the next few weeks–a significant achievement for any podcast! It’s hard to believe that I’ve interviewed, recorded, edited, and published nearly 100 of these buggers–it seems like I just got this podcast going recently, but the two year anniversary is fast approaching. I decided to do [...]
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