Archive for May, 2010
Doing Their Jobs In Nashville by Drew McManus
Yazan: Jason | 24 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: music news
In case you haven’t heard, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center (home of the Nashville Symphony) has been hit hard by the severe flooding in Nashville. Check out the details from Drew McManus: Doing Their Jobs In Nashville by Drew McManus
Korngold Trivia
Yazan: Jason | 21 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: music news
Here’s some interesting trivia about Erich Wolfgang Korngold, passed along to me by Wendy Evans, the personnel manager of the Elgin Symphony (of which I’ve been a member for the past 10 years). We have played both the Korngold Violin Concerto and his music from The Adventures of Robin Hood this season: Korngold and Sherwood [...]
Music: The 4th Worst-Paying Degree You Can Earn by Drew McManus
Yazan: Jason | 20 May 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: music news
Drew McManus of Adaptistration and Inside the Arts (a blog network on which I am a member) put out a post about a recent article by Charles Purdy listing the top ten worst paying careers: Music: The 4th Worst-Paying Degree You Can Earn by Drew McManus On this list, music is the #4 worst paying [...]
Dan Shomper rocks the Elgar Cello Concerto
Yazan: Jason | 19 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: music news
My longtime friend Dan Shomper (I arranged Bottesini’s Passione Amorose for us to play on a recital about 10 years ago, so he’s an honorary bassist as well!) just performed the Elgar Cello Concerto in Annapolis, MD and got a great write-up in the Baltimore Sun: Bargain concert series at Pascal Center – Baltimore Sun
Sticking with your Chamber Ensemble
Yazan: Jason | 18 May 2010 | No Comments
Categories: advice, videos
I like to cross-post videos that I put out for Midwest Young Artists that I also think would be of interest to readers of this blog. In this video, Northwestern University trumpet professor Charlie Geyer coaches the MYA Brass Class, giving some valuable advice about how to really get good as a chamber ensemble. Enjoy! [...]
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