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Archive for April, 2011

Musicians at Work Forum – Booking Your Band

Yazan: Jason | 21 April 2011 | No Comments
Categories: learning

I was a panelist for one of these events a couple years ago (audio of the event in which I participated available here): Booking your Band May 9, 2011 Forum will start at 6PM and will take place in the Washington room on the 5th floor of the Chicago Cultural Center Learn how to get [...]

Philadelphia Orchestra’s board votes to file for bankruptcy

Yazan: Jason | 20 April 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: orchestra news

Oh dear… The Fabulous Philadelphians, the “solid gold Cadillac of orchestras,” the internationally revered ensemble built by Stokowski and Ormandy, says it is headed for bankruptcy. The board of the 111-year-old Philadelphia Orchestra voted Saturday in favor of a Chapter 11 reorganization. The claim was expected to be filed this weekend in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, [...]

Students on Charlie Pikler

Yazan: Jason | 18 April 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: education, videos

The following video consists of clips from Midwest Young Artists students recalling their experiences working with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Viola Charlie Pikler. Click to Download (right-click and choose ‘save as’…)

Top U.S. Music Schools

Yazan: Jason | 15 April 2011 | No Comments
Categories: education

Michael Cameron from the University of Illinois recently passed along this list to me from uscollegeranking.org.  It’s interesting to see which of these schools I typically recommend–most of these schools have been longtime recommendations of mine for talented prospective music student. TOP 30 AMERICA’S BEST MUSIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES RANKING IN 2010 Rank College (School) [...]

Guy Tuneh performs Villa-Lobos Cello Fantasy

Yazan: Jason | 14 April 2011 | 7 Comments
Categories: bass videos

Here’s a double bass premiere from the double bassist Guy Tuneh.  It’s always a pleasure to feature Guy on the blog–very musical and passionate playing as always.  Bravo!