Straight No Chaser – 12 Days of Christmas

Here’s a dynamite arrangement of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” from a performance at Indiana University about ten years ago featuring the original members of the a capella ensemble Straight No Chaser. It’s a great little video to get folks out...

Sabre Dance for bass quartet

Really, who doesn’t love the Sabre Dance? The dynamic and entertaining bass quartet Bassiona Amorosa really ham it up in this performance. Great fun and great material for a live concert!

WordPress is changing my life!

I’m in the process of writing an extended article about WordPress the blog management system that I started using predominantly.  It makes blogging much easier and is helping to keep me from being chained to the computer, allowing me to do what I really...

A Snowy Night at the Kiev Opera House

A Snowy Night at the Kiev Opera House, originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs. A note from the photographer: I made it to Kiev and it is perhaps the slipperiest city in the world. It didn’t say that in the brochure.

links for 2007-12-19

Merry Christmas – Honolulu update Patty from oboeinsight blogs about the Honolulu Symphony missing their payroll. The musicians there seem to be taking it all in stride, however. (tags: honolulu symphony oboeinsight oboe classical music blog) Atonality’s...