Seattle Symphony disharmony makes the New York Times
The following story isn’t exactly the kind of press coverage that most arts organizations are hoping for. The New York Times published an article by Dan Wakin and James Oesterich about long-simmering discord within the Seattle Symphony. Titled ‘In Seattle, a Fugue for Orchestra and Rancor‘, the article states:
And to judge from [...]
Poll - How many Nutcracker performances have you done in your career?
We’re beginning to roll out some polls again here at DBB.org. This first one should be interesting–how many Nutcracker performances have you played in your life? This one should separate ballet veterans from the pack! You can vote here in this post or over on the right sidebar.
Bill Eddins and Neil Courtney on WNYC Soundcheck
Edmonton Symphony conductor and fellow Inside the Arts blogger Bill Eddins recently appeared alongside Philadelphia Orchestra double bassist Neil Courtney on Soundcheck from WNYC. They both weighed in on the New York Philharmonic’s recent decision to visit North Korea on their upcoming tour. I blogged about this earlier in the week, as did [...]
New York Philharmonic heads to North Korea
Bill Eddins posted a very insightful piece in defense of the New York Philharmonic’s recent decision to perform in Pyongyang, North Korea on his blog Sticks and Drones. Though the hairs on the back of one’s neck may rise when envisioning this American orchestra being welcomed by this creepy and repressive regime, I think that [...]
Arizona Opera Orchestra Musicians Association
I just found a new blog from the Arizona Opera Musicians Association that illustrates a great way to use a blogging platform (Google’s Blogger service in this case) to create a musician-driven ensemble site. Many orchestra musicians are banding together to create musician-operated community sites for their organizations, and Azooma is a great example, with [...]
Carlos Kleiber retrospective from ClassicalMusicNews.tv
John Grillo continues to expand his offerings at ClassicalMusicNews.tv, writing a recent post about the reclusive and enigmatic conductor Carlos Kleiber. Carlos graced the classical music world with some of the greatest recordings of all time, especially his dynamite recordings of Beethoven 5 and 7.
Carlos was known for his disdain of recordings in general–a likely [...]
Bass Audition Roundup – December 2007
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New Jersey Symphony sells off prized stringed instrument collection
Double bassist and ClassicalMusicNews.tv blogger John Grillo wrote a post recently about the New Jersey Symphony and their dubious decision to sell their recently acquired ‘Golden Age’ instrument collection of 30 renowned stringed instruments to investment bankers (and amateur violinists) Seth and Brook Taube. Although they no longer own the instruments themselves, the New Jersey [...]
Mahler and the New Jersey Symphony
ClassicalMusicNews.tv blogger and frequent Contrabass Conversations collaborator John Grillo wrote a recent post about his upcoming performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony with the New Jersey Symphony and NJSO music director Neemi Jarvi. I’ve had the opportunity to work with Neemi Jarvi in the past and had a great time doing so.
Fellow Contrabass Conversations [...]
CBC co-host John Grillo on tour in NYC with Pennsylvania Ballet
John Grillo just blogged on www.classicalmusicnews.tv about the upcoming Pennsylvania Ballet tour in which he is participating. He writes:
I look forward to playing this tour very much. Since so much of the Broadway theater business is shut down this week due to strikes, I hope people hear about this event and substitute their plans for [...]
