links for 2008-02-02
Michael Hovnanian on Boulez
From Michael: “Boulez also has a charmingly offhand way of dismissing the sort of know-it-all questions from players that tend to crop up when a so-called ‘important’ conductor takes the podium.”
(tags: chicago symphony double bass blog)
The Collaborative Piano Blog: YouTube of Talk to the Hand from Jerry Springer the Opera
(tags: humor [...]
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-31
Hanging out with Courtney and watching TiVo after a long (but fun!) day of Elgin Symphony. #
Doing some morning blogging. I’ve got a full line-up of bass activities today. #
Both cats are helping me podcast at the moment. #
Dreading my afternoon commute - the snow’s coming down pretty hard right now. #
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-30
Just got home from a ridiculous drop in temperature - from 52 degrees to 15 degrees! #
Watching Little Miss Sunshine with Courtney. #
Doing some work in the home office before heading out for a double rehearsal with the Elgin Symphony. #
We’re back to nasty, bitter cold here in Chicago after a brief warming spell. #
Practicing [...]
links for 2008-01-31
On An Overgrown Path: Free music - so what’s new?
Pliable discusses the merits of giving away free classical music when prices for recordings (at least in the UK) are already so low.
(tags: overgrown path classical music blog download)
The Life Cycle of a Blog Post, From Servers to Spiders to Suits — to You
Here’s a feature [...]
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-29
Watching the Simpsons with Courtney and trying to get sleepy - early morning tomorrow. #
Taking a micro-break in the middle of a very busy day. Lately, I’m alternating between tons of activity & no activity each for day. #
links for 2008-01-30
Goodbye, Columbus Symphony
Norman Lebrecht writes: “A colleague in Columbus, Ohio, has alerted me to a local downturn. The city is planning to shrink its symphony orchestra into a chamber ensemble, abolishing 22 positions and cutting the concert season by half. That, they say, ough
(tags: lebrecht columbus symphony classical music blog)
Adaptistration: When An Academic Exercise Becomes [...]
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-28
Watching The Colbert Report with Courtney (and Dan the cat). #
Excited at the near 50 degree high predicted for today! #
Heading out for a run on a pleasantly mild winter afternoon. #
Doing some podcast editing for a special mid-week episode tomorrow. #
Heading out to teach. We’ve got an Elgin Symphony rehearsal tonight. #
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-27
Hanging out with Courtney and the cats, watching video podcasts and doing a little CSS programming. #
Cats. #
It’s above freezing today! #
Editing my book (it’s almost done!) before heading out to go teach for the afternoon. #
Twitter Updates for 2008-01-26
Doing a little blog navigation work before hanging out with Courtney. My cat Angel is trying to hog my attention and drink my tea. Why? #
Eating tacos and watching Law & Order with Courtney. It’s snowing - again! #
Watching ‘Hard Candy’ with Courtney. #
Publishing this week’s podcast. I just just finished [...]
links for 2008-01-27
“People who couldn’t even spell classical are into it now”
Here’s a thoughtful and interesting post from U.K. blogger Jessica Duchen.
(tags: jessica duche n classical music blog)
CBC 60: Lynn Seaton interview and music
This week’s episode features an interview with and music from jazz bassist Lynn Seaton. Lynn teaches at the University of North Texas, and he [...]
