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...
We got sucker-punched by the worst snow storm of the season this year, causing most of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra to be one or two hours (!) late to our dress rehearsal. It took me 1 1/2 hours to go nine miles for one stretch, and three hours for the whole...
Click the player above to hear the next track in the Virtual Master Class Project. This is a recording of the second movement of the Vanhal Concerto. Leave criticism, advice, practice tips, and the like by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below. We welcome your...
Italian bassist Vito Liuzzi recently sent me a link to this new video from The Bass Gang’s recent Italian tour. What a great ensemble!
Matthew Mullenweg created the content management system WordPress (which is what I use to blog). He is also a jazzer, and he has created a great compendium of jazz quotes–quite likely the only comprehensive online resource available for this topic. ...
