Check out 2000 Bloggers. This is a pretty cool page–click on any of the photos to visit that person’s blog. This is an interesting way to find blogs you’ve never heard of.
I just paid my first visit to The Philadelphia Orchestra Online Music Store on the recommendation of my friend John Grillo. This, to me, is an example of a musical organization really offering a progressive product.Why is this a better model for an orchestra than...
Here is a video of three double bassists (Vojtech, Gunars, & Marek) playing an arrangement of Monti’s ‘Czardas’ for double bass trio. This arrangement was done by the great Czech bassist, composer, arranger, and teacher Miloslav Gajdos. I saw...
There is a great audition process discussion going on at Polyphonic.org right now, and it is definitely worth checking out. Panelists include prominent figures in the orchestra business, including musicians, union representatives, conductors, and negotiators. This is...
This is a follow-up to a post I wrote highlighting the world’s most dangerous roads. The original source where I found these insane photos is Dark Roasted Blend, one of my favorite blogs. These photos of Yakutsk area roads in Siberia are pretty disturbing. Bad...
