Here’s a great clip of Stephen Colbert singing and playing the bassoon. It’s pretty funny and definitely worth checking out:
While on tour in Russia (see my previous story about my Russian tour) I had the opportunity to ride the subway in both St. Petersburg and Moscow. The following video of the Moscow subway shows a station that is certainly more crowded than any I ever entered, but I do...
I use the social bookmarking service del.icio.us and really find it a powerful and useful tool. Since I am always using different computers bookmarking links in my web browser is of limited value. With del.icio.us I have all of my internet resources available to me at...
Here are a couple of excellent classical music podcasts that I have been listening to recently. The NACOcast with Christopher Millard is currently my favorite classical podcast. It features great interviews with classical music icons. Double bass players should check...
Many musicians are familiar with the distinctive (to put it mildly) vocal stylings of Florence Foster Jenkins. Convinced of her greatness, she became a cult sensation for her unabashed badness. For those who aren’t familiar with her, here is an excerpt from her...
