Ian Pollock ‘Double Bass’, originally uploaded by Romanywg. What a cool painting from Ian Pollack. The text reads: Gift from the artist. Sketch with writing in the bottom of frame. “A cased Double Bass with an expressive mouth ambiguous between a...
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...
I had the most insane day ever today. Will be blogging about it shortly… # Messing around with my Google Reader & getting my podcast feeds in there so that I can listen to my shows on both iPod and computer. # Watching ‘Animals are Beautiful...
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...
It’s early December and I am knee deep in Messiah season, pumping them out on a daily basis for ensembles all across Chicagoland. Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah….I eat, drink, and breathe this piece morning, noon, and night this time of...
