Oh dear… The Fabulous Philadelphians, the “solid gold Cadillac of orchestras,” the internationally revered ensemble built by Stokowski and Ormandy, says it is headed for bankruptcy. The board of the 111-year-old Philadelphia Orchestra voted Saturday...
The following video consists of clips from Midwest Young Artists students recalling their experiences working with Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Viola Charlie Pikler. Click to Download (right-click and choose ‘save as’…)
Michael Cameron from the University of Illinois recently passed along this list to me from uscollegeranking.org. It’s interesting to see which of these schools I typically recommend–most of these schools have been longtime recommendations of mine for...
Here’s a double bass premiere from the double bassist Guy Tuneh. It’s always a pleasure to feature Guy on the blog–very musical and passionate playing as always. Bravo!
I know Nate from the IRIS Orchestra in Memphis, Tennessee. He’s a very talented bassist (Curtis grad) who used to sub in the group. Check out his rendition of this Edgar Meyer movement:
