I’m happy to report that I’m in the final stages of editing a new book titled How to Make a Living as a Classical Musician. This book is based upon my own experiences plus ten years of covering musical developments on the blog and hundreds of interviews...
Check out the complete Musical Innovators series here. This is a new series I’m starting highlighting people involved in forward-thinking projects. This first edition highlights double bassists (understandably) that are “moving the needle” in...
I’ll admit it—I had been under a lot of stress. It seemed like everything in my life was all of a sudden coming to a head. I was living 2600 miles apart from my wife in what may very well be the world’s worst bachelor pad. My school orchestra was performing at the...
I just wrapped up a great interview with double bassist Claus Freudenstein this morning. You may know Claus as the inventor of the Freudenstein minibass, which has been transforming how young students are taught. You may also be familiar with Claus...
After a rockin’ week spent in Cuba (more on that soon!) and a less rockin’ week spent being violently ill after returning from Cuba, I’m back in the saddle with a whole new round of podcasts for the spring. To recap, we’ve put out 42 new...
Inside The Arts
Your cultural blogging exchange
Adaptistration
Drew McManus on orchestra management
Brian
Dickie
Life as General Director of Chicago Opera Theater
Butts In The Seats
Musings on Practical Solutions For Arts Management (Joe Patti)
Neo
Classical
Holly Mulcahy on the future of classical music
non
divisi
Frank Almond writes a column instead of practicing
Scanning
The Dial
Marty Ronish and Jack Allen on classical music in broadcasting
Sticks
and Drones
Two conductors, on the beat with Bill Eddins and Ron Spigelman
There's Always Room
For Cello
The adventures of Rosin Hood; he stays on the pitch and gives you the
score (Lynn Harrell)
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