Patti from oboeinsight wrote a recent post highlighting a list of the top 51 (51?) most popular classical music blogs. Her blog comes in at #15, which is pretty cool. The list was compiled by Scott Spiegelberg from the Musical Perceptions blog. Check out his list...
The Washington Post had an article last year on double bass soloist and Northwestern University instructor DaXun Zhang. I just recently discovered it. Here is an excerpt: The double bass is one of the few remaining instruments that have never produced a bankable star...
I was recently listening to the Amateur Traveler podcast (great show), and they had a recent episode on traveling to Peru and visiting Machu Picchu. One of the resources listed in the show notes was this great virtual tour of the ruins. Click the picture below to...
We just finished up our IRIS Chamber Orchestra concert with the bluegrass trio Time for Three, and these guys completely brought down the house. It was really amazing. These three guys (Zach, Nick, and Ranaan) combine the best of bluegrass with the best of classical...
This is an absolutely hilarious video from Dr. Demento favorite Rob Paravonian. Rob hates the Pachelbel Canon and describes why in this very clever bit:
