I forgot to mention that I did a radio interview with Caitriona (pronounced Katrina) Bolster at KWAX-FM this afternoon. It was for a preview of the upcoming Sunriver Music Festival season, and it was an easy interview. I mentioned being a member of the Arnica Quartet, and she asked if that was anything like the
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I’m leaving today for the Methow Festival in Washington State, then we’re off to the Sunriver Music Festival in central Oregon after that, so don’t expect regular (or any) updates until after August 20th. Here’s what will be on my reading list while I’m away:
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Amazing video from one of the early 20th century masters of the cello (and one of the undisputed masters of all time): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xhlQDEqgVs
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I’m in the late stages of learning the Martinu Rhapsody-Concerto for a performance at the Sunriver Music Festival (on the east slopes of the Central Oregon Cascades) in Sunriver, Oregon. I very much love the sound world of the piece, it’s much like if Aaron Copland were Czech! There is the homesick quality that one
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Why are we so unhappy in the music business? What is it that makes it a virtual prerequesite to be unhappy in order to make it in the music business? How come people keep playing in orchestras, as soloists, or as chamber musicians, teaching or coaching in various capacities, even though they are deeply unhappy?
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Blogger and arts consultant Drew McManus has done a second edition of his Take a Friend to the Orchestra project. It’s a great way to introduce a friend or loved one to the world of live orchestral concerts – highly recommended! Click the link to go to the sales page.
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There are a lot of good coffee places in Portland, as with our famous neighbor to the north, and then there are a few really great ones. Here are three coffee houses which I and my snobby friends consider truly great – I hope you enjoy them if you’re in town or just visiting someday.
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This is a great new magazine that arrived unannounced in my mailbox on Monday. It’s published here in Portland (I believe by part of the same team that launched Portland Monthly several years ago), but is distributed nationally. It’s great because it focuses on the liquid side of one’s diet, more specifically, those liquids which
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We went up to Tacoma for a visit with some old friends. It would have been special anyway, since I’ve known all of these people from my youth orchestra days, but seeing these friends, who really don’t seem to have aged, in the way that we never really see ourselves age (unless we see a
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One of the many great things about having a music camp at Bastyr University is the beautifully maintained gardens and grounds. Enjoy some of the sights I captured while there – click on each image to view at a larger size (will take you to my flickr pages).
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