I’ll be away from the computer until at least July 5th – so go have some mojitos and hotdogs while I’m gone!
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June 2007
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has recently named those orchestras and organizations which were selected to be honored for “Adventurous Programming” during the 2006-2007 season. I also have a connection to a couple of those groups honored, which I’ll talk about after the jump.
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Well, it seems that Lorin Maazel has gotten tired of the many swipes taken at him by US critics, mostly by (but not limited to) the New York Times gang. Here’s a sample: He also expressed his disdain for the musical press. “When Leonard Bernstein was director of the New York Philharmonic, the critics dealt
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[Photo courtesy Chamber Music Northwest] I’ve been ruminating about my experience of watching the Emerson Quartet perform at Carnegie Hall a week ago today. I was telling a friend about the concert, and happened to note to her that the quartet now performs standing up (with the exception of cellist David Finckel, who sits on
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[photo by nookly] My trip back from New York was memorable, to say the least. It involved one of those mythical New York City cab rides that one only hears about, but almost never directly experiences.
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I was walking back to the hotel after the Emerson Quartet concert on Thursday night, and happened to pass a pissed-off starlet who was being pursued by a pack of “tween” girls and their chaperone.
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Well, I’m back in Portland in one piece, which considering my day yesterday (Friday) is no small achievement! Aside from a ferry, the four days I was in New York involved traveling in most every other form of conveyance. I was transported in a jumbo jet, taxi, passenger van, bus and a two types of
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Last night I got to play Carnegie Hall! Was it with one of the world’s great orchestras, or even our wonderful Oregon Symphony? No – it was with Portland’s own sensational band Pink Martini. There were over 20 of us on stage for the (long) evening, and we all received a hero’s welcome to the
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Pink Martini violinist Paloma Griffin is one of my long-time friends who gather each week for coffee and lively conversation on all things. She has been regaling us all with her photos of food and drink from the recent Pink tours, and she brought along her camera to our last coffee to document the spoils.
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From the blog of NSO (National Symphony Orchestra) principal bassist Robert Oppelt, an interview with the NSO’s newest member of the bass section, Paul DeNola. Paul and his wife Jiyoung were two of our favorite people, and we miss them very much – it’s great to hear that they’re doing so well back in D.C.!
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The pianist Jeremy Denk (of Think Denk fame) has gotten a very nice mention of his performance of Charles Ives‘ “Concord” Sonata. Now Jeremy can use “brilliant” – the New York Times, in his promo materials! You can read the entire article (ostensibly a review of a concert from the Emerson Quartet’s Beethoven “Quartets in
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A great commercial for a beverage that I think is a great promotion for the symphony orchestra. It features the rapper 50 Cent and the “National Symphony”. I got a kick out of this one – especially the fact that a “rapper violist” is brought in to replace the orchestra’s principal violist. Violas represent!
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I’ve been reading the St. Louis Symphony’s blog and have found it an interesting and entertaining read. Perhaps this is something that the OSO might want to try, with different staff members writing about different aspects of the sprawling operation that is a major symphony orchestra. In the latest entry there is mention of OSO
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I just finished reading David Stabler’s post about his experience on the judging panel for the Cliburn Fifth International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in Forth Worth, Texas.
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The view from our room before we headed out to hear the Philadelphia Orchestra at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. What a spectacular night (both in sight and sound).
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