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young conductors to watch

by Charles Noble on September 18, 2009 · 6 comments

Alondra de la Parra – Photo: Courtney Perry
The Daily Beast has an article about the current crop of young conductors who are either making it big or, in their opinion, are about to (the headline screams: Young Rock Stars of the Conducting World”).  Some of these conductors have been here in Oregon, and with a [...]

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what makes conductors good?

by Charles Noble on November 17, 2008 · 3 comments

Every time we have a guest conductor, I’m always amazed at how differently each of them handles their role on the podium in rehearsals, and how different the results can be.  This week we’ve been working with the Austrian conductor Christoph Campestrini.  He’s conducted here once before (though I cannot remember the repertoire) and he’s [...]

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conductor fashion

by Charles Noble on November 15, 2008 · 4 comments

Hopefully this guy is NOT appearing on a podium near you!
This week we’re working with a very pleasant guest conductor, the Austrian Christoph Campestrini, who wears a pretty unique apparel item for a conductor: the polo shirt.  They might be striped, solid colors, or in patterns.  I have not run into another conductor who wears [...]

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orchestral blogs

by Charles Noble on October 1, 2008 · 1 comment

I write one of the few blogs independently-penned by an orchestra member, and I’m not sure why it’s such a lonely job description.  However, a rapidly expanding area of classical music blogs are blogs that are written as part of a symphony orchestra’s public relations and/or artistic arms. 

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