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I was thrilled to discover this vintage documentary of the four DePasquale brothers, all of whom played in the Philadelphia Orchestra – at the same time! I studied with Joseph, the violist, who was principal violist of the Boston Symphony under Koussevitsky, and then was hired by Eugene Ormandy, later being joined by his brothers [...]
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This is quite possibly the best Rube Goldberg machine I’ve ever seen (including the famous Honda commercial from a few years back). Enjoy!
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This YouTube video gives a unique perspective on a recent Bell performance of Lalo’s Symphonie espagnole, which he’ll perform with the Oregon Symphony next season – from the point of view of a seat within the orchestra. Enjoy.
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A suite of three instrumental sections from Thomas Adés’ opera Powder Her Face will be amongst the works performed this coming weekend on the Oregon Symphony’s next classical series of concerts. Here’s a clip of the Overture, as performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra and Christoph von Dohnanyi. Enjoy!
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Violist Sam Bergman, of the Minnesota Orchestra (and fellow BBB – Bratsche Blogging Brother) made this arrangement of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man for a Minnesota Orchestra function. I kind of like it – it might be something we should do here in Oregon…
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Yes, today was the first day back after the holiday break for us at the Oregon Symphony. It was also a double rehearsal day, and I was dog tired when I headed for my car after the second rehearsal of the day. One of the interesting things about working in an orchestra is how you [...]
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Michael Tilson Thomas/Photo: G. Schirmer
If you missed the San Francisco Symphony’s wonderful exploration of four major works from the classical music repertoire (explicated and conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas) – then you’re in luck. If you’re a digi-phile such as myself, you can click over to the iTunes Store and download each of the full [...]
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Today I rode in to downtown Portland to pick up music for the first couple concerts of the upcoming Oregon Symphony season. Can I first of all say how pleasant it is to visit the OSO library these days? Everyone is pleasant and helpful, and the mood up there is relaxed and professional.
Anyway, with the [...]
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I’m not quite sure what being the David Beckham of the violin means, but I guess it can’t be all that bad!
Embedded video from CNN Video
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Classical music critic from the Oregonian, David Stabler, gives a short, not-so-sweet synopsis of the state of the Oregon Symphony at the end of the 2008-2009 season:
The symphony in crisis
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David Stabler has put together a video feature about this weekend’s upcoming Oregon Symphony/Pink Martini live concert recording sessions for an album due out in 2010.
David Stabler: Pink Martini’s live recordings
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Here’s a great video that I found on YouTube of OSO Assistant principal trumpeter David Bamonte and Minnesota Orchestra Principal trumpeter Manny Laureano playing a particularly tough section from Aaron Copland’s great Symphony No. 3.
They’re playing the Portland workshop of master trumpet maker David G. Monette.
Now all we need are some vids of the OSO [...]
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fEARnoMUSIC 21st-century classical ensemble and video curators HELSINQI media studio
Present:
Parallaxis: Music and Moving Pictures: A live concert of 20th/21st-century classical music performed with original video/film
by contemporary artists — silent-movie style.
Friday, April 17
8 PM
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church
2828 SE Stephens St
Portland OR 97214
(between Hawthorne & Division)
Tickets:
Online at www.artixpdx.pdx or at the door:
• $20 general admission
• $15 [...]
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A fascinating interview by the conductor/composer Esa Pekka Salonen with the two children of Arnold Schoenberg, Ronald and Laurence.
Courtesy of Tim Mangen.
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