this week May 13, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : the orchestra world, add a commentI’ve noticed that some other orchestral bloggers give their schedule, and I think it helps give the layperson an idea of what we do during the week, so I’ll do the same for this last classical subscription week of the year (with gigs included): (more…)
conductors and conducting May 13, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : the orchestra world, 1 comment so farI know this is a subject which is the source of endless running in circles in the orchestra world, but I’m going to put my own two cents worth in now.
Let me first put out the following caveats:
- I understand that conducting is a difficult thing to do, if it were otherwise, more people would be doing it well than are at present.
- I also understand that conducting involves having a large ego: if you’re going to convince 80 - 100 highly trained and egotistical orchestral musicians to do something your way, you’d better be sure of yourself and your methods.
Rather than harp on specific circumstances, I’m just going to make some helpful, constructive, and likely sarcastic suggestions, directly to the conductors out there. I know it’s akin to spitting into the face of a tornado in its likely effectiveness, but I’m an optimist at heart, so here goes. (more…)
variations upon paganini May 13, 2007
Posted by Charles Noble in : Uncategorized, 1 comment so farA performance of his own jazzy variations (interspersed with Paganini’s originals) on Paganini’s 24th Caprice, by the violinist Li Chuanyun (who was a recent recipient of a G.B. Guadagnini violin from the Stradivari Society in Chicago): [click 'more' for video page] (more…)
