I decided to take an inventory of what was lurking in my viola case (aside from the instrument and bow, of course) - here’s what I came up with: [Read more →]

Photo credit: Theremina

It’s every string player’s nightmare - tripping, falling, and destroying your instrument. Now imagine that you own a rare Guadagnini priceless Stradivarius violin. Yeah, you get the picture! [Read more →]

I’ve been pondering Ron Blessinger’s thoughts on the 2008-2009 season programming at the OSO, and the more I think about it, the more I wish there were not only works by living composers, but that there were works which have received their first performances at least since 1995. Why 1995? Because this is my blog, that’s why. [Read more →]

OSO violinist and Third Angle artistic director Ron Blessinger gives his thoughts on the 2008-2009 OSO season here.

Blessinger praises the populist approach to programming and the leadership of Carlos Kalmar, but at the same time, he’s already thinking about the future - literally - a stance with which I whole heartedly agree: [Read more →]