arts, artists, and power February 20, 2008
Posted by Charles Noble in : the orchestra world, add a commentJohn F. Kennedy has been on my mind a lot in the past week or so. Perhaps it is the magnetism, youthful appeal, and lofty rhetoric of Barack Obama that evokes JFK so much for me - even though Kennedy was assassinated before I was born (four years before, to be exact). (more…)
february 20th awards February 20, 2008
Posted by Charles Noble in : fun, music, the orchestra world, add a comment
My own special awards to my colleagues, in celebration of the end of this classical series:
- Playing the Shit out of the Fiddle Award: Jun Iwasaki
- Instrumental Evocation of the Human Voice Award: Marty Hebert
- Playing a Whole Concert on Principal Horn on a Couple Hours Notice Award: Joe Berger
- Best Playing While Sick and Unable to Hear: Evan Kuhlmann
- Best Raising the Roof of Smith Auditorium: OSO Brass Section
Now my weekend begins…
