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May 2008 (16)
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- 16: for the love of it (0)
- 16: carmina cut-ups (0)
- 15: taruskin to speak tonight (0)
- 14: sea of tranquility (0)
- 13: more columbus analysis (0)
- 13: NY Times cutbacks hit culture beat (0)
- 13: carmina burana cheat sheet (0)
- 13: columbus symphony circling the drain? (0)
- 12: Seattle loses long-time music critic - is Portland next? (0)
- 12: photos from OSO La Grande residency (0)
- 11: back home (0)
- 09: eastern exposure (0)
- 07: conductors, redux (2)
- 05: trial date set for oquist/svendsen case (0)
- 02: more brilliance from A-ross (0)
- 02: as the season turns… (0)
April 2008 (35)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: brilliant criticism (0)
- 30: new concert space debuts in KBPS benefit (0)
- 29: oso carmina burana - going fast! (0)
- 29: columbus symphony: cadillac or chevrolet? (0)
- 27: orchestral theory of relativity (1)
- 27: tired and sore (0)
- 25: columbus symphony musicians reject ‘final offer’ (0)
- 25: instrument petting zoo (0)
- 24: mahler 9 - IV. Adagio. (1)
- 23: mahler 9 - II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. (1)
- 22: mahler 9 - I. Andante comodo (2)
- 21: mahler 9 - III. Rondo. Burleske. (1)
- 19: A few old-school Mahler’s 9th recordings (0)
- 19: kalmar, prokofiev earthshaking (0)
- 18: honolulu symphony in serious trouble (0)
- 17: wordless music in pdx (2)
- 16: a long farewell? (2)
- 16: a great bench (1)
- 14: oops… (0)
- 12: concert decorum (2)
- 12: my rosenkavalier moment (2)
- 10: Carlos Kalmar signed to four-year contract extension (0)
- 10: maybe they just weren’t that “into” you (1)
- 10: favorite notes audio coming up (0)
- 09: welcome to naked blog day (0)
- 08: blog rankings 2008 (0)
- 08: more flanagan report analysis (0)
- 05: mendelssohn (0)
- 05: world music (0)
- 04: jun iwasaki & friends concert tonight (1)
- 02: continuing education (0)
- 02: new pyp conductor - child prodigy? (0)
- 01: Portland Youth Philharmonic appoints new music director (1)
- 01: kalmar featured TAFTO contributer for 2008 (0)
- 01: new concert hall slated for portland (6)
March 2008 (47)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: slatkin and dudamel start to make marks (0)
- 30: U.S. orchestras begin recording again (0)
- 30: ICSOM chair Bruce Ridge on Flanagan Report (0)
- 30: rolled over by beethoven (0)
- 29: Daniel Ott premiere in NYC (1)
- 28: classical conflict (0)
- 28: this week’s schedule (0)
- 28: Madame Harold in Pyongyang (2)
- 27: st louis takes download plunge (0)
- 27: living with janacek (1)
- 25: another new face (0)
- 25: site problems (0)
- 23: thomas adés nytimes profile (0)
- 23: gigs gone wrong (0)
- 22: levine on flanagan and orchestral costs (0)
- 22: indianapolis streams with instantencore.com (0)
- 21: $10 tix to classical elegance @ OSO (0)
- 21: starbucks buys high end coffee-maker maker (0)
- 21: fogel on flanagan (0)
- 20: communities, boards, and orchestras (0)
- 18: cso musicians & management begin talks (0)
- 18: lang lang watch (0)
- 18: and the award for… (0)
- 17: atlanta re-ups its conducting staff (0)
- 17: OSO resident up for two more positions (1)
- 17: vancouver conductor goes hollywood (0)
- 16: more columbus opinion (0)
- 15: columbus situation dire (1)
- 14: vajda a finalist in virginia (0)
- 13: the show must go on - but on what? (0)
- 13: northwest horn orchestra (0)
- 12: great chamber music online (0)
- 12: interesting cello site (0)
- 11: no snappy title today (0)
- 10: when terrible is good (0)
- 09: music studies page added (0)
- 09: 60,000 visitors (0)
- 09: finlandia (0)
- 08: arnica quartet site updated (0)
- 07: we’re smarter - but why? (0)
- 07: no. 2 pencil definitely required (0)
- 07: fEARnoMUSIC concert tonight (0)
- 06: first meetings (0)
- 05: lintu scores in NJ (2)
- 04: kernis to spend two-week residency in Seattle (0)
- 03: better living through chemistry (0)
- 01: janacek, in like a lion (0)
February 2008 (57)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: think globally, act locally? (0)
- 28: the main event (2)
- 27: postcards from the edge… (1)
- 27: columbus recording its own memorial (0)
- 26: oso violinist thinks out loud (0)
- 26: shostakovich’s fifth symphony - the debate continues (0)
- 25: local connection to nyphil pyongyang visit (0)
- 25: best oscar moment (0)
- 25: spring is almost here… (0)
- 24: bela fleck and the flecktones (1)
- 24: touring matters - no matter how far you go (0)
- 23: quack, what’s my motivation? (0)
- 23: music and the soul (1)
- 22: seattle symphony 08-09 season announced (0)
- 21: coffee break (0)
- 20: arts, artists, and power (0)
- 20: february 20th awards (0)
- 19: dudamel on 60 minutes (0)
- 18: when interests collide (2)
- 18: juilliard to field football team (1)
- 17: hmm… (0)
- 17: arnaldo cohen’s encore (0)
- 17: big program hangover (0)
- 16: weekend sound sample (0)
- 15: dueling dualisms (0)
- 15: henry fogel on how orchestras look (0)
- 15: interview with grammy winning flutist (0)
- 15: 3 thoughts, 3 links (0)
- 15: joshua bell & jeremy denk carnegie review (0)
- 13: alban berg quartet begins final season (0)
- 12: what’s in your case? (3)
- 12: oh, crap! (0)
- 12: real “new” music (0)
- 12: other thoughts on oso 08-09 season (0)
- 11: kjersten, angela and kelly - one year later (1)
- 11: china forbes solo album due (3)
- 10: grammy for eighth blackbird (0)
- 10: conscientious objector - for better or worse? (0)
- 10: eartha, baby (0)
- 09: eartha kitt rehearsal (0)
- 09: afternoon project - kitchen lighting (0)
- 09: 2008-2009 season (0)
- 08: more good oso news (0)
- 08: ugh… (0)
- 07: IKEA’s fun for cats (and their people, too) (0)
- 07: maazel talks, right-wing mocks (1)
- 06: pbs/abc news to broadcast nyphil from north korea (0)
- 06: music, life, death (0)
- 06: chamber concert noon today (0)
- 06: oso reviews, other thoughts (0)
- 04: columbus - a personal view (1)
- 04: what do you play? (0)
- 03: 3 conductors, 3 cities, 3 newspapers (0)
- 03: schubert’s erlkönig (0)
- 03: more adams (0)
- 01: acoustic phenomenon (4)
- 01: cheap seats @ the oso (0)
January 2008 (64)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: alex ross on colbert report (0)
- 31: eddins takes heat on audition blog post (0)
- 31: oso cellist wins big gig (0)
- 30: columbus symphony musicians respond (0)
- 30: seattle symphony loses star cellist (0)
- 30: symphony ticket sales top $5 million (0)
- 29: interesting idea for pdx? (1)
- 29: alex ross - rockstar (0)
- 28: brahms rules! (0)
- 28: inside a music director search (0)
- 28: oregon symphony good news? (0)
- 27: functional beauty (0)
- 26: more freeway philharmonic (0)
- 26: seattle violinist’s lawsuit dismissed (0)
- 26: adams chamber symphony (1)
- 25: grim-faced music making? (1)
- 24: musician-hosted series in minnesota (0)
- 24: backyard nature watch (1)
- 24: sorry for the mess (0)
- 23: valentina lisitsa recital (0)
- 23: columbus symphony supporters unite (0)
- 22: record year for oregon cultural donations (0)
- 22: messiaen and carter festival primer (0)
- 22: brahms the wallflower? (0)
- 21: here’s some good news for a change (0)
- 21: freeway philharmonic (0)
- 21: columbus’ conductor takes a stand (0)
- 20: on witches and sprites (0)
- 19: more columbus analysis (0)
- 19: columbus lost at sea? (3)
- 18: eartha kitt - one performance only (0)
- 17: carlos kalmar interview (0)
- 17: alex ross & marin alsop on charlie rose (0)
- 17: eschenbach to national symphony? (0)
- 17: more seattle news (1)
- 17: harder than it looks (1)
- 16: jacksonville has tentative settlement! (0)
- 16: free student tickets! (0)
- 15: fun with photoshop (1)
- 15: fEARnoMusic winter concert photo (0)
- 14: if I’m tired it must be january (1)
- 13: oldie but goodie (1)
- 12: rehearsals & conductors (1)
- 11: carrie dennis plays paganini and schumann (0)
- 11: cascade head loses founder/director (0)
- 10: once more into the breach… (1)
- 09: new principal viola for LA (0)
- 09: more eddins audition news (0)
- 08: 2008 weblog awards (0)
- 08: arts advocacy at the presidential level (1)
- 06: practice, schmactice (0)
- 06: wild bill takes an audition (0)
- 05: inside scoop on de waart appointment (0)
- 05: more raves on seattle opera 08-09 season (0)
- 05: favorite intermissions (1)
- 04: schwarz to utah? (0)
- 03: more seattle response (0)
- 03: pyp chamber concert coming up (0)
- 03: bad news from astoria (0)
- 03: 2007 in review (1)
- 03: berlin phil mahler 9 on opb (0)
- 03: seattle opera season announced (1)
- 02: de waart to milwaukee (0)
- 02: a terrible loss (0)
December 2007 (50)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: happy new year! (0)
- 30: news roundup (0)
- 30: violist kim kashkashian on npr (0)
- 29: local flutist nominated for grammy (0)
- 29: more local groups praised (0)
- 29: letters in response to Seattle NYTimes article (1)
- 29: bizarre music news of 2007 (0)
- 28: audiences pendulum keeps swinging (4)
- 28: stabler lists top events of 2007 (0)
- 28: it’s the pit(s) (0)
- 27: music ed as it should be? (0)
- 27: jacksonville pentagon papers? (0)
- 26: oso speaks mandarin (0)
- 26: daily obs makes top-50 classical music blogs (2)
- 25: happy holidays (0)
- 21: message board decorum (0)
- 21: violinist arrested at UofO concert (0)
- 21: is non-traditional better - why? (3)
- 20: odds and ends (1)
- 18: OSO two for one kids concert offer (2)
- 18: OSO posts improved numbers (0)
- 18: seattle symphony responds to nytimes article (0)
- 17: wild bill on jacksonville (0)
- 17: paradise except for no paycheck (0)
- 15: damning article on seattle symphony (2)
- 15: DG opens web store (0)
- 14: mitchell report on classical music? (0)
- 14: detroit dodges (most of) bullet (0)
- 13: wife swap? (1)
- 12: more jacksonville symphony news (0)
- 11: why christmas sux (0)
- 11: more reaction to nyphil n. korea news (0)
- 11: what’s up @ south waterfront (0)
- 11: Schwarz breaks a leg (literally) (0)
- 10: new york phil to play pyongyang (0)
- 09: instrument or house? (0)
- 09: a new generation (0)
- 09: phoenix symphony - lessons for oregon? (1)
- 08: hearing (or lack thereof) (1)
- 07: daily observations holiday poll! (0)
- 07: whither the professional singer? (0)
- 07: stage atlas (0)
- 06: repeal day recital (0)
- 05: scrooge alive and well in jacksonville (0)
- 04: encore poll results (0)
- 04: 32 musicians resign from virginia orchestra (0)
- 03: encores - yes or no? (0)
- 03: escalation in jacksonville symphony lockout (0)
- 02: is the tide turning? (2)
- 01: duda-mania? (2)
November 2007 (39)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: a great “four seasons” (0)
- 29: OSO CL 5 iMix (0)
- 28: a sad time (6)
- 28: a culture for culture? (0)
- 26: musicians: convenience over fidelity? (0)
- 25: why recording should be a priority in oregon (0)
- 25: kogan stepping up in utah? (0)
- 23: take it easy - it’s not called Black Friday for nothing… (0)
- 22: jacksonville update (0)
- 22: Happy Thanksgiving (0)
- 20: recital rumblings (0)
- 19: great concert by fEARnoMUSIC (0)
- 19: OSO ticket offer - $10 tickets (0)
- 19: thoughts on two concerts down, two to go (3)
- 17: jacksonville musicians locked out (0)
- 16: zukerman beats a dead horse (0)
- 15: thoughts on this week’s program (0)
- 14: is something wrong with this picture? (2)
- 14: berlin and rattle get it right (1)
- 12: Classical 6 iMix (1)
- 10: why I love music (0)
- 10: interview with jennifer higdon (0)
- 09: composers make money? (0)
- 08: the OSO’s next smash pops act (0)
- 08: jim palermo on growing audiences (2)
- 07: stabler’s must-see list (2)
- 07: blogging youth (0)
- 07: steinway: the movie (0)
- 06: oregonian critic on OSO woes (0)
- 06: crosscut author responds (1)
- 06: where have all the critics gone? (0)
- 06: OSO president responds to Crosscut article (0)
- 06: taking stock (0)
- 04: Classical Series 3 iMix (0)
- 03: more reactions to crosscut OSO article (0)
- 03: how not to fix the Oregon Symphony (3)
- 02: federal way blues (0)
- 02: more ink on the OSO (1)
- 01: denk on brahms and nostalgia (0)
October 2007 (37)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: taruskin writes - bloggers respond (2)
- 31: happy halloween (0)
- 30: world-class + portland (mutually exclusive?) (0)
- 29: playing catch up (0)
- 28: why a new hall makes sense (0)
- 26: right coast softening? (2)
- 22: a brief break (0)
- 21: japanese maple (0)
- 21: lachrymae (2)
- 20: Lebrecht gets spanked (1)
- 19: best book I wish I’d had in college (2)
- 19: perspective (1)
- 17: a living legend reaches 90 (0)
- 17: losing ground? (0)
- 16: alex ross outs the classical internet (0)
- 16: dvorak’s new world (0)
- 16: nature’s confetti (0)
- 15: another oregon company loses local ownership (0)
- 14: tough week (0)
- 14: fall colors (0)
- 12: a stark reminder (0)
- 11: OSO Classical Series B - Concert 1 (0)
- 08: slatkin to detroit (0)
- 07: walking for a cure (1)
- 07: responses to tragedy (0)
- 06: martha’s obituary (0)
- 05: martha (0)
- 05: farewell (0)
- 05: NY Phil to play in N. Korea? (0)
- 04: quartet for the end of time (0)
- 04: priceless (0)
- 04: waiting (0)
- 04: web ticket offer from Oregon Symphony (0)
- 04: Portland mayoral candidate on the state of the arts in Portland. (0)
- 03: new feature - OSO iMixes (0)
- 02: can we have both? (0)
- 01: super flute (2)
September 2007 (19)
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- 30: what a difference the day makes (0)
- 28: is it just the weather? (0)
- 27: rocky 2 (0)
- 26: classical glass (0)
- 23: amazing pianism (0)
- 23: opening gala thoughts (0)
- 21: east meets west (0)
- 20: tenure troubles in philly (0)
- 19: eartha kitt tears up new york (0)
- 19: proof that violists ARE coordinated (0)
- 18: live from lincoln center (0)
- 15: got in a good ride today (4)
- 13: arnica quartet concert this sunday (2)
- 12: musician trading cards (0)
- 06: eugene conductor tapped for nashville (2)
- 05: the king is dead (0)
- 04: journalism 101 (4)
- 03: thoughts about san antonio (0)
- 02: waterfront concert (2)
August 2007 (11)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 26: ulterior motives (1)
- 25: first concert of the season (0)
- 24: back to school quiz (0)
- 24: periodical roundup (0)
- 22: keep on truckin’ (1)
- 22: depression (0)
- 20: in situ (0)
- 05: miles slowly adding up (1)
- 04: more robert ludlum titles (0)
- 02: classical music czar (0)
- 01: on three, sonata allegro blitz (0)
July 2007 (20)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 31: good cook for your last meal? (0)
- 30: mosier ride (0)
- 28: this is your brain on not practicing (2)
- 27: leadership transitions in seattle (0)
- 26: new hires at juilliard school (0)
- 25: something to cheer about (0)
- 25: tour de doping (2)
- 24: not much going on (0)
- 19: under the radar (7)
- 19: reactions to alan gilbert appointment (0)
- 18: denk thinks, portland listens (0)
- 17: the new york philharmonic rolls the dice (0)
- 14: orchestra meetings (2)
- 12: absence DOES make the heart grow fonder (1)
- 11: one stop NW news and info (1)
- 10: officially HOT! (0)
- 09: it’s getting hot around here! (0)
- 09: on teaching (0)
- 07: max aronoff viola institute 2007 (0)
- 06: i’m baaaack (0)
June 2007 (18)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 28: summer hiatus (0)
- 26: adventurous programming and why you should care about it (0)
- 22: maazel strikes back at critics (0)
- 21: Are string quartets meant to stand? (0)
- 19: nike = yellow cab? (0)
- 16: my nyc brush with young hollywood… (0)
- 16: david letterman, cab rides, and the nytimes (0)
- 14: carnegie hall (3)
- 11: deliciousness from crema bakery+cafe (0)
- 11: Former OSO Bassist Settles in at NSO (0)
- 08: classical music blogger does good (0)
- 08: 50 Cent & the Symphony (0)
- 07: good ideas in st. louis (0)
- 04: professionals need not apply (0)
- 03: elliot bay and port of seattle (0)
- 03: pink martini in europe (0)
- 02: assault on critics (0)
- 02: critical assault on maazel (0)
May 2007 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: the fabulous philadelphians (0)
- 26: …and boy were our arms tired! (0)
- 25: instrumental decathlon - the trombone (2)
- 25: gig horror stories (1)
- 23: why be effective today, when… (4)
- 23: old friend in town (3)
- 21: an orchestra’s life (2)
- 17: hey eugene! (0)
- 15: rant (3)
- 14: orchestral hierarchy (3)
- 13: this week (0)
- 13: conductors and conducting (1)
- 13: variations upon paganini (1)
- 11: thomas lauderdale and gus van sant action figures (0)
- 10: introspection and exploration (1)
- 09: latte art from crema (1)
- 08: self criticism (1)
- 07: shosty 8 - post concert (0)
- 07: historic moment (0)
- 05: orchestral sandwich construction (3)
- 03: the (really) younger generation (2)
- 02: thoughts on shostakovich’s eighth symphony (0)
- 02: a local rostropovich connection (0)
- 01: another audition story (0)
- 01: music *is* useful (0)
April 2007 (30)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 30: silence (0)
- 29: post-concert thoughts (0)
- 28: studio stacks (2)
- 27: mstislav rostropovich, 1927 - 2007 (2)
- 26: turnover (0)
- 25: cute kitty moment… (2)
- 25: ny phil makes changes at the top of its roster (0)
- 25: a.f.m.f - climax and dénouement (12)
- 24: auditioning for middle-farts, part troix (5)
- 23: auditioning for middle-farts, part deux (5)
- 22: auditioning for middle-farts (5)
- 19: OSO ticket sale - act now! (0)
- 18: troubles in charlotte (0)
- 16: adam flatt to newport symphony (0)
- 13: Fischer to Head the National Symphony (0)
- 13: LA Phil/Dudamel Round-up (0)
- 12: josh bell takes the classical blogosphere (0)
- 11: volunteer this! (1)
- 10: pacifica quartet concert impressions (0)
- 10: good news (0)
- 09: old friend in the concertmaster’s chair (0)
- 09: time to start practicing, again (0)
- 08: the day after (0)
- 07: josh bell plays the metro (1)
- 07: recital day (0)
- 04: applause and the pathetique symphony (0)
- 03: opening day 2007 (0)
- 03: concert thoughts (0)
- 02: Abravanel seats = Iraq Invasion? (0)
- 01: april fool (0)
March 2007 (25)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: the orchestral “product” (0)
- 26: why orchestras have an image problem (0)
- 26: they’re out there (0)
- 26: violists are a multi-talented bunch (0)
- 26: the power of positive thinking (0)
- 22: arts ebb and flow in minnesota (0)
- 22: spring is here! (1)
- 19: duh! music makes you smarter (0)
- 19: wish list (1)
- 17: cellopalooza (0)
- 15: musicians: the next generation (0)
- 15: health and wellness (4)
- 14: not just butts in seats (2)
- 13: oso kids concerts - errata (1)
- 13: no pain, no gain (0)
- 11: record shelf update (0)
- 10: all violists can’t be happy (0)
- 10: fiddling while Newark burns (0)
- 09: can’t lose for winning (0)
- 07: why no wage competition? (5)
- 05: middle voices from brahms’ golden period (0)
- 04: inside the string quartet (0)
- 02: the end of an era (0)
- 01: whither the vienna philharmonic in the 21st century? (0)
- 01: marvin gaye played viola? (0)
February 2007 (23)
Detailed Monthly Archive
- 27: a glimpse behind the veil at Cleveland Orchestra (2)
- 27: the future of classical music? (0)
- 25: angela’s memorial (0)
- 23: yawns in Philly? (0)
- 20: practicing, why bother? (3)
- 17: kjersten’s memorial (0)
- 17: angela’s obituary (0)
- 17: mourning through music (0)
- 14: with culture, responsibility (1)
- 13: heartfelt eulogy (1)
- 13: online memorial (0)
- 13: the cost of drunk driving (0)
- 12: fallen colleagues (3)
- 10: spring recital planned (2)
- 10: showmanship - not just for headliners anymore? (0)
- 09: how to be a conductor (2)
- 05: Concerts with Perlman (1)
- 05: to clap or not to clap (0)
- 05: almost the short list… (0)
- 02: new appointments (0)
- 01: woodcock to New England Conservatory (1)
- 01: colorado symphony signs new deal (0)
- 01: perlman on the podium (2)
January 2007 (17)
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- 31: arnica quartet spring concert (3)
- 27: blast from the past (0)
- 27: the genius of Dilbert (0)
- 26: programming games (2)
- 25: the future (0)
- 22: orchestral equilibrium (0)
- 21: nurture or nature? (0)
- 18: musicians ON the bus (0)
- 18: in the studio… (0)
- 17: snow daze (0)
- 14: arnica quartet spring concert (0)
- 13: a visual guide to portland’s male hipster facial hair, ca. 1900 (0)
- 12: great words about chamber music (1)
- 10: before ken made pizza… (0)
- 09: beethoven in lake wobegone (0)
- 02: resolutely into the breach (1)
- 01: Happy New Year