Category — television

For those of you who missed it, Gustavo Dudamel (music director-designate of the LA Philharmonic) was featured on 60 Minutes on Sunday evening.  You can go here to see the video of the segment.

When I got to work last night, I was immediately accosted by our Assistant principal oboist, Karen Wagner, who was all excited about the Super Bowl. I asked if she was a Giants fan. No - did you see that commercial with the NFL player who is also an oboist????!!!! [Read more →]

I’m sure that many of you may have seen this elsewhere, but for those of you who have not, here is the video: [Read more →]

See the video after the jump (click on title above or link at left to view entire post and see video). [Read more →]

Oregon Public Broadcasting will present Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic in their performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony (from a performance at Carnegie Hall this past fall) along with bits of performances by Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra.

Check out the OPB website for broadcast times (it will also be presented in high-definition, too). Click here for a teaser video and here for details.
PBS affiliates nationwide will also be broadcasting this concert as part of the Great Performances series.

I just got an email forwarded to me from a friend - it’s almost impossible to describe, so I’ll just quote it extensively below: [Read more →]