A music publisher asked Kelsey if he could use her art for a piece of music. She agreed (not being paid a cent, but oh well!). I think it’s cool that her oboe art is being used! Yay Kelsey! —–
Archive of entries posted on 3rd June 2006
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Does the Reed Matter?
I wonder … playing certain works doesn’t seem to require a refined tone or a perfect reed. It seems to me Penderecki’s Capriccio per oboe e orchestra is such a piece. I’m not sure what I think about this. There are a lot of difficult things going on in the work. But tone quality doesn’t [...]
Are We Dead Yet?
Allan Kozinn thinks we are doing great here in Classical Music Land. ACD thinks he’s living in Pollyanna Land. Terry Teachout would be happy never attending another symphony concert, preferring to do the Symphony Thing in the privacy of his own home. Greg Sandow, if I understand him correctly, thinks Kozinn isn’t quite on the [...]
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Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. -Ralph Waldo Emerson —–