“The Strumstick has no wrong notes”
There’s something very cool sounding when you get four bassoons together, don’t you think?
[name here] feels like a nerd lookin up oboe fingerings
It says “Three Guys and a Lady” … and I see four guys. I’m so troubled by this … ;-)
Once more, a bassoonist is having fun. Figures. But I just know we oboists can have fun too. I won’t stop believin’ it. Really.
Read online:
Three hot classical music chicks talk fashion and international fame
Yeah. We “girls” have really come a long way.
So tired I got too much happenin today lol I can never get my scales right :( (on oboe) I’m stressed-alot isn’t fair anyway good night xx
Very fun. (There are a couple of references they don’t note … can you catch ‘em?)
This is by Arne Running. He and I have communicated in the past; he has some very clever pieces that I think are great for recitals.
Quodlibet from “Aria and Quodlibet” by Arne Running. Performed by Stephanie Patterson (Oboe), Heather McGarvey (English Horn), and Rachel Bicheler (Flash Cards) at SUNY Fredonia’s Woodwind Area Recital on 11/15/10.
… and not directed at any bloggers at the moment but directed at a few a while back (thus this is being posted later so as not to make them feel bad): If you find something at someone’s blog and post it at yours it’s always courteous to say where you found it with a link to that person’s blog. I’m sure I’ve occasionally forgotten to give credit where credit is due. I apologize for that. I do try, though, to let everyone know where I found something if I didn’t find it on my own. We bloggers appreciate this.
As I said, it’s just a thought … not a demand, of course. :-)
Let’s say we program something that we know will bring in a younger audience. And yes, they do show up. We know the work is somewhat weak, but hey, at least we brought in a younger crowd. And we love those younger faces because anyone over 50 is a) old 2) dead or Z) not worth anything aside from the wonderful monetary contributions they are more likely to give compared to this younger set. (Or is it “all of the above?”)
What I want to know is …
Will these younger folks come back for some of the great works? Will they recognize a difference? Or will we forever play lesser quality music because that’s what they want and we so passionately want these younger people to grace us with their presence?
Now mind you, I’m not referring to any particular concert, although one in particular made me think about this. (I did not attend the concert. I do not know if the work was as weak as all the reviews and blogs I’ve read state. So I won’t mention the piece here. It was only the thing that kicked this blog entry up is all.) I’m in the middle of Tosca (it’s a “great” btw) so I’m wasn’t able to attend the “jumping off point concert”. But I’m just pondering. With all the ageism stuff I’m hearing, reading and blogging about, and with all the “it’s all dead” news we read I am forced to think about things like this more and more.
Are we doing younger people a disservice by luring them with the mediocre or, sometimes, just plain bad?
Thoughts?
Cushman’s presentation, “Oboe Economics,” will cover the economics of oboe production and performance with an interdisciplinary emphasis. Economics, classics, history, biology, environmental issues, film studies, and musical performance will be discussed and demonstrated as they relate to the oboe.
I just want him to make me oboe reeds. Forget this other stuff.
I read it here.
An interesting idea:
Curious:
A lecture recital by the Carpe Diem Quartet at the University of Leeds is in jeopardy after the ensemble’s cellist, Kristin Ostling, was denied entry into the UK.The Quartet landed at Heathrow Terminal 3, and while the other members of the group passed through immigration unhindered, Ms Ostling, who is a US citizen, was detained. The event at Leeds was to be an unpaid appearance, but the immigration officials apparently considered any musical performance to be work, therefore requiring a specific visa. She reports being bullied and rudely questioned for eight hours before being put on a plane back to Chicago.
During the incident, and apparently under some duress, she signed a statement claiming that her airfare had been paid by the University of Leeds, which is untrue. After arriving back in Chicago, she immediately went to the UK Consulate, but was told that they were unable to help because she did not need a visa to enter the UK.
Although the full details of the affair have yet to emerge, there is some speculation that this decision is part of a wider tit-for-tat dispute between immigration officials in the UK and the US.
I read it here.
You can see “EVENT CANCELLED” on the university calendar page, with no explanation given.
Attention [name removed] Residents: Disregard all dying animal noises coming from [address removed] Lane–I’m just practicing the oboe. (current approximate skill level= ~7th grade)
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