i guess i never really realized how much beethoven favors the oboe.
Always disliked the ending to Danse Macabre. Just feels like it should end a couple of bars before the oboe comes in #SaintSaens
… and still I share it. Shame on me! But still, this is just … well … too darn bizarre not to put on the blog. I guess. Maybe. (I might change my mind later on. We’ll see.)
A fancy Williamsburg canine salon sets itself apart from the pack by dimming the lights and putting on classical music before massaging your dog’s rectum.
RTWT (if you dare)
… and I got one.
Tom Hooten of the Atlanta Symphony and Mike Martin of the Boston Symphony discuss the techniques they use to prepare themselves for ANY situation
Opera News, 76 years old and one of the leading classical music magazines in the country, said on Monday that it would stop reviewing the Metropolitan Opera, a policy prompted by the Met’s dissatisfaction over negative critiques.
My mother always said, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” I guess the Met folks agree.
so the whoever labels the yearbook photos definitely doesn’t know their instruments. An oboe is not a clarinet people.
I received this a few days ago:
We’re happy to announce the start of an Advanced Double Reed Institute Summer Camp at Pepperdine University this summer 16-20 July 2012.
Please pass the information to your students and colleagues. Application information is contained in the attached poster.Faculty will include:
David Weiss, former principal oboe, LA Phil Michele Grego, bassoon, LA Phil
Catherine Del Russo, oboe instructor, Pepperdine Leslie Lashinsky, bassoon instructor, PepperdineApplications are at the following link: www.formstack.com/forms/?1192474-ONmxSXynBr
Questions can be directed to the Bocal Majority website: www.bocalmajority.com/about-summer-camps/Thanks, Tony
Tony W. Cason
Visiting Professor of Music
Director of Bands
Conductor, University Orchestra
Seriouslyyyyy…. the band room isnt open yet and I need to bring myoboe and english horn all the way out to my car before school
I’m just gonna let you guys answer this one! :-)
You can check out the residents for next season here. Or just click on each name below. There are a lot of new singers. I’m looking forward to seeing and, especially, hearing them! You can see and hear them too. Buy your subscription!
ZACHARY ALTMAN: BARITONE: Zurga (The Pearl Fishers), Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus), Count Di Luna (Il trovatore), and Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi)
NICOLE BIRKLAND: SOPRANO: Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Azucena (Il trovatore), the Principessa (Suor Angelica), and Zita (Gianni Schicchi)
ALEXANDER BOYER: TENOR: Nadir (The Pearl Fishers), Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), Manrico (Il trovatore), and Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi)
EVAN BRUMMEL: BARITONE: Zurga (The Pearl Fishers), Dr. Falke (Die Fledermaus), Count di Luna (Il trovatore), and the Gianni Schicchi (Gianni Schicchi)
JAMES CALLON: TENOR: Nadir (The Pearl Fishers), Eisenstein (Die Fledermaus), Manrico (Il trovatore), and Rinuccio (Gianni Schicchi)
SILAS ELASH: BASS: Nourabad (The Pearl Fishers), Frank (Die Fledermaus), and Ferrando (Il trovatore)
TORI GRAYUM: MEZZO-SOPRANO (Affiliate Artist): Ida (Die Fledermaus), Inez (Il trovatore), and La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi)
MELODY KING: SOPRANO: Leila (The Pearl Fishers), Roselinda (Die Fledermaus), Leonora (Il trovatore), Sister Angelica (Suor Angelica) and Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi)
REBECCA KROUNER: MEZZO-SOPRANO (Affiliate Artist): Prince Orlofsky (Die Fledermaus), Azucena (Il trovatore), the Monitress (Suor Angelica), and La Ciesca (Gianni Schicchi)
CECILIA VIOLETTA LÓPEZ: SOPRANO: Leila (The Pearl Fishers), Roselinda (Die Fledermaus), Leonora (Il trovatore), Sister Angelica (Suor Angelica), and Lauretta (Gianni Schicchi)
All My Trials, arr. Bob Chilcott
Taipei Chamber Singers
Conductor: Bob Chilcott
If religion was a thing that money could buy,
the rich would live and the poor would die.
All my trials, Lord, soon be? over.
oh I have a little book that sets me free, and every page spells liberty.
All my trials, Lord, soon be over.
Too late my brothers!
Too late, but never mind.
All my trials, Lord, soon be over.
So hush little baby don’t you cry, you know that man was born to die.
All my trials, Lord, soon be over.
Note below video: Trio with my daughters ages 7 years and 8 years old.
Bob Chilcott: God So Loved The World
University of Utah Singers; Dr. Brady Allred, conductor
Reasons to Date Someone in the Arts
I won’t paste all their reasons here so you’ll have to click the link, but some things are true, some sort of true, and some things are sort of laughable. At least for me. Maybe you’ll all say, “Well of COURSE!”
But I could use a laugh so that’s all that matters. Right?
saving money for buying oboe!!!
