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Adaptistration
- Mahler Meets Moneyball? Probably Not.There’s an interesting article by Tom Jacobs in the 5/21/2013 edition of psmag.com which reports on a recent study designed to det […]
- An Interesting Turn Of Events In Palm BeachIt only took one calendar year, but the Palm Beach Symphony (PBS) may be emerging from a season of “living in interesting times” f […]
Butts In the Seats
- There Are Intangible RewardsA few years back, I followed my examining the idea of Quality in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance with a question that st […]
- Quality EnduresIf you have ever read Robert Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, you know he engages in an examination of the conc […]
Sticks and Drones
- Mirror, Mirror…“What if instead…” scenarios are always wishful thinking, at least until someone actually builds a fully functional TARDIS so that […]Bill Eddins
- More Fence Sitting Needed!I’ve taken up “fencing” working as an Administrator and Music Director, I see more clearly one problem that orchestras need to add […]Ron Spigelman
Neo Classical
- Selling My Concerts at 30,000 FeetI use to be shy and apologetic when I’d talk about my upcoming concerts. It’s easy to assume people would find classical music bor […]
- Let’s Conduct An Experiment Part 2At the beginning of this month I shared my skepticism about the recent finding of Wallace Hartley’s (Band master of the RMS Titani […]
non divisi
- Minnepocalypse now.Coming up on six months of lockouts in Minneapolis and St. Paul, it’s very difficult to think of what else to say or write on this […]
- Double DareWith all the headlines lately regarding labor disputes/lockouts/general malaise in the orchestral world, I’ve had some pretty inte […]
Brian Dickie
- Music in ParisParis can not compete with London for volume of musical activity - but they […]
- Nothing MondayI had one of those tedious days yesterday getting stuff done - but lovely t […]
Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog
- Jazz Bass Lessons with John Patitucci: Right Hand Position – YouTubeVery cool–a lesson from the great John Patitucci! Jazz Bass Lessons with Jo […]
- The Next Level Bassist coming out todayThe Next Level Bassist is a free online journal for double bass players of […]
Scanning The Dial
- Full-Time Classical Coming in Wilmington?Our friend Cleve Callison at WHQR in Wilmington was interviewed in the Greater Wilmington Business Journal about the station’s pot […]Marty Ronish
- NYC and Maine Get Added ServiceI moved this up from the comments. From Brian Marchan: If I understand correctly, CLASSIC FM, Public Broadcasting from Syracuse, […]Marty Ronish
Lynn Harrell
- Remembering JanosSometimes we are caught unawares just how much someone meant to us over the years. While I intended to use a recent opportunity to […]
- We’ll Paint You A RainbowI am so very happy to announce that the HEARTbeats Foundation benefit album that has been in the making for nearly three years has […]