Just a quick post to highlight a few interesting news items and a Kickstarter update. First off, who would imagine that an erotic novel and the Tallis Scholars would have anything in common?
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Blinding Science update.
Last week’s article got quite a few clicks, and yesterday I received a comment from Claudia Fritz, who supervised the much-discussed research. I detected a slightly elevated fur level, so it seems like a thoughtful reply is in order.
A special road trip.
This week I head off on a trip I couldn’t have imagined a few years ago. Most readers know I play on a stupendous violin that sort of dropped out of the sky awhile back. In a few days it’ll be in its old neighborhood to play some concerts in honor of it’s namesake.
Serendipity
This is one of those weeks that reminds me how great it is when (occasionally) all kinds of stuff comes together perfectly. Today is a rehearsal and concert with Yo Yo Ma, who’s always incredible to work with. That’s just the beginning of an interesting week…
About Frank
Violinist Frank Almond holds the Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He returned to the MSO after holding positions as Concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev in and Guest Concertmaster of the London Philharmonic with Kurt Masur...
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- Detroit, Minnesota, and Funhouse Mirrors | Song of the Lark: [...] Michael Henson are cut from the same cloth. ...
- Detroit, Minnesota, and Funhouse Mirrors | Song of the Lark: [...] concertmaster Frank Almond caused a stir in ...
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Robert: Good piece....
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Sarah: Good thing I wasn't drinking anything when I read...
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Sarah: That would bring in the stakeholders, a much large...
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Song of the Lark: Keep in mind, if *everyone* on the board resigned,...
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Lindsay Groves: Look how many of the orchestras in trouble in the ...
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Minnepocalypse now.
March 18, 2013
- Open Season October 2, 2012
- The darkness of ignorance. June 21, 2012
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SFM Does it Right
May 21, 2012
- Summer of discontent? August 16, 2012
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New Paradigm?
September 20, 2012
- Silly season? September 5, 2012

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