I have no sympathy for Philadelphia. They’re a bunch of bums, anyway.
Just When You Thought It Might Be Safe….
Or, alternatively, I could title this post “Another One Bites The Dust.” Whatever, I’m bloody tired of writing these kind of blog posts but it has to be done. Let’s talk Syracuse.
O Little Town of Bloomington…
I need to get out of the house more. That may sound funny coming from a guy who travels for a living, but when I’m home I turn into a real home-body. Which is how I found myself grinning outrageously at some Sondheim.
Cliburn Soundoff! – Rodzinski/Lam/Announcement – AUDIO!
This week I will post daily from the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition where for the 4th time I am assisting James Conlon. After rehearsing the orchestra the last two days James takes over and I do the assistant thing which gives me time to do interviews, so this will be mostly Audio postings. Today [...]
Concert Snapshots: Dr. Piano Man’s Circus
Wow, last week was a busy week. Between the massive practicing I’m doing (recording projects in the future) and doing the parental thing I managed to catch three concerts, two of which I was directly involved with. They have caused me to muse out loud……
The Weather Outside is Frightful…..
There is one thing that comes in handy when you travel for a living – I have great travel Karma. Usually……
Connections
The show that got me hooked on cable TV was called “Connections.” This madman historian, James Burke, produced this fabulous show on science and history that was absolutely riveting. His premise was that history does not proceed in a straight line. So he would talk about one invention and then somehow connect it to something [...]
Reorchestration
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