Neo Classical – Holly Mulcahy on the future of classical music

Seeing The Forest For The Trees

Sun, Aug 12, 2012

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Holly Mulcahy

The 2011-2012 season was one of the busiest in my career and although that’s a good problem to have, it does cut down on the time usually spent staying grounded and keeping the bigger picture in perspective. So my time performing at the Grand Teton Music Festival (GTMF) was more important than ever this summer to not only help artistically and emotionally recharge but to provide a healthy context for refocusing on the bigger picture and preparing for the upcoming season. Thank your music teachers. Even if you quit middle school orchestra, … Continue Reading

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Who The Hell Are You Calling Old?!

Sun, Jun 3, 2012

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Holly Mulcahy

There is little free time on any orchestra tour, and last month’s trip to Carnegie Hall with the Nashville Symphony was no different. The orchestra was scheduled to rehearse and perform on Saturday, so arrival the day before left little time to really do anything touristy. About the same point I was wondering how to spend the evening, I got a text from a friend asking if I wanted to go to see the opera at the Met that evening. I figured it would be something very New Yorky to do in … Continue Reading

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All Roads Lead To Carnegie

Sun, May 6, 2012

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Holly Mulcahy

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? I could answer that with the punch line to the old joke, but it’s more interesting to see how six orchestras are preparing to go there for the Spring for Music Festival. For six straight evenings from May 7 through May 12, these north American orchestras will travel to New York’s famous venue, Carnegie Hall. Each orchestra has a diverse and exceptional program, and many have customized their repertoire to be regionally insightful. Besides looking through the Spring for Music Festival website, which has an … Continue Reading

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Revisiting Titanic

Fri, Apr 13, 2012

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Holly Mulcahy

Growing up in Denver it was easy to be fascinated with the history of the RMS Titanic; after all, Denver was home to the Unsinkable Molly Brown and her house is still a popular tourist attraction. And every couple of years I would get a tour of her house and a bit more of the history absorbed. But it was a random statement from my Ear Training professor during my Peabody Conservatory days that I first became interested in the Titanic musicians.

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Not Bad For a Local Boy Part 2

Mon, Apr 2, 2012

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Holly Mulcahy

“Not bad for a local boy.” That was the phrase that stuck in my colleague’s mind from a conversation between students at the Aspen Music Festival and School when discussing violin soloist, Eugene Fodor. Hearing this story from my colleague, reminded me of some of the backhanded compliments musicians bestow on one another I have heard over time. They usually go something like this: I can’t believe how good that flute player is in that per service orchestra, she must be hating life, and she’s been there 20 years! [divider_flat] Did you hear … Continue Reading

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