Yes, it lives! Meaning me, of course. The last few weeks have been busy but now it’s D Day. Porgy & Bess is no longer abstract. It is here.
On my way…………
Here it is folks – the first video posting on Porgy & Bess. Enjoy.
Bill Eddins
Edumacation…….
Today I noticed a very scary article that was posted on ArtsJournal on Friday. The US society has gotten to the point where there are some States spending more on prisons then they are on higher education. If this doesn’t scare the livin’ bejesus out of you then……….
Porgy & Mess
Oy! Putting together an opera is not for the squeamish. It takes a very special breed of conductor to specialize in this particular art form and my hat’s off to them.
Birth of the New
For today’s post I have a very special guest: Allan Gilliland is a composer based in Edmonton, and tonight the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is giving the World Premiere of his newest work – Dreaming of the Masters II: Rhapsody GEB. In Allan’s own words this is what it’s all about………
Hearing the roar of de Lyon
Sometimes a person has to be hit over the head before he/she/it realizes the opportunity in front of them. All to often I am that person.
Bring out yer Dead!
This will be the first in a long series of posts which will center around France. That country is going to be the epicenter of my life for a while as I will be conducting Porgy and Bess at the Opera de Lyon in May, rehearsals starting in early April. But that’s Lyon – this post is about Paris and those who used to walk the streets of the City of Lights.
What’s in a Name?
It is funny – as a Music Director you’re responsible for putting together a season that is coherent and musically fulfilling. But then it’s thrown into the hopper of PR/Marketing and God only knows what is going to come out. You’re thinking one thing and then you catch a glimpse of what is going out to the public and – “that’s not what I had in mind!” So, what’s in a name?