Somewhere my friend, Ernest Fleischmann, is chuckling.
Cliburn Redux!
Appearing on PBS this month is the documentary from the 13th Piano competition A Surprise in Texas. I was the assistant conductor for the finals and took my Zoom H2 mike and recorded some fascinating behind the scenes audio with some of the major players including an in depth interview with conductor James Conlon and some priceless audience reaction. Click below for all of the related posts (go from bottom to top). This is the stuff that did not appear on the web or in the documentary, only here!!! CLIBURN SOUNDOFF!
Strike Two!
I’m in France. Again. Conducting Porgy. Again! It’s Tuesday, and we’re supposed to have our dress rehearsal today. But we’re not doing that. Why?
Quick Takes: How about thinking INSIDE the box? and request time!
A completely overused statement “thinking outside the box” needs to be reworked and soon. I used to love using it, but now I feel it is a cop out statement as if to say we are going to try something new and different and if it doesn’t work, well at least we tried! Also my new Audience Connections class has begun (16 students!) and like I do every year I am asking for requests of arts related topics and current events for us to discuss in class, and I will post the audio! Bottom left is the Audience Connection tab if you want to listen to podcasts and read related articles…now to the box….
A Tale of Two Cities…
Two interesting situations are developing that on the surface may not seem connected but are actually deeply related. For better or for worse.
I’m Baaaack….coming up!
After a week of decompression (and a quick trip to Tulsa) following my 6 week Lake Placid stint, Wednesday begins my new Audience Connections class with podcasts and audio highlights starting next week. An interesting article about the role of the Assistant Conductor came out recently, I have a lot to say about that, plus a fellow Australian sounds off on what audiences should be focusing on…oh my, if you have read my postings, I think for the most part it should be the opposite. All of this and more coming up … Continue Reading
The Red Hour
The Red Hour has struck, and the 2010 Edinburgh International Arts Festival is open!!! Time to lick my wounds.
Are You One With Landru?
Funny how life sometimes imitates Star Trek.