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Listen to Concerts Online by Kimberly
If you like piano concerts you'll enjoy this site of the pianist LURA JOHNSON as it offers links to piano concerts that you can listen to.
Eye Candy and Cellos by Kimberly
I was reading Eric Edberg's blog and went over on his recommendation to the site of The Portland Cello Project . Its first impression is great and very visually pleasing. The front page has a sl...
Bebe Baron 1927 - April 21 2008 by Kimberly
Bebe Baron was, along with her Husband Louis Baron, one of the first and most important pioneers of electronic music. In his Obituary Peter Kirn says There are pioneers and artists — and then...
The Critic of The Future by Kimberly
There is a lot of talk in the blogsphere lately of the downsizing in the printed newspapers art and critics section, obviously a large portion of the critics being booted are the classical music cri...
How To Play Chords On Your Guitar And sound Like You Know What You're Doing by Kimberly
Check the video lessons of fitguy23 here . He gives nice tips for playing the guitar with minimum knowledge but still being able to have fun and sound good for your friends and girlfriends. He...
Leonard Bernsteins Speech - Given In Harvard 22 Years Ago. by Kimberly
You owe it to yourself. Go, make a cup of coffee, take of your shoes, sit comfortable and plan for at least 20 minutes of reading. Click here on The American Scholar who have published Leon...
Dusty Ciggaar - Remember The Name by Kimberly
I first heard about Dusty on guitar flame , who like me discovered him on somebody Else's blog ( strat-o-blogster guitar blog )... Dusty is a Dutch wonder boy who can play the gu...
The Deep Connection Between Art And Money by Kimberly
poto credit bourgeoisbee The notion of making art not influenced by money is unfortunately a romantic and misguided notion. A lot of the decisions as to what and Orchestra or choir perform a...
To Memorize or Not to Memorize - That Is The Question by Kimberly
What do you think of the need to memorize music? Is it essential, or is playing it well while reading it good enough? Personally, I think memorizing music shouldn't be a goal in itself, though it wo...
Playing Piano By Ear - Step By Step Tutorial by Kimberly
If you have a good ear and like playing with chords you might enjoy this site . It is a The Jermaine Griggs Blog on Piano Playing By Ear. Well the site is not active but the lessons are there step by...
Van den Budenmayer? Who's He? by Kimberly
I found an interesting interview with Zbigniew Preisner about Van Den Budenmayer. "Many people ask me about him. When Kieslowski shot the movie, he originally wanted to use some of Mahler's mus...
Congratulations, Alex Ross! by Kimberly
I have been wanting to congratulate Alex Ross From the Rest Is Noise , of Whom I am a faithful reader, for being included in this truly amazing group of people by the MacArthur Foundation, and winni...
Bax's 'In Memoriam' Played In Concert For The First Time. by Kimberly
Arnold Bax A Few nights ago the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra performed among other pieces Arnold Bax's In Memoriam , that was written in memory of an Irish patriot who died in the Easter upri...
Unique or Pedestrian by Kimberly
Speaking of Lakatos and his wonderful abilities, and how is is so perfect technically, its like the music just happens, flows out of him... and it is pretty much like that with all great musici...
The Heritage of Bel Canto by Kimberly
Anthony Tommasini, classical music critic of The New York Times, discusses the heritage of bel canto opera using the piano to demonstrate his points. I found this to be riveting, and I was ...
Lakatos and Co by Kimberly
Lucky Jessica Duchen went to see Lakatos and co play with the London Symphony a couple of nights ago. If I said I wasn't quite jealous  I would be lying through my teeth, or in this case, t...
The Mikado in Arizona by Kimberly
This is a Behind The Scenes Video made by the Arizona Opera Company  about the upcoming production of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera - The Mikado  that will show in Tusco...
How to Play Live With Other People in a Handful of Easy Steps by Kimberly
I found a really interesting blog by James Lee Stanley . In one of the posts he expands about playing live with other people or as I call it - the art of listening. When you are playing with ...
Peter Greenaway- Do You Follow His Work? by Kimberly
This post is going to be short and sweet, and ever so slightly of topic. I want to send you over to Felsenmusick to read Daniels latest post on the wonders of Peter Greenaway I Just want to ...
Robert Henke & Christopher Bauder - Atom by Kimberly
ATOM Performance for a matrix of 64 gas balloons, lights, and sound A room is filled with deep, evolving noises from a four-channel sound system. An eight-by-eight array ...
Dancing Cameron Carpenter by Kimberly
I am not much of an organ fan.... but you have got to admit that this is a pleasure to watch. Cameron Carpenter certainly shows good showmanship and literally sparkles as he plays...
The Kings New Clothes by Kimberly
Not being a musician, but a music lover, there is always the voyeuristic pleasure listening to musicians points of view that could only be formed from being an active, performing musician. Michae...
Look and Listen by Kimberly
Electronic music in different variations has been with us for a while now, and some musicians click with it and some don't. Another thing that is happening more and more on the...
Singing Is Good For The Soul! by Kimberly
I found this very thought evoking quote about singing at Oboeinsight A few years ago my friend and I realised that we both loved singing but didn't do enough of it. So we started a weekly...
Richard Haynes - Listen, My Secret Fetish by Kimberly
I found this video after reading The Ramblers review of Richard Haynes - Listen, My Secret Fetish . I found his description of this piece so interesting that I had to find somethin...
Pedja Muzijevic - Sontatas & Other Interludes by Kimberly
For those of you who have not had the good fortune to hear him in concert or in fact know nothing about him - Pedja Muzijevic is a Bosnian born pianist, Who is known for his versatility and ima...
Same Lady - Different Dress.. by Kimberly
Tosca's Historical setting is very specific - June 1800, in the aftermath of Napoleon's victory ant the battle of Marngo. Puccini took great care in researching and reproducing this period on stage. ...
Messiaen Century by Kimberly
Two days ago, on December 10th was Olivier Messiaen 100th birthday, or would have been, if he hadn't passed away in 1992. Messiaen began his musical career at the age of 11 when he started his studie...
Dmitri Hvorostovsky at the Edinburgh Festival by Kimberly
Dmitri Hvorostovsky the Russian baritone who is considered by many to be one of the finest baritones of the 21st century, performed at the Edinburgh Festival with a program and wardrobe in which ...
Rennee Flemming This Summer by Kimberly
via Intermezzo What more can I say! I am jealous - both of South Africa and of Renee Flemming
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