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Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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.
Blog Post 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 ...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post Crossovers - Composing Musicians. by Kimberly
So we know that most composers don't play (maybe in private they do) and most musicians don't compose (maybe for the draw), Which is a puzzle in my mind. In order to compose you have g...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post Opera in The Park by Kimberly
Anything that brings art and culture to the masses is a really good thing, I think. Happily, I am not alone in this thought S.F. Opera simulcast sets ballpark record . Apparently, the SF Orchestr...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post And The Winner is... by Kimberly
The winner of the Iron Composer 2008, Hermes Camacho , Title: Impressions of Wallpaper , Performer: Monument Piano Trio . In case you are wondering what The Iron Composer...
Blog Post Klaus Huber to Receive the 2009 Salzburg International Composition Award by Kimberly
Klaus Huber was announced yesterday as the recipient of the 2009 Salzburg Music Prize/International Composition Award. It is one of the Largest prizes in the music world and is worth about 80,000 Eur...
Blog Post The Performance Rights Tax - Part 1 by Zippybackflash
Musicians and music fans across the country are all witnessing a historic event: the slow, agonizing death spiral of the traditional recording industry. To understand where we are today, we need t...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post New York City Opera in Dire Straits by Kimberly
From the NY Times : Due to the new financial situation we find ourselves in, The New York City Opera has had to exchange all it wonderful new plans of renewal and makeover for a more Conservati...
Blog Post The Artist's Region by Kimberly
Us Humans like naming things. We name streets and neighbourhoods and cities and states, countries continents planets... need I go on? Usually named after humans of influence (or Mythologica...
Blog Post More Music and Money Misshaps by Kimberly
I thought this was a bit sad Hedge Fund Executive Guilty of Securities Fraud .  Joshua from On A Pacific Aisle says that an unmentioned little detail was that besides being all of the abov...
Blog Post From Trash to Music And Back. by Kimberly
Concert Organist, Roman Krasnovsky spends his time between concerts and recitals and picking up the Trash in the Northern Israeli town of Karmiel. He performs both in Israel and abroad, but still nee...
Blog Post 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 ...
Blog Post New Musical Categories by Kimberly
I thought Roger Bourlands post How do ya tell the gay composers? Was amusing on several levels both in the writing and in the topic. I never thought to categorize composers accorinding to their sex...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post 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...
Blog Post Attacca Definition Quiz. How Do You Measure Up? by Kimberly
I read a very amusing post by Kenneth Woods the conductor, about the different approaches possible and available to attacca. I chuckled out loud several times and am quoting in full for you ...
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