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FAQs- string numbers

by | Feb 19, 2007 | A view from the podium

Dear Ken … I have a question I’m hoping you can answer. I’ve asked this question to several string players, who don’t have an answer. I realized I needed to ask a conductor! The question is: in contemporary music, why do string sections still follow...

Joel Hoffman

by | Feb 15, 2007 | A view from the podium

I’ve added a new site to the list of composer’s links, that of Joel Hoffman. If you don’t know his music, or that of any of the composers listed, take some time to explore. There’s so much fantastic stuff being written right now....

Senseless tragedy

by | Feb 15, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life

Absolutely tragic news from Portland. The more hours go by since I found out, the less I can get my head around it. I worked intensively with Angela on one project, which I’ll write about when my head has cleared. She was supposed to outlive us all and end up as...

Runs with scissors

by | Feb 15, 2007 | A view from the podium

Any piece of music worth performing is worth performing uncut. Any musician perceptive enough to deserve to perform a piece worth performing will know that it is worth performing uncut.    Put the scissors down…....