Thursday thoughts

by | Oct 18, 2007 | A view from the podium, Haydn, Performing Life

A few things I’m smiling about this week- 1-       Any time you can do Haydn symphonies in consecutive weeks, life is good. How is it that the even the classical music world doesn’t seem to realize just what a badass he was! His music is never what it seems- the...

Schirmer watch

by | Oct 18, 2007 | A view from the podium

Just for those of you curious about these things….  It’s now one day short of a week since the wrong edition of Bruckner 7 arrived at the offices of the Rose City Chamber Orchestra. In spite of daily calls and emails to the Schirmer office informing them...

At the crossroads

by | Oct 17, 2007 | A view from the podium

One of the coolest things about life as a travelling musician is getting to experience the unique quirks and qualities of different communities. I’ve worked in Pendleton for what seems like a very long time, but the community remains mysterious in many ways. Pendleton...

Various items

by | Oct 16, 2007 | A view from the podium

Things are a little chaotic this week with the OES Mahler 4 coming up, so this post will be rather random. First- thanks to everyone at Wilmslow Symphony for a great first concert together on Saturday. I appreciated the friendly vibe, but I really appreciated the...

To G. Schirmer with love-

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

The plucky little chamber orchestra is a labor of love for the musicians, who started it themselves so they would have a chance to do interesting repertoire with conductors they wanted to work with. One project they’ve latched onto is performing all of the major...