Category Archives: sabbatical journal
Tai Chi Cha Cha and the Left-Hand Pizz Stress Challenge
(Or just give me a Xanax with a scotch on the rocks.) So first the universe said to me, “and you will greatly expand your left-hand pizzicato skills this week.” Last week and into this scores have been arriving via … Continue reading
GETFOOG, and learning how to balance
Elaine Fine announced she was taking time off from blogging and two days later started right back up again. Whew! Because hers is my favorite blog related to classical music. When I read her “I’m taking quitting, ok, taking time … Continue reading
Filed under and everything, sabbatical journal
“New York State of Mind” and “Union Square Pillow Fight” (James Bernal videos)
I discovered young photographer/filmmaker James Bernal through Andrew Sullivan’s posting of the “New York State of Mind” video below. James must have moved to NY about the same time I did (I’m here temporarily and will be back in Indiana this … Continue reading
Davidovsky and the ICE at Miller Theatre
Mario Davidovsky, whose work was the subject of last night’s Composer Portrait at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre, was a leader in the development of electronic and electro-acoustic music. That genre consists of carefully worked-out sound collages, music which shocked and … Continue reading
Filed under Claire Chase, CMA 2011 Conference, Composers, Ensembles, Eric Lamb (flute), Frances-Marie Uitti, future of college/university music education, Gareth Flowers (trumpet), International Contemporary Ensemble, Le Poisson Rouge, Mario Davidovsky, sabbatical journal, The Batteries Duo, The Batteries Duo, Young Performers
Three Guys with a Mission (SJ XI)
My New York sojourn began with the Chamber Music America Annual Conference, which marked my first real involvement with this marvelous organization, which does so much to promote small-ensemble music making and networking among musicians and managers, publicists, educators, journalists, … Continue reading
LPR: A Destination Shuffle Venue? (SJ IX)
“Let me ask you something,” said the bartender at [le] poisson rouge to my daughter and I. The Dueling Fiddlers concert (which I blogged about here) had finished, and I was paying our tab. “Did you come specifically to hear … Continue reading
Filed under Le Poisson Rouge, sabbatical journal
Chamber Music, Dancers, and a Blue Moon Valentine’s Day Show (Sabbatical Journal VII)
OK, catching up on my musical adventures. The last event I wrote about was the Dueling Fiddlers at [le] poisson rouge (LPR) on Sunday Feb. 6. After a flurry of attending something virtually every night since I arrived in NY … Continue reading
Filed under Blue Moon Ensemble, Drom, Robin Becker, sabbatical journal
