Breaking news, music nerds! I’m performing this week on two concerts to benefit the American Red Cross Japanese disaster relief fund. I will play an …
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Category Archives: classical
I have a confession to make, music nerds. I don’t always love baroque music. It’s a difficult admission to make considering that 1) I live …
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Look! It’s Miss Music Nerd at the Movies! (With her date, McDoc, of course!) Problem #1: Live orchestral performances can be rather stuffy, formal affairs, …
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On Thursday morning, I attended an open rehearsal of the Boston Symphony, in preparation for this weekend’s performances, which include the world première of a …
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Existential Pilot Saturday, March 5, 8pm Deagan Music 1770 W Berteau, Chicago IL Free; donations accepted So there I was minding my own business, working …
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GRAMMY© Week is in full swing! And I know there are musical stars in the vicinity here in downtown L.A., but they’re staying under wraps …
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Steven Mackey is a busy guy. In addition to playing the guitar and teaching music at Princeton, he composes some very large scale musical works, …
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Greetings from L.A., music nerds! I got here a day early so I could get my bearings, attempt to adjust to the time zone change, …
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GRAMMY®-nominated violist Eliesha Nelson has a lot going on these days. In addition to playing viola in the Cleveland Orchestra, she has embarked on a …
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I just got the word that composer Milton Babbitt passed away this morning, at the age of 94. Uncle Milty, as we modern composer types …
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