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Friday, August 31, 2012
Orchestral Baroque ornamentation
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It's easy for a symphony musician to feel a bit like a fish out of water when performing Baroque repertoire. It's not unheard of for...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
A highly recommended new composition for bassoon & string trio
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My Columbus Symphony colleague violist Brett Allen recently wrote a blog post about his new composition for violin, viola, cello and...
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Daphnis and Duruflé
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The Columbus Symphony's most recent Masterworks concert entitled "French Feast" included Ravel: Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et ...
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
Also Sprach Zarathustra
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The opening fanfare (entitled "Sunrise") of Richard Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra, Opus 30 (composed...
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
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Bassoonists are well aware of Mozart's incredible writing for our instrument. His lovely bassoon concerto, written when he was 18 years...
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Monday, March 5, 2012
A week with Nicholas McGegan
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The last time Nicholas McGegan guest conducted the Columbus Symphony, there were no bassoon parts. I knew I had really missed out, judgi...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Tchaikowsky Symphony No. 5
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Last week the Columbus Symphony performed one of my all-time favorite works, Mahler Symphony No. 6, with our Music Director Jean-Marie Zeit...
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