Saturday, February 23, 2013

Ice Cream Inspired by The Rite of Spring

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photo of absinthe + meringues from Jenis.com One of the distinct advantages of living in Columbus, Ohio is that it happens to be t...
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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Mahler Das Lied von der Erde

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When he began writing Das Lied von der Erde in 1908, Mahler had recently experienced the 3 blows of fate which had been foretold in his...
Thursday, February 14, 2013

Minute to Win It (bassoon-specific audition tips)

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A couple of years ago there was a TV show entitled Minute to Win It in which contestants were given 60 seconds to perform ridiculous, outr...
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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Stravinsky Octet for Wind Instruments

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Igor Stravinsky (1862-1971) wrote his Octet in 1922-3 during his early Neo-Classical period.  At this stage of his career he was abandoning ...
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Baroque masterpiece for orchestra (with a great bassoon part)

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Jean-Féry Rebel (1666~1747) was a child prodigy violinist who studied composition with Jean-Baptiste Lully and served as court composer for ...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

The Cleveland Orchestra bassoon section's newest member

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In case you haven't heard the news, Billy Hestand is the winner of today's audition for second bassoon of The Cleveland Orchestra! ...
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...