December 2008
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Seasonal swing
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Ellington – Nutcracker Suite, Overture [arr. Tyzik] WCFSO – December 2005
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More scores
A few months ago I noted the return of an essential internet source for public domain musical scores, the IMSLP. Google Books is another place to check out historical scores, including this 1905 edition of an infrequently performed orchestral work by Max Reger. [via Alex Ros]
New scores are hitting the web, too. Increasing numbers of composers are posting their music in pdf format – which I can...
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At the corps of the issue
In my experience and opinion American music schools and conservatories have generally abdicated the responsibility to prepare their students for the realities of the society in which they will work.
Enter Kiff Gallagher, a businessman and sometime musician who was involved in the creation of AmeriCorps. His new project, MusicianCorps, emulates its predecessor in providing recent graduates of...
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Bankrupt in Bmore
Amid tough economic conditions for many U.S. industries particularly depressing music news arrives from Charm City this week – the Baltimore Opera is bankrupt and out of business for the season. [Image via patrickjoust]
Update: Composer Colin Holter chimes in for NewMusicBox.
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Calling Mahler
Only at orchestra21! An iPhone wallpaper of Gustav Mahler from an early twentieth-century drawing by Hans Lindloff. Just save it to your computer and then add it to your phone’s photo library. [If you are viewing this page from your iPhone hold on the image to save it.]
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Premium
Mitchell Lurie, one of the great clarinetists of our time, has passed away in Los Angeles.