January 2011
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Jan 1st
December 2010
22 posts
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WatchWatch
I am foregoing the typical year-end ‘best of’ list in favor of a peek at the one very best thing about my 2010 - Benjamin! Here he is having fun to music from the album we enjoy together most, Rolf Lislevand’s Diminuito. [Shot and edited on my iPhone, via]
Dec 29th
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bluffingtonusa asked: How much would you charge for coaching via video chat?

Also, can you reccomend any good bass/violin duets?
Dec 28th
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“People are waiting for cues from you.”
– Last night’s fortune cookie [no joke]. Filed under: Stating The Obvious
Dec 27th
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I lived in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore for five years [while working at the Baltimore School for the Arts and the National Symphony] and was captivated on a daily basis during that time by the city’s palpable sense of history and the uniqueness of its citizens. Both of those qualities shine through in this gorgeous photomontage by Tumblr’s own boyghost, whose views of...
Dec 23rd
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Anonymous asked: Hello Jason. #askaconductor was great fun - hope you enjoyed it, too. Love your tumblr site, and many of the pics. Do you chase guest conducting arrangements? If so, is it through people you already know, or do you 'submit' materials? I simply don't have the contacts in the US, nor sufficient recent professional experience. Stephen http://stephenpbrown.com
Dec 22nd
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Dec 21st
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Dec 15th
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“El que tiene un instrumento en sus manos en la tarde, en la noche no va agarrar...”
– Translation: He who has an instrument in his hands in the afternoon won’t pick up a weapon at night. Carlos Garicia Ruiz, music director of the Jaurez Symphony I spent some time in El Paso a decade ago and had a chance to tour Jaurez with a local musician and hear about the nascent...
Dec 15th
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Straight Outta Hoboken →
This NYT opinion piece by James Kaplan suggests ‘the quality that hip-hoppers seem to find most enviable in Sinatra is his air of stylish menace,’ but I prefer the notion that Ol Blue Eyes’ influence has more to do with his approach to song – ‘breath control, diction, deep study of the lyric.’ [via kateoplis]
Dec 13th
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Dec 12th
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Liveset →
Now here’s an interesting entry into the realm of streaming concert video – live performances in HD [viewed either through a web browser or on a mobile device] with paid ticketing, capped attendance and on-demand archives. The model is a bit different than those of other efforts I’ve linked to previously such as the more informal From The Basement series, classically-oriented medici.tv...
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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Anonymous asked: Do you teach violin? In what country? :)
Dec 8th
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#askaconductor
Tomorrow I’ll be participating in #askaconductor, an international Twitter Q+A hosted by @askthemusicians. Here are the details – tweet at me! [Not on Twitter? Submit your burning question about the maestro life right here on Tumblr.]
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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andreaskoniaris asked: what's the theme name? I like how the main content is displayed and I want to personalize it for my blog. Thanks.
Dec 7th
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Dec 4th
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Say it ain't so, LO
The Louisville Orchestra, of which I am resident conductor, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday. Read more about how the situation unfolded over the past few weeks. For a variety of reasons I will refrain from comment at this time. Future performances with the LO will be added to the concerts area of my site.
Dec 4th
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Dec 2nd
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“When you create something it’s really important to get it to the...”
– Arash Sobhani, lead singer of the Iranian rock band Kiosk, on the value of recordings. Sobhani’s point of view is, as he notes, shaped by the fact that ‘there’s no way to generate that money because [the band and its music are] illegal’ in Iran. More privileged musicians...
Dec 1st