July 2010
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WatchAnd here I thought I knew everything there was to know about bringing a musical score to life. [Fabulous stop-motion by animator and illustrator Eleanor Stewart]
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“There [is] all this buzz on Facebook and Twitter. Audiences just don’t do that...”
– One of my observations about the implications of orchestra collaborations with bands and other contemporary artists, quoted in today’s Cincinnati CityBeat. And as I suggest in the article this is ‘very healthy for orchestras.’
I was interviewed because I lead several of these...
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Industry rule number 4080
To paraphrase A Tribe Called Quest, classical music industry people are shady. Case in point: I just received this unbelievable response from a classical music agency after I requested the cessation of its unsolicited emails. [It was a manual request, since none of these emails included an unsubscribe option.]
Way to stay classy, Parker Artists! Not to worry – I have many other ways of...
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“Work is more fun than fun.”
– Noël Coward [via Frank Chimero]
I’m endlessly fortunate that this is true for me too.
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WCFSO at F#%! Yeah Classical →
Filed under ‘Yet Another Reason To Love Tumblr’, a lovely reblog/write-up from popular classical music posters F#%! Yeah Classical. Thanks guys, and please do share audio or video from my performances anytime!
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chrisvillacillo asked: Wow! I am very honoured. Thank for the feature and the recommendation! I appreciate it greatly sir.
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