In an effort to inspire me to write something else, I am throwing a few thoughts out from the last month.
My orchestra, The Columbia Orchestra, is playing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony for our next concert. The orchestra is trying to make at least a small cultural event out of it. There is a website (embracingthemillions.com) [...]

I’ve got a concert tongiht. Check out the Columbia Orchestra site for details. Tchaikovsky 4, along with Strauss’ first Horn Concerto, and a Brandenburg. Should be pretty good, especially since I’ve practiced a fair amount for this.
I don’t expect anyone I know to come, as there is also something going on in Boston [...]

This is my appropriately named “catching up” post.  As most know, I’ve moved over the last month.  Despite my early action, I still had to do a lot of work at the end of the month.  C’est la vie, that’s what moving is.  Aside that, I’ve also been focused on various work related things (css, [...]

The Seattle Symphony has hired 4 concertmasters. This is rather odd, and Gerard Schwarz didn’t even really give a good reason why in the interview… other than European orchestras not having a set concertmaster/mistress. Can’t imagine what the reason would be…