Bobby McFerrin gives some great interviews. If you have 52 minutes, or have an opportunity to listen to it while you drive, you should give this a listen. He is a fascinating musician with some keen insights on music making. Look here for the interview. Thanks to Brendan Walls for pointing me […]
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Superstar
He only needs one name in the choral world: Eric. Is he our Madonna? or Sting? A fantastic article in the LA Times, with thanks to Julie Laylander for pointing me to this article. My favorite quotes: “The composer in me wants to think that it’s happening because I’m tapping […]
El Viento que nos lleva
Hello, here you have a demo of an Epic Celtic Journey. May be the unique in the world that develops the bag pipe as soloist versus a mixed Chorus and a Symphonic Orchestra. Offering the opportunity to well record and produce this probably best Celtic musical at the moment. Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/user/juancarloscasimiro#p/u/0/S61u9qyCSXk Please, if interested email […]
Iranian choral sighting
Following up on my earlier post about Arabic choral music, ChoralNet user John Neal points me to the Tehran Vocal Ensemble: Of course, they perform primarily in Farsi and English, not Arabic. John points to the mixed genders of the ensemble; maybe Iranian culture isn’t as oppressive as news media makes it seem? They’ve […]
The Galant Masters Project
I am very excited to announce the “pre-launch” of the Galant Masters Project! The Galant Masters Project, scheduled to begin publication in Fall 2011, is a five-year project, intended to bring lost works of Galant-style liturgical music to light. The project will seek to edit and publish approximately one score per month, with four […]
You’ve got to love the end of the semester
Here is a little of what I found when I got to my office this morning. From Copeland TP’d Office From Copeland TP’d Office You’ve got to love the end of the semester, eh?