Shuttling back and forth from Idaho to North Dakota to conduct LA Traviata. Life could be worse than working on Beethoven Sym. 6, Strauss 1st Horn Concerto (with Gail Williams!) and Traviata all at the same time. Found some time to squeeze another Polyphonic Vid Blog Post in. Hope you enjoy it!
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On the way to Minot, ND to conduct my first Traviata. A couple of things to post about what’s going on:
1. The second Polyphonic Blog Post:
and an article in the Idaho State Journal:
http://www.journalnet.com/article_8e62edfc-af1b-11df-9013-001cc4c002e0.html
Hope you enjoy!
My colleague and friend Steve Danyew invited me to film a series of video blog posts for Polyphonic Magazine, the online journal of the Eastman School of Music. This first post was taken during our Gem State String Technique Bootcamp which was held last week. We had 60 students learning about Dalcroze/Eurythmics and foundational elements of string technique.
Here’s the vid:
Much more to come!
Very interesting article by Doyle McManus:
on the effects of the recession on civic participation. Here’s a quote: ”But here’s something more surprising: As the recession deepens, participation in civic activities — community organizations, volunteer groups, even church attendance and social clubs — is likely to drop.”
We’ve managed to buck the trend here, with increased ticket sales and robust participation in musical activities. A testament to a great community. But, I think this is a wake up call that we need to work even harder in this community and across the country to stay successful and engage audiences on their terms. That we as musicians have an opportunity to provide a venue for civic participation is an amazing opportunity and an awesome responsibility. That we can help to give any comfort to people in a time of need makes all of the difficulties worthwhile.
