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These are the most recent articles mentioning "orchestras"
Posted 04/18/08, 12:10
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ave proved fruitless, unless in an isolated situation. The piece was performed in Kentucky in 2000, and in China more recently. I plan to blanket the orchestras with this concerto, for I believe in its merits and accessibility to audiences--especially those who were raised on ELP. Here is a story ab...
Posted 03/16/08, 02:24
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been the Boston Pops arranger appointed by Arthur Fiedler after Leroy Anderson, and recorded over 50 cds for Naxos, was principal pops conductor for orchestras such as the Saint Louis Symphony, Grand Rapids Symphony and others during his long career. I knew he was getting up there in years, and as ...
Posted 10/21/07, 11:43
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3', 'Rach 2', 'Tschaik 1'. I think LL3 is cool. I also find the piece to be quite remarkable, as this weekend brought me to two cities with excellent orchestras to perform it.The Columbus Symphony in Georgia is one of 18 orchestras that co-commissioned the new concerto. I met their music director, G...
Posted 10/13/07, 19:35
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ially met Maestro Gier in Bridgeport, CT, when he was assisting his teacher, Gustav Meier. We kept our contacts up, and when it came time to approach orchestras and conductors to join the Lowell Liebermann Third Piano Concerto consortium, David was a natural fit.The South Dakota Symphony has grown e...
Posted 10/05/07, 15:57
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tly, they had a blogger's reception following the performance. They are friends, colleagues and love to share their ideas. Wouldn't it interesting if orchestras can create a Young People's Blogger Society at their Symphony? This can be incorporated into the school music programs, where students can ...
Posted 02/08/07, 17:55
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!!!!), then Grieg in the second visit, and then he agreed to bring the orchestra into the Liebermann global project as one of the 18 co-commissioning orchestras. It's the official European premiere. Too bad this is his last season--I only hope the orchestra and new music director will remember me. N...
Posted 10/14/06, 03:59
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that sound like eons away? Alas--it is practically around the corner. I am now raising $$ to support his fee and am gathering interest from multiple orchestras--perhaps a global venture as well. Sometimes I think, why do I do these things? It's tough to raise $$ for new piano concerti--but after it...
Posted 06/21/07, 23:16
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ians can play a phrase of music with incredible rhythmic accuracy, and yet never quite match up with a metronome. Great chamber groups and even whole orchestras can do the same. It's obviously a lot harder for the latter, but with years of experience and trust among players, a larger group can be fr...
Posted 01/28/06, 05:58
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estra, the oboe sets the pitch. Uppity oboe. "My way or the highway." These days all oboists use electronic tuners to be sure they are right on. Most orchestras tune to 440, which is the number of vibrations per second in the note "A". But some orchestra's, like Saint Louis and Boston, tune to 442. ...
Posted 05/20/08, 10:45
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dinary good luck and some old-fashioned hard work -- teetering on the brinks of four major commissions. One -- a consortium commission involving five orchestras -- is a done deal, but the music isn’t due until Jan. 2010, so I don’t really feel compelled to dive into it just yet. Another one is prett...
Posted 08/31/08, 03:16
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e notes, so it is possible for all flaws to be removed from almost any recording before it is released. Granted, the music is still performed by live orchestras, but the drama of the moment, with close calls, near misses, and belly flops, has been removed to be replaced by the security of artificial...
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