Making Our Own Listening History

I just finished reading Chloe Veltman’s latest post to her lies like truth blog under the title “Should Composers Conduct Their Own Works?” The claim she was trying to warrant was that, over the course of the two Project San Francisco...

Alone with the Beauty?

I suspect that one of the major downsides in following that “Monk-Amram” path of finding the beauty in a performance of music and disregarding “the rest of it” is that the trip down that path can be a lonely one.  Not only does...

Brace Yourselves!

For those who do not yet already know, 2010 is the bicentennial of the birth of Frédéric Chopin; and, according to a post by Larry Rohter to the ArtsBeat blog for The New York Times, Poland wasted little time in getting the honors for its native...

A Misleading Superlative

The front page of the Books section of today’s San Francisco Chronicle features a review of Terry Teachout’s new book, Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong, complete with a large prototypical photograph of the man with a trumpet to his lips....

A Minor Indexing Crisis

Back in September I had the good fortune to come across my first CD of Pierre Monteux conducting the San Francisco Symphony. It was an Austrian import from the Famous Conductors of the Past series put out by Preiser Records in Vienna. It was a real...

Shrinivas Joshi; Son of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Performs Live

Blessed with being born in a home where music was breath, Shrinivas Joshi took music naturally. He is the son of Hindustani classical music maestro Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.

Animated Feature The Warrior Twins, Readying for Release

The Warrior Twins 2D animation film is a Joint venture of RVML animation and The Kanipakam creations. The movie was made with a budget of Rs. 25 crores and has taken 3 years to complete. It is hoped the movie will stand as a land mark in Indian animation...

Recording Artist Steve Vai Receives Honorary Doctor of Music Degree From Musicians Institute, CA

Composer, producer and rock guitarist Steve Vai received an Honorary Doctor of Music Degree by Musicians Institute at its fall 2009 graduation ceremony.

Remembering a Significant Promoter (before the Age of Self-promotion)

Yesterday The New York Times published an obituary by Bruce Weber for Norman Seaman. This name is unlikely to be familiar to most readers, particularly those outside New York City; but it is important to remember him. In an age in which the Internet...