With the Thanksgiving holiday having just past and the Christmas and New Year holidays on the way, I thought I would take a moment to list a few of the things that I am thankful for, as well as a few resolutions that I will attempt to fulfill in the coming year (or however long it takes).
In no particular order, I am thankful for:
Sibelius music notation software (Finale eats it, in my humble opinion) (more…)
How does one spot a famous conductor? The hair.
Look around at the great orchestral conductors throughout the years and you will notice that each has what I call “special” hair. I have categorized this special hair into three groups.
The first would be the “perfect” conductor hair.
There have been many over the years, but this group is headlined by the late Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan. Perfect conductor hair (or PCH) is generally long and wavy and although it inevitably turns gray, it remains perfect throughout the maestro’s lifetime. The best part of PCH is the look at the end of a performance. Usually these frocks explode into sweat mangled messes by the end of a symphony. Just look at any youtube video and you can see what I mean. (more…)