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The Conductor Who Knew Too Much

Tue, Jan 1, 2019
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As a follow-up to yesterday’s post examining the music director’s role in determining a musician’s overscale, a few readers reached out pushing about my “the stories I could tell” remark. After giving it some thought, there is one anecdote worth sharing. In this instance, I’m comfortable sharing the experience because everyone else directly involved is

Less Than 48 Hours Left To Support The #TrekMusicPodcast

Mon, Dec 12, 2018
Adaptistration People 155
We’re into the home stretch of the Music of Star Trek Podcast Kickstarter campaign. The deadline is Jan 2, 1:23pm CT and we only have $2,588 left of the all-or-nothing goal so if you’ve been waiting to swing in during the eleventh hour to be the hero, now is your chance. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/102811620/the-music-of-star-trek-podcast BACK THIS PROJECT

Happy Holidays From Adaptistration

Mon, Dec 12, 2018
Martin Luther King didn’t say “I have a budget and a plan.” He said “I have a dream!“ I hope all of this year’s content helped bring your vision to life. You can expect articles to start back up on Wednesday this week…maybe Thursday 😉 In the meantime, if you haven’t done so already, take a

Here It Is, Your Holiday Moment Of Zen

Fri, Dec 12, 2018
Holiday Moment Of Zen
You know it, you love, it, and it just isn’t the holiday season without it: The Messiah Organist Meltdown. If this holiday classic is new to you, give it moment and hang in there until the end; I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s 0:43 of unfiltered Messiah goodness.  

The Music Of Star Trek Podcast Kickstarter Is Live!

Tue, Dec 12, 2018
It is official: the Music of Star Trek podcast 30-day Kickstarter campaign is up and running and we need your help to make everything possible. I am all kinds of excited to finally be able to reveal the details we’ve been sitting on for the past month, not the least of which are the rewards. The pilot
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