Refreshed, Recharged, and Rejuvenated (Almost)

It looks like my working vacation at the Jackson Hole, WY is over. I had planned to stay through the end of this week but business cut the trip a little short. After I finish up with that bump in the road you can look forward to some really intriguing articles and postings. Who said the summer months have to be dull in the orchestra business? After spending 10 wonderful days …

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Not So Much Critical Fun This Time Around

Well, the folks at Planet Jackson Hole published the final two articles they contracted me to write while I’m staying in Jackson Hole. The first article they printed only had minor editorial changes but these two recent articles are only sketches of what was originally submitted (but for some reason they put my name on them). It’s too bad because the originals were much better than what they eventually published. In the interest of sharing what should have been published here are both of the original works.

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A Quick Preview Of Nashville

A friend sent me a link to a local Nashville news spot about their concert hall project. You can learn some quick info and actually see some video of what’s going on before my series of articles come out in a week or two. http://www.newschannel5.com/content/news/12813.asp

Yes, You Can Change The Concert Experience

I recently had the pleasure this week to attend a chamber music concert here at the Grand Teton Music Festival which featured, among other ensembles, several selections for bassoon quartet and solo contrabassoon. The selections were all wonderful but what really made the performance something special was the dialog being delivered by master bassoonist, Chuck Ullery. Although I thoroughly enjoyed all of the performances on that concert, the bassoon quartet stood …

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Critical Fun

Planet Jackson Hole recently published the first of three articles (concert reviews and previews) today. You can read the article at their website (you’ll need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the article), it’s on page 35.