Upcoming Events – Nov. ’07

Filed in Composition, History, Inspiration, Performance, Student Reminders, Violin on October 29, 2007 at 11:19 pm

Check out these upcoming concerts and events! Hope to see you there! Friday, November 2, 10am-11:45am: Jamie Bernstein – daughter of the famous Leonard Bernstein – will be speaking with our Copland/Bernstein class at CGU about her father’s life and works! This is a very special opportunity, and we are grateful to have her joining [...]

V.Com Welcomes Hilary Hahn to the Forums!

Filed in Composition, Inspiration, Performance, Technique, Thought for the Day, Violin on October 27, 2007 at 7:10 pm

Laurie Niles conducted this interview with the esteemed violinist, Hilary Hahn. Check it out! Also, check out this great quote toward the end of the interview! Hilary: “…In Schoenberg [his concerto] I find the first step is just getting people familiar with the notes, and that takes time and it’s a lot of work. It’s [...]

A Touching Note

Filed in Composition, Inspiration, Performance on October 13, 2007 at 10:09 pm

I just couldn’t resist sharing this… This is from a recent email by a very close friend of mine of many years, who is serving as a Christian missionary in Israel right now: I think of you quite often, especially as I have had so often a chance to sing and play ‘Face in the [...]

Howard Pollack to Speak at CGU

Filed in Composition, History, Inspiration on October 10, 2007 at 12:49 am

This Thursday, October 11, from 2pm to 4pm, the esteemed scholar and author, Howard Pollack, will be visiting us at the Claremont Graduate University to discuss the life and work of Aaron Copland! His thorough 1999 book, Aaron Copland: The Life and Work of an Uncommon Man – which happens to be one of my [...]

V.T.C.M.A. – 5

Filed in Composition, Inspiration, Performance, Reviews, Strange Findings, Thought for the Day on October 8, 2007 at 12:23 am

Being a part of the MIDI Band at Cal Poly, Pomona, now on six-string electric fiddle, the performing group of this V.T.C.M.A. really excites me! They’re called Soul in the Machine, and they hail from San Diego, CA. Their innovative presentation of electronica music, their visually entrancing, original instrumental creations, and their extraordinary musical talents [...]