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‘The Visit’

Filed in Composition, General, Inspiration, Performance, Strange Findings on April 18, 2008 at 4:34 pm

I realized I never got around to announcing my recent film scoring experience!
Earlier this month, the culmination of an independent short film competition was screened at a festival in Glendale. The competition, sponsored by Project 168, gives aspiring producers and directors the opportunity to create a ten-minute film in only a week, using both [...]

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Another Look at Carmina Burana

Filed in Composition, History, Humor, Strange Findings on February 25, 2008 at 1:00 am

Too much seriousness tonight… must have some hilarity!!
From Carl Orff’s 1936 cantata, Carmina Burana, here is the infamous “O, Fortuna” - with the *real* words…
Click here to check it out! 
Thanks to Anne for sharing!!

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V.T.C.M.A. - 8

Filed in Composition, History, Inspiration, Performance, Strange Findings, Student Reminders, Technique, Thought for the Day, Violin on February 20, 2008 at 1:33 am

The Baltic Baroque play Vivaldi - in style!!
Vivaldi’s “La Folia“:

Vivaldi’s Allegro (RV 565):

Check out more videos from this incredible group here!

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V.T.C.M.A. - 7

Filed in Composition, Performance, Strange Findings, Thought for the Day, Violin on January 26, 2008 at 5:22 pm

Really nice video-work here! Shows off Ed Alleyne-Johnson’s electric violin mastery nicely, what he does and how he does it. And lovely scenery shots, too!
By the way, check out these great anecdotes about famous buskers, including Benjamin Franklin, Sting, Joshua Bell, and more!!…

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Thought for the Day

Filed in Composition, History, Inspiration, Performance, Reviews, Technique, Thought for the Day, Violin on January 23, 2008 at 2:07 pm

In the midst of my intense contemplations concerning my current in-progress work - my thesis composition for my Master’s degree, to be exact - I came across this fascinating interview with renowned composer, John Adams, concerning his Violin Concerto.

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Did the concerto genre and the expectations associated with it—especially that of virtuosic writing for the solo [...]