Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Strange Findings category.
Aineo Ensemble on Korean TV!
Filed in Performance, Strange Findings, Violin on September 11, 2007 at 10:12 amCheck it out here! Our concert was advertised on the Korean News! Look for me and Tommy in a bunch of shots - I’m the only blonde-headed one in the whole group, hee hee hee….!
Thought for the Day
Filed in Composition, History, Humor, Inspiration, Strange Findings, Student Reminders, Thought for the Day on March 27, 2007 at 11:49 pmCharles Ives - As a composer who stubbornly struck out on his own way, who used ideas at the turn of the 20th century that we didn’t accept until the ’60’s, he was a man WAY ahead of his time! Here are some things this fiery idealist had to say:
“If a man finds that the [...]
V.T.C.M.A
Filed in Inspiration, Performance, Reviews, Strange Findings, Thought for the Day on February 21, 2007 at 9:26 pmThis is to say,….Videos That Caught My Attention.
I just really like these two music videos… perhaps this will inspire a multi-media variation on my spontaneous “Thought for the Day”s.
The first is a clip from Bollywood’s excellent film, Devdas. There are several moments I enjoy from it (one of these days maybe I’ll actually [...]
1812 Overture
Filed in History, Humor, Performance, Strange Findings, Student Reminders on February 8, 2007 at 2:21 pmThanks to Kay Pech for sharing this awesome video!
The talented Swingle Singers perform this amazing a cappella rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture - the instrumental version, no less, complete with canon fire!
The Curse of Pachelbel’s Canon
Filed in Composition, History, Humor, Strange Findings on December 16, 2006 at 5:46 pmEver wonder how far the influence of Classical music - of music that is over 300 years old, no less! - has seeped into our modern popular music? In this hilarious video, comedian/musician Rob Paravonian rants about the inescapable impact of Johann Pachelbel’s infamous Canon in D on the music of such artists as Vitamin [...]
