Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Thought for the Day category.
V.T.C.M.A. 13
Filed in Humor, Strange Findings, Thought for the Day on June 10, 2009 at 11:44 pmIt’s our favorite lab-tech Beaker! Beaker meets Beethoven…
V.T.C.M.A. 12
Filed in Composition, History, Noteworthy, Performance, Thought for the Day, Violin on January 21, 2009 at 11:23 pmYeah, yeah, I bet EVERYBODY’s blogged this one… But I just gotta get on that bandwagon, too!
Of course, I’m talking about John Williams‘ Air and Simple Gifts composed for and performed at Obama’s inaguration yesterday. The musicians? The venerable Anthony McGill on clarinet, Itzhak Perlman on violin, Yo-Yo Ma on cello (who was also asked by the inauguration committee to organize [...]
V.T.C.M.A. 11
Filed in Performance, Thought for the Day, Violin on December 28, 2008 at 9:17 pmCheck it out! The rest of Larry Enriquez’s newest music videos are up on YouTube! Here are just a few of my fav’s (with nice closeups, too!)…
“Fill the Valleys”
“Worthy is the Lamb”
“God of Wonders”
Special V.T.C.M.A.
Filed in Composition, Noteworthy, Performance, Thought for the Day, Violin on July 8, 2008 at 11:57 pmFinally, now on YouTube, you can view Steve Zelt’s film, The Visit, in its entirety, with original music composed and performed by me and my good friend Danielle Cummins!
And, through my relationship with both Danielle and Steve, I met talented singer/songwriter Larry Enriquez and had the pleasure of improvising and recording violin parts for a [...]
V.T.C.M.A. – 9
Filed in History, Humor, Strange Findings, Thought for the Day on June 5, 2008 at 10:44 pmThis is a hilarious episode from the French comedy show, “Kaamelott”. Titled “The Perfect Fifth (La Quinte Juste)”, it takes place during the times of King Arthur and details the evolution of harmony from the “holy” perfect intervals to the “pagan” thirds, sixths, and even *gasp!* diminished!…
(Thanks to Kay for sharing!)
(Find “Kaamelott’s” Official Site here.)
