The Bottom Line Breaking News from Detroit: the striking musicians of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra are prepared to return to work without a contract – they are proposing a binding-arbitration process to solve the labor dispute, according to musician spokesman Greg Bowens (from the Detroit Free Press, Tuesday March 1). We last saw the [...] Read more »
The dynamic 2010 symphony season has arrived! This post, meant to come out last week, is still relevant in October as more orchestras have busted out their opening nights. The Classical Beat also provides a review of the start-ups of orchestras nationwide, found here. Here is an overview of major and regional symphonies on the [...] Read more »
Concert Countdown No peeps from Dynamic Arts recently….I am concentrating on the final preparations for my violin recital this Saturday, July 17. Location: Browsing Room of the University of Oregon Knight Library, 4:00 p.m! The theme of my concert, Songs and Dances for the Violin, stems from my interest in the crossover of classical with [...] Read more »
The down and dirty of artistic programming While continuing to research the programming processes of a variety of symphonies and chamber orchestras, I am also embarking on my own solo project – a violin recital in July! It will at the University of Oregon in Eugene, on July 17, 2010. Documenting the preparation and event; [...] Read more »