Blogs about: Lukas Foss
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One More for Foss
This commemoration, from one of Foss’ students: When Foss called something “naughty,” it was a compliment. He regularly quoted Stravinsky: “I know exactly what I want to do, an… more →
Slow Painting
NEW SERIES: Musical Genre Inquiry of the Day (MuG ID) - FLUTE
wrote 3 weeks ago: This is the first post in a series I am (horribly) naming “Musical Genre Inquiry of the Day. … more →
Ashes and Snow by Gregory Colbert by Gregory Colbert
wrote 2 months ago: Gregory Colbert’s Ashes and Snow feature film captures extraordinary moments of contact between peop … more →
Cool Stuff I'm Listening To: October 28, 2012
wrote 6 months ago: Our Composition Studio had a listening exam on Friday. I always enjoy studying for them as a way to … more →
Don't Let Anyone Pigeon Hole Your Career!
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wrote 7 months ago: “Why do we pigeonhole and label people? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contrad … more →
Berliner Philharmoniker Lunchkonzert - 9th October 2012
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wrote 7 months ago: This week’s Lunchtime performance from the Berlin Phil was particularly good, and I am aiming, … more →
Bella Figura de Jiri Kylian
wrote 7 months ago: În acest week-end vă recomand Bella Figura, lucrarea mea preferată a coregrafului Jiri Kylian, ce a … more →
Genius Within
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wrote 10 months ago: After spending so much of the past few weeks thinking about virtuosity –both in my academic research … more →
Randall Thompson – American Masterpieces: Choral Music
wrote 1 year ago: The National Endowment for the Arts’ American Masterpieces: Choral Music initiative is designed to c … more →
A Spin Through Totalism and Postmodernism
wrote 1 year ago: Once again, our definitions are vague. These labels that we’re using are becoming less and le … more →
Lara Downes
wrote 1 year ago: Pianist Lara Downes is someone that I thought I just knew from twitter, but I was totally fascinated … more →
Lukas Foss: Griffelkin
wrote 1 year ago: In 1951, composer Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) wrote the first opera expressly for broadcast telev … more →
Gregory Colbert: Nature's living masterpieces
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wrote 1 year ago: WEDNESDAY: ART! Gregory Colbert is one of the most inspiring person to have ever lived. Born in 1960 … more →
Estellés performing Spanish premiere of Lukas Foss’ arrangement for full orchestra of Bernstein’s Prelude, Fugue & Riffs
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Louisville Orchestra in Survival Mode
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wrote 1 year ago: "Music Makes a City" documentary of the Louisville Orchestra in celebration of its 75 anni … more →
The Riddle
wrote 1 year ago: The act of creating something new. Sometimes it feels like you’re inventing a riddle to which … more →
A SWEEPING AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
wrote 2 years ago: I miss Leonard Bernstein. Lenny could generate excitement for music like few others (Stokowski could … more →
Lyon, Lang, Shapey, Foss, Copland, and more
wrote 2 years ago: Eric Lyon Blog visitors appear to be coming here for Eric Lyon, so here’s a review of a chambe … more →
Why do we pigeonhole and label an artist? It is a sure way of missing the important, the contradictory, the things that make him or her unique.
wrote 2 years ago: Lukas Foss Lukas Foss (August 15, 1922 – February 1, 2009) was a German-born American composer, cond … more →
SICPP Review
wrote 3 years ago: Lukas Foss via last.fm From The Boston Globe: How to generalize a 36-piece, eight-hour sweep? Much o … more →
