Tue, 24 June 2008
Episode 40: So you want to start a festival do you?
- Inquiries from my Inbox: a violinist from
- Random Musical Thought: Being "in" the music or being "above" the music.
- Denis Brott, artistic director of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, talks about how he started his festival, his programming ideas, what it takes to run the festival each year, combining Bach and hip-hop (!), and how he founded the Canadian Instrument Bank.
For more information about the Montreal Chamber Music Festival, please visit www.festivalmontreal.org. To read articles by Denis Brott, including "So you want to start a Festival do you?," please visit www.festivalmontreal.org/denisbrott/main.php?page=6. total playing time: 38:30 SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST ON I-TUNES! Would you like to be featured on Violin Adventures? Just send your question via text or as an MP3 attachment to rachelbartonpine@aol.com and listen for you answer on Inquiries From My Inbox! Thanks for listening! www.myspace.com/rachelbartonpine www.youtube.com/RachelBartonPine Violin Adventures with Rachel Barton Pine is produced by Windy Apple Studios www.windyapple.com |
Tue, 17 June 2008
Episode 39: Music for Life! A revolutionary idea for classical concert presentation. - Upcoming Events: June 20 - benefit gala for Chicago's Suzuki-Orff School - Inquiries from my Inbox: A violinist from Wisconsin asks, "Is it better to sit or stand when practicing?" - Random Musical Thought: Are arrangements of rock songs performed on acoustic string instruments chamber music? - A conversation with Ars Viva's Alan Heatherington and Gayle Heatherington and the Music Institute of Chicago's Ted Rubenstein. Music for Life! is a unique new program which makes classical music concerts a family activity, accessible to parents and beneficial to children. For more information, please visit www.arsviva.org/musicforlife/index.html. total playing time: 19:38
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Tue, 10 June 2008
Episode 38: Tips for making audio and video recordings for auditions - Inquiries from my Inbox: 11-year-old Nancy asks, "Do ever have any trouble with tendonitis?" - Random Musical Thought: How widespread is the practice of "solfege-ing around? - Rob Waller of Windy Apple Studios, producer/engineer of Violin Adventures, shares his advice about what to do and what not to do during an audition recording session.
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Tue, 3 June 2008
Episode 37: Containing your clutter - tips for storing your sheet music guest leader of the New Century Chamber Orchestra: June 5 in Berkeley, June 6 in Palo Alto, June 8 in San Rafael, and June 10 in San Francisco - Inquiries from my Inbox: 11-year-old Nancy asks, "What do you use for a shoulder rest?" - Random Musical Thought: What if there canned music was played before and after classical concerts like at rock and folk music concerts? - Tips for storing your sheet music: ideas for categorizing your music, putting your music into a spreadsheet, and where to buy good shelves and storage boxes for your music.
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Tue, 3 June 2008
Episode 36: Plucking and bowing at the same time - one violinist sounds like two!
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