Category: Music

Day 4 of ProBlogger’s 31 Days to Better Blogging program is to analyze a blog. While trying to manage my blog again and get it back up, I’ve been working on gearing it towards more musical aspects rather than recovery. Maybe a mix… I honestly think, I’m still trying to get a feel for what [...]

These are all my opinions on my favorite musicians and styles.
Top 5 Classical String Musicians:
1. Gary Karr (Double Bass)
2. Edgar Meyer (Double Bass)
3. Yo-Yo Ma (Cello)
4. Vanessa Mae (Violin)
5. Elspeth Hanson (Viola)
Top 5 String Alternative Trios, Quartets, Bands etc.:
1. Apocalyptica
2. Rasputina
3. Break of Reality
4. Kronos Quartet
5. Tran-Siberian Orchestra
Top 5 Classic Rock Bands/Artists:
1. Pink Floyd
2. Jeff [...]

I’ve never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.
- Virgil Thompson

Last night I went to see the Houston Symphony with my dad. They had a guest cellist known only by the name of Yo-Yo Ma. It was my second time to see him live in concert. I’m always amazed by the passion he conveys when playing. The program from May 5th at Jones Hall consisted [...]

It’s nice to be free and to grow and make my own decisions, which is definitely not something I was able to do a year ago.

I want to teach music again. When I started high school, I was still in contact with my middle school orchestera director, and I’d have her refer incoming students to me for private lessons. I had about two or three clients I worked with once a week each and it was amazing.

Saturday I went to a play called Wallflower by Deborah Stein. I really liked it. Ultimately, I percieved it to be about a girl, Milena, and her social media-based life. Throughout the play, Milena associates herself with a boy, Damon. I saw a lot of her in me because basically, the boy was BAD NEWS. [...]

Apocalyptica, Finnish metal cello quartet, was formed in the early 90’s and is most commonly known for the Metallica cello covers. Being a fan of any string tribute, symphonic metal, or cello rock, I’d have to say Apocalyptica is definitely up there with my favorite bands.
Current band member cellists, Antero Manninen, Eicca Toppinen, Paavo [...]

I have a lot of old resentments coming up recently, and I’ve been working my hardest to deal with them along with God. I do, however, know that resentments are the number one offender and they lead only to a life a unhappiness and futility (page 64 of the Big Book).

So, I just got back from watching the Houston Symphony perform in an extravagant concert of (dun dun dun) Bach vs. Vivaldi. It was so neat. They played two of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, one of which I’ve actually played an arranged version of for Honors middle school orchestra. They also played an oboe concerto and [...]