Posts Tagged ‘Orchestra’
Friday, July 17th, 2009
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
Elevator Pitch for Delicate Melody
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
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 [...]
Yo-Yo Ma in Concert with Houston Symphony
Tags: bloch, cadenza, cello, Cello Concerto in A minor, dvorak, Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra, houston symphony, Music, musicianship, Orchestra, Overture to Tannhäuser, Schelomo, schumann, Siegfried Idyll, symphony, violin, wagner, WWI, WWII, yo-yo ma, yoyo ma
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
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.
No Time To Write? Pah!
Tags: alcohol, contrabass, distance learning, double bass, drugs, first chair, friends, house arrest, job hunting, kontrabass, middle school, mom, music teacher, music tutor, of mice and men, ohio, Orchestra, orchestra conductor, orchestra director, pre-UIL, private lessons, regionals, regions, relationship, relationships, school, sight reading, sobriety, string bass, TAKS, TAKS testing, UIL, UIL contest
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Saturday, April 4th, 2009
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).
School Life and Procrastination
Tags: AA, alcoholic, alcoholics, alcoholics anonymous, big book, blogging, coffegroundz, feelings, geek gathering, guilt, Music, Music Reviews, old friends, opportunity, Orchestra, passion, resentments, school, shame, social media, sponsor, TAKS, TAKS tutorials, the secret cut, wallflower, writing
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