That anyone considering a career as a soloist be required, as part of their musical training, to spend, at minimum, a full year accompanying others. The whole range – from young beginners playing their first “Twinkle” recital to the most picky and demanding diva.
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After years of attending Paperhand Puppet Intervention Summer shows at the Forest Theater in Chapel Hill and thinking “I want to be in that band!”, I’m finally in the band! We’ve been rehearsing in the sweltering Paperhand headquarters in Saxapahaw and the process has been exciting and interesting. The musicians are led by multi-instrumentalist and
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“The source of wisdom is whatever is going to happen to us today. The source of wisdom is whatever is happening to us right at this very instant.” – Pema Chodron
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I always wondered if birds sought out places that made their singing sound better like musicians do. The first one is a wren perched just outside the Bryan Center parking deck on Duke West Campus. The song reverberates through the entire parking deck. The second one is singing just above the courtyard of the nursing
Performing in the US Premier of James MacMillan’s “Saint Luke Passion” this Sunday at 4:00 in Duke Chapel. We’re still in rehearsal but this is an amazing piece – very powerful and VERY dramatic. Beautiful singing by both choirs (children and adults) and a fascinating orchestra score. Info at http://chapel.duke.edu/passion and a video of MacMillan
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One of those web things I found years ago and don’t know the origin of: Golden Rules for Ensemble Playing 1. Everyone should play the same piece. 2. Stop at every repeat sign and discuss in detail whether to take the repeat or not. The audience will love this a lot!
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“The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There’s also a negative side.” Hunter S. Thompson