It’s not quite “put the music under your pillow and you’ll learn it while you sleep” but an interesting study on passive learning. You don’t actually have to be physically practicing your music to continue learning it. Read the article from Wired Magazine HERE.
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Click Here for a really good article on what the work life of an orchestral musician is – in case you’ve ever thought they had it easy.
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The Vivaldi Project presents A Rare Performance of The Six String Sinfonias, W. 182 by C.P.E. BACH performed on period instruments with guest conductor Maestro John Hsu Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:30 pm First Presbyterian Church 305 East Main Street | Durham, NC Tickets: $20/ $15 students with ID and First Pres. members For more
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I’ll be playing bass with my favorite jazz (and other music) buddies Bernie Petteway and Ed Butler – Thursday July 1st at the General Store Cafe in Pittsboro. Don’t miss the Eno Festival this July 4th weekend. It’s a great event for a great cause. Three days of music and crafts. The weather looks good
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Three exciting performances this weekend. Friday night at the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Durham come hear two of my favorite vocalists in recital. I’ll be playing viola da gamba and baroque cello with Kristen Blackman and Erica Dunkle along with Scott Hill on harpsichord, John Orluk – lute, Sarah Griffin – violin, and Jane Lynch – organ.
Erica and Kristen are well known for their solo work with several of Rodney Wynkoop’s fine choral groups and are presenting this recital of works by Bach, Purcell, Monteverdi, Schutz, Dowland, and a beautiful new work by a composer friend of theirs – Paul Leary. The acoustics at First Presby are perfect for this music – it’s a wonderful room and we’re so lucky that the church is supportive of having concerts there. The recital is free and open to the public. 8:00 pm Friday the 23rd.
Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon I’ll be playing bass, cello, and bouzouki with Jim Crew and John Hanks accompanying the spectacular tap dancing of the North Carolina Youth Tap Ensemble. If you’ve never seen these young people dance – well – you really need to come out and see and hear them. VERY fine group of young people that I have been working with for many years now. Carolina Theater in downtown Durham.
For more details click on the calendar listings on the right.
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Tonight (Saturday) – 9:00 – 12:00 at the Beyu Caffee. This will be our first time there. Hope to see some friends show up since it looks like we won’t be at our regular General Store Cafe gig again until June.
It’s late notice and, sadly, I can not make this myself but I highly recommend the Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle concert tonight at Duke. 7:30 PM at Reynolds Theater in the Bryan Center. A preview article here.
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September 26th and 27th I’ll be riding to raise money to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis. I will be joining more than 2,000 other cyclists for the 2009 MS Bike Tour “BB&T Tour to Tanglewood” which will benefit the Central North Carolina Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. We will be riding