Gene De Lisa
Classical Music Brain Droppings
Atlanta Symphony indignity
Aug 16th
You may remember when the Philadelphia Orchestra endured this bit of disrespect.
It’s now the Atlanta Symphony’s turn. At a recent concert billed as “Il Divo and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra,” the audience saw Il Divo and the orchestra onstage, but heard Il Divo’s live performance accompanied by prerecorded tracks that More >
Phil Winsor Remembered
Mar 27th
Phil Winsor
May 10, 1938 – January 24, 2012
Phil Winsor. Click to enlarge.
I am saddened to learn that Phil passed away in January. Here is his official obituary.
I met him in my very first class at North Texas when I started my doctorate in 1982. It turns out that it More >
Master Trumpet player Maurice André 1933-2012
Feb 26th
Maurice André 1984 (click to enlarge)
The world famous classical trumpeter Maurice André has died. He would have been 79 on May 21.
He worked in the mines of southern France in his teenage years. His father encouraged him to learn the trumpet. He entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 18. More >
iPad : Notion is a promising Music Notation App
Feb 25th
Notion is an iPad app for music notation. One outstanding feature of Notion is that it gives you the ability to edit and playback scores using real audio samples performed by The London Symphony Orchestra recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
Here is a cheezy marketing blurb complete with bad movie music.
This More >
