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Camerata Ireland Begins U.S. Tour

Camerata Ireland at Castletown House

Members of Camerata Ireland

Camerata Ireland, the all-Irish orchestra founded by Barry Douglas, plays Carnegie Hall tomorrow night.  It’s the first stop on a week-long U.S. tour that includes stops in Nashville, the Chicago area, and Indianapolis.  They’ll be playing Mozart, Bunting, and works by the Irish composer John Field, who is said to have invented the nocturne form perfected by Chopin.

It’s part of a year-long celebration of Irish culture in the United States sponsored by the Irish tourism department. Continue reading

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Compiling A List Of Orchestras

Anne Midgette, who writes The Classical Beat blog at the Washington Post, has a posting today about the large number of orchestras in the Washington, D.C. area.   In her post, she writes:

“I’d submit that orchestras also offer a more participatory experience than, at least, opera; more people have had enough music lessons to make their way through some symphonic repertory than are able to sing “Don Giovanni” on stage.”

Indeed.  The full post is worth a read, and is inspiring to look at.

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Forming a Musical Community

As the Christmas/New Years holiday week approaches, Chuck and I have finished a furious round of concerts.  The New Horizons Band where Chuck plays had three concerts of Christmas music – one in the midst of the big snowstorm that hit southeast Michigan on the 11th. Continue reading

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Playing for Fun

I spent a couple of hours this weekend playing string quartets with a group of people who get together every week just to have fun with music.  These long-time friends have been meeting regularly for several years, ever since a child’s wedding surfaced a sudden need for a string quartet to play.

One of the regular first violins was away on vacation, so I sat in to fill the spot, sight-reading all along the way.   (Mozart at first glance – now THAT’s a mental workout!). Continue reading

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New YouTube Orchestra Announced

Australia will host the next edition of the YouTube orchestra, and musicians have until the end of November to submit their auditions.  The Strad had an article announcing the competition.   Selected musicians will play with Michael Tilson Thomas at the Sydney Opera House next spring (or is that fall down under?).   Continue reading

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A Busy Day of Music

This past Saturday, October 16th, was a full-immersion music day, and boy, was it fun!

About two dozen musicians gathered at the home of Judy Moslak, one of the founders of the Orchard Lake Philharmonic Society.   Judy has just obtained a beautiful two-manual harpsichord, and it sounded wonderful as the group played a number of selections from Bach. Continue reading

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Musicians Wanted!

For many, it’s time to get back to the instruments for the fall rehearsal and concert season.  Here’s a couple of options if you are looking for a place where you can dust off your instruments: Continue reading

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OLPS Community Orchestra Concert on Cable

Orchard Lake Philharmonic Society Orchestra-Spring 2010

Orchard Lake Philharmonic Society - April 16, 2010

The recent concert of the Orchard Lake Philharmonic Society Community Orchestra is now available for viewing on local access cable. Continue reading

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Concert Week!

Three local concerts of note the week of April 12, 2010. Continue reading

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Letting Go, and Letting Music

It’s been a busy couple of weeks, winding up my corporate career.   This week, I’ll formally begin my new life as an entrepreneur.   And, in a strange way, my musical life has been the better for it.

It’s not that I’ve been practicing more; if anything, I have had much less time to practice.   Continue reading

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