October 26, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

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Random Monday: Met Brass, a Cavalier Caballero and Japanese School Girls


  • Speaking of opera…
    A video that I have been looking for has finally been found on YouTube. It is a excellent satire of opera plots and illustrates just how darned silly they really are.

  • Superman
    A nice article at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette site — “Williams concerto challenges PSO’s French horn player” — features William Caballero and shares his thoughts on the new John Williams concerto.

    “When I’ve tried to analyze my lifelong love of the French horn, I’ve had to conclude that it’s mainly because of the horn’s capacity to stir memories of antiquity,” writes Williams, who has now composed several concertos, including for violin, cello, clarinet, flute, bassoon and tuba. “The very sound of the French horn conjures images stored in the collective psyche. It’s an instrument that invites us to ‘dream backward to the ancient time.’ “

  • Seika Girls’ High School
    These videos have been floating around between Facebook friends the past week. Here is     “Festival Variations” composed by Claude Thomas Smith. This is some superb playing! The clean playing and attention to detail is far beyond what one would expect from group at this age.

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Random Monday: Met Brass, a Cavalier Caballero and Japanese School Girls
Published on October 26, 2009 by Bruce Hembd

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