January 25, 2010 by Bruce Hembd
Archived under: Entrepreneurship, Events
Random Monday: Hornapalooza, Updates and the Big 1000
Max Pottag in a old ad.
- Cleveland Horn-a-palooza
It is nice to see that in spite of recent labor relations strife, the folks in Cleveland still put on a horn-centric event. The first Hornapalooza, featured Richard King, Michael Mayhew, Jesse McCormick, Hans Clebsch, and Alan DeMattia – all members of the Cleveland Orchestra’s horn section.It drew 66 participants to Severance Hall. Instrument manufacturer C.G. Conn, Inc. partnered in on the event.
- Hey! Are you age 10 to 25?
The IHS has announced a single-time $1500 award for a CD of Haydn, R. Strauss, Ian Hamilton and an American work.
- More site updates
A few more tweaks have been made to the site. The most notable update is the new translation tool under the search engine. I hope it will be a useful aid for our growing audience of non-English speaking visitors.
- Sharing
Julia shares a fond memory, while Bruce shares a hidden danger. Catherine is asking us to share a donation to help her students go to a workshop. Charles shares 10 things he wished he knew he was young. Robert shares his thoughts on auditions.
- Think about brand and image
Ramon Ricker writes at Polyphonic.org that when diversifying your skills, be careful not to become a Jack-of-None.
- A milestone approaches
Tomorrow will be HornMatters’ 1000th article. For this John and I are are planning a joint effort that will be online tomorrow!
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