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Reflections and navel-gazing. The responses to “Copy, Paste and Steal” have been very helpful. A big thanks to those that took the time to comment and test things out. Announcements on both the Jupiter web site and on the Boston Brass’ (very purple) web site confirm that after 15 years, hornist J.D. Shaw is retiring [...]

My first IHS event was the symposium in 1983 in Charleston, Illinois. That was a while ago, but really in many ways it does not seem like that long ago. At the time I was an undergrad at a small college in Kansas, Emporia State University. As I think of recent horn symposiums I have [...]

On predatory practices. In the global corporate world, a big fish eating a little fish is a common, acceptable practice. Most large corporations have entire departments dedicated to mergers and acquisitions. In the world of the Arts however this strategy can produce mixed results. Merging a symphony orchestra with an opera or dance company for [...]

Because there can never be enough conductor humor:

With graduation today at Arizona State University the big news is President Obama giving the commencement address outdoors at Sun Devil stadium in near 100 degree weather! But for me professionally the big event will be the fine arts convocation on Thursday, as an era will formally end and a new one begins. Professor Gail [...]

A classic bit of hilarity from the Clown Prince of Denmark. I nearly spewed coffee out my nose while watching this video of Victor Borge in his early days. There are so many rapid-fire puns and double-entendres that I had to watch it 2-3 times to get them all. The comment sections at YouTube revealed [...]