Two of the most famous minutes of music in the public consciousness has to be the opening theme to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. This movie is one of the masterpieces from the influential director Stanley Kubrick, with a screenplay written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke. In creating the screenplay, they drew on... Continue Reading →
HIP, Big Band, or Hybrid
I thought I might dip my toes into the water of one of the bigger arguments in classical music performance of the last 30 years. I don’t expect to resolve anything, but I do think that it is a worthwhile discussion to have, even without an ultimate resolution. What I would like to address is... Continue Reading →