Tag Archives: concert
Free concert for freeloaders
We arrived at the public library at exactly 2 pm, just when the concert was to begin. It was an old habit from my conservatory days —- never arrive too early to have to wait, but arrive just before it’s … Continue reading
Concerts for free or nearly free
Free concerts don’t always get full-house. Publicity is what it takes. And a lot of eager students on standby. Continue reading
When busking becomes an outdoor concert
Busking becomes an outdoor concert when sufficient information is dispersed to draw an interested audience to listen from the start to finish. Continue reading
Check list for concert bookings
Check lists are useful. Here is the beginning of a check list for booking concerts. Continue reading
Quest for music: Peter Cottontail for Easter
How can a pianist get the sheet music to Peter Cottontail song for Easter Sunday lunch concert? Transcribe from video. Continue reading
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Thomas Purviance on Franz Liszt
Thomas Purviance introduced Franz Liszt through his music and life via portraits and stories at the McCoy Theatre at the Maui Arts and Cultural Centre in Hawaii on Sunday 10 April 2011. Continue reading
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Pure acoustics unamplified
We get so used to amplified background music that we forget what pure, unamplified foreground music sounds like. Continue reading
From performance to entertainment
Classical musicians are trained to perform not entertain. However, increasingly audiences want entertainment. Is there a compromise? Continue reading
Filed under art, audience, composer, composition, concert, personality, video
