Polaroid Morning (maybe a good 90s indie band name?)
Don’t discount the underdog.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Cafe Grambini
Intelligentsia made at home - look at that crema!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Mahpar Strikes again!
My good friend Steve Mahpar composed a cool piece for brass sextet recently. He got a few friends together at his place in Pasadena last week and hit record. You'll find an audio link to it HERE. Steve also put up a website for some of his other compositions, which you can find here: mopsmusic.com
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Hello 2010
The vocational respite that is January has been a good time for Ali and I to continue planning our wedding in Sonoma, honeymoon in Canada, and fine tune all the general merriment surrounding the big day. All is going well on that front, and we're getting excited as each thing on our list gets checked off. Yesterday's "to-do" was an intensive sangria research night with my parents. Mom and I found a few recipes on epicurious.com last week and she put together a wonderful white that was light and easy, as well as a sweeter and more robust red. Both were delicious! In the midst of our drinking Alison came from behind and slyly secured a Scrabble victory!
This morning, after yet another failed attempt at getting my Dad on Facebook, I managed to get him signed up for a blog. Alison thought that in retirement, my parents would enjoy musing about things, such as bloggers do. Anyhoo, here it is:
http://thecordedphone.blogspot.com
We also had a nice time yesterday morning (pre-Sangria) in rehearsal for our friend Marie Sato's masters conducting recital. Marie has picked some great music: Gabrieli's Canzon Duodecimi Toni for brass choir, Mozart's C Minor Serenade, and Milhaud's Creation of the World. If you're interested, the performance is Friday February 19th at 8pm in Cal State Fullerton's Recital Hall.
Other concerts coming up:
Music for film and television
Saturday February 6th at 8pm
San Pedro's Warner Theater
Disneyland's Carnation Plaza
Saturday February 20th
Performance time to be determined
This video is easy to make fun of, but the music is so beautiful...enjoy.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
December Shows
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!
Now that Christmas is officially on the horizon, it's time to bust out the eggnog, the cognac, and READY...SET...CHRISTMAS GIGS!
If the holiday spirit has not descended upon you as of yet, these four selections (from the best "Classical" Christmas Album I can think of) may help. Leontyne's tone (sigh)...
"We Three Kings of Orient Are"
"O Tannenbaum"
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
"Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her" BWV 769
If you need more of a live fix, here's where to go:
*Saturday 12/5 2:00-5:00pm
The Finally Five Quintet @ South Coast Plaza (exact location TBD), free
*Saturday 12/12 6:30pm &
*Sunday 12/13 2:00pm
Long Beach Symphony Pops Orchestra @ the Terrace Theater in Long Beach,always a sell-out!
*Saturday 12/19 11:00am-2:00pm
The Finally Five Quintet @ South Coast Plaza (exact location TBD), free
*Sunday 12/20 7:00pm
Orange County Wind Symphony @ Servite Auditorium in Anaheim, $10-15
*Thursday 12/24 9:30pm & 11:00pm
Two Christmas Eve services
Choir, Brass, and Organ @ Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Irvine, free
*Friday 12/25 9:00am & 10:30am
Christmas Morning services
Choir, Brass, and Organ @ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Irvine, free
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Les Noces, HGM shout-out, Mnozil Brass
It's Saturday morning and I just flowered the grounds on a super brew (Peet's/Intelligentsia). I hope all of you have received your save the dates!! We have our wedding site up now - so check it out!
"Les Noces" - Igor Stravinsky
Next up, a HUGE shout-out to Hiss Golden Messenger, my brother Mike's (aka MC Taylor, aka Jai Lil Diamond) band. MC posted a bunch of stuff on Facebook yesterday (so I'm mostly just retweeting this info). If you don't have "Country Hai East Cotton," which I love so much, get it!!
Totally different subject here, but a friend sent me this video of Austria's Mnozil Brass, which is maybe the some of the best brass playing I've ever heard. They're also really funny in a dorky classical musician kind of way. I was mesmerized by these guys and cried laughing...
Friday, November 6, 2009
Heeeeeeerrrrrrre's Johnny!
Am I the only one that misses this song?
Maybe it's that song-ending-night-after-night-vulgar-high F from trumpeter Mark "Love Man" Pender in Conan's new "Max Weinberg and The Tonight Show Band" - but I used to love Doc Severinson. Papa Smith was a big fan, and my cassette copy of this same album was well worn.
My friend Erik just gave a me a collection of Doc records from the 70s - check this out:
May have to start playing this version of "Pictures" on auditions when it comes up.
And as a P.S. - the album cover - hello!
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Dirty Projectors - do you know these guys?
Thanks to Ed Droste for posting this. Amazing.
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Lastly, in OCD news, my continued obsession with the Grizzly Bear - Michael McDonald singing "While You Wait for the Others".
Have a nice weekend everyone!
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