what i'm helping to organize.

fascinating stuff.

this guy writes new scores for silent films, it's amazing!
watch the video clips/listen and see what i mean.

he's an ass, and not nearly as good as they make him out to be, but it's an interesting experiment.

Quoted: Joshua Bell is one of the world's greatest violinists. His instrument of choice is a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. If he played it for spare change, incognito, outside a bustling Metro stop in Washington, would anyone notice?

it's all those damn 10 year old chinese girls...that's why i'm never going to get a job!!!

Quoted: With stunning swiftness, China’s surging ranks of classical musicians have found a home in Western concert halls, jolting a musical tradition born in the courts and churches of Europe.

the face of classical music in the us: bankruptcy.

Quoted: Facing bankruptcy, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is selling a collection of rare stringed instruments it bought four years ago for $17 million.

Quoted: Joyce Hatto’s reputation for excellence and originality has been shaken by a charge of plagiarism.

I've been hearing about this guy for years from my friends.
Aparently he was a ridiculous prodigy- got his Chicago gig at like age 22.

Quoted: Ted Atkatz gave up a job at the Chicago Symphony to pursue a rock dream, and he’s not looking back.