February 29, 2012

My choir is performing the Fauré Requiem and the Saint-Saëns Requiem soon, and we worked on this on Monday. It really does sound lovely sung by a boys’ choir. I don’t have much vibrato but I’d like to work on getting rid of what I do have for this piece.

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February 29, 2012
Artemesia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as a Lute Player

Artemesia Gentileschi, Self-Portrait as a Lute Player

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February 29, 2012
"Tell me, I forget; show me, I remember; involve me, I understand."

—

Carl Orff

(via leadingtone)

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(Notes: 126)
  
February 28, 2012

“You all sound like vinegar” - conductor to sopranos at last night’s rehearsal

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February 26, 2012
strangephenomena: Paintings by Duy Huynh

strangephenomena:

Paintings by Duy Huynh

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(Notes: 9,110)
  
February 26, 2012
A young Rachmaninoff at Ivnanovka, his family estate near the Ukrainian border.

A young Rachmaninoff at Ivnanovka, his family estate near the Ukrainian border.

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February 25, 2012
Ownership inscription of Thomas Tallis, in John Wylde’s Musical Compilation (via the British Library).

Ownership inscription of Thomas Tallis, in John Wylde’s Musical Compilation (via the British Library).

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February 25, 2012

Tallis’s Spem in Alium, sung by 700 people. How much fun would that have been?

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February 24, 2012

Perfect.

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February 23, 2012
Illuminated music manuscript (Jeff Tabaco).

Illuminated music manuscript (Jeff Tabaco).

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