March 2011
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LA Phil LIVE Take 2: Your Reactions
This past Sunday, the Los Angeles Philharmonic presented its second LA Phil LIVE broadcast into movie theaters across the United States and Canada.  Things were generally better this time around: Attendance seems to have been up; there was added intrigued brought to the screen by actors; the host was much better; the videography was more pelasing; and the technical were fewer than before. Several...
Mar 17th
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"Drop the Needle" Winners for 3.9-10.11
Despite the weird delay this Wednesday, the results are in!  As always, thanks much to all of you who participated in this week’s “Drop the Needle” competition.  Despite some very good effort, no one got piece and composer correct!  This week’s piece was the Dirge from Part II of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety.” Here’s the whole thing for...
Mar 11th
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LA Phil LIVE: Experience it and share your...
Back in January, the Los Angeles Philharmonic debuted its new LA Phil LIVE cinecast event.  The reviews were largely positive (you can read mine here) and the orchestra is set to stream onto silver screens across North America once again this coming Sunday, March 13th. Instead of merely attending and reviewing the second round of this event, this time I am organizing a collective endeavor. ...
Mar 10th
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ListenWelcome to KillingClassicalMusic.com’s “Drop the...
Mar 10th
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ListenWelcome to KillingClassicalMusic.com’s “Drop the...
Mar 10th
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ListenWelcome to KillingClassicalMusic.com’s “Drop the...
Mar 10th
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ListenWelcome to KillingClassicalMusic.com’s “Drop the...
Mar 9th
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"Drop the Needle" Winners - or not - for 3.3.11
The results are in!  As always, thanks much to all of you who participated in this week’s “Drop the Needle” competition.  This week is unprecendented.  No one got everything correct!  Looks like I finally found a week spot, as you all have been quite impressive in your ability to identify works from short clips.  In any case, it looks like I’ll have to do more choral works.  This...
Mar 3rd
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ListenWelcome to KillingClassicalMusic.com’s “Drop the...
Mar 3rd
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ListenWelcome to KillingClassicalMusic.com’s “Drop the...
Mar 2nd
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ListenWelcome to KillingClassicalMusic.com’s “Drop the...
Mar 2nd