Repertoire is NOT the Curriculum
Episode 4 (Season 3) of the Two Minute Clinic is now live. Repertoire is important, but it is not the curriculum for our band programs. Tune in and let me know your thoughts!
The Two Minute Clinic: Season 3, Episode 3
Episode Three of the Two Minute Clinic is now up! Growing a culture of appreciation in our audience is an important step that we need to take as directors.
Overtures to an Overture (in Bb)!
Caesar Giovannini (1925-2017) became a piano soloist with the Navy band, and later completed a master’s degree from the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He would go on to join NBC as a staff pianist in 1949. He would go on to be the music director for several television shows, and in 1958 joined the ABC Staff Orchestra (Giovannini, 2017). His […]
Canticles of Hyperion!
Tonight, Canticles of Hyperion makes its world debut after an 18 month delay. My thanks and appreciation to Steve Barton and the University of Richmond Wind Ensemble for bringing this music to life. While Hyperion’s story has been told in many literary works, this is the story that I want to tell through music. Hyperion is caught in a bad […]
Rehearsals with Progress, Not Perfection
While the pursuit of perfection in performance is a goal, progress is the barometer by which directors need to gauge their students and ensembles.
