We didn’t record the concert in England, but Esther Jones, the NYCGB’s excellent assistant conductor, made a very, VERY rough rehearsal recording in the cathedral. Toward the end of the run-through some crazy kid came in the back of the hall and... continued
What can I say – I’m a hopeless Anglophile. I love all things British and I love love love London.
The concert went beautifully, the choir sounded (and looked) like angels, and the cathedral was just perfect for my music.... continued
I’ll conduct the National Youth Choir of Great Britain in Disney Hall, Los Angeles. WOO HOO!
Over 100 of Britain’s finest young voices performing a bunch of my pieces, including Water Night; Lux Aurumque; A Boy and a Girl; Leonardo Dreams; The... continued
An amazing day of rehearsals, and my first chance hearing Sleep, My Child. I’ll be making a few changes here and there, but I think it works. I’ll post the recording here tomorrow, as soon as I’m near a real internet connection.
It’s so interesting... continued
Until Wednesday, all of the singers and I are eating, sleeping, and rehearsing at a boarding school in Reading, a quaint little ‘burb a half hour outside London. Mike Brewer – NYCGB’s conductor – loving refers to our living quarters here as... continued
Off to foggy London town tonight, but I’ll try to post blogs and pics of my rehearsals and concert with the NYCGB. Fingers crossed for a speedy internet connection…
Truly my favorite holiday… Happy Passover everyone!
I’m sitting here in the dentist’s office, and I just wanted to see if I could actually post from my iPhone. Test? Test?
Brush your teeth kids. They are the best friends you’ve got.
And it comes full circle…
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico’s largest university, is arguably the most prestigious school in Latin and South America. It’s also the school that Octavio Paz, my all-time favorite non-living... continued
Not World of Warcraft… just WOW. Totally blown away by the shuffle experiment. I love the incredible variety of genres that came up. And I discovered a couple of cool artists I didn’t know. (Just bought The Decembrists – thanks Dinesh!).
We’re up to 101 comments already… keep posting!
I’m really curious: who are all of you nice people? Lots of visitors, great comments, but I only know a few of you personally.
So I thought that maybe we could try something, a way for me to get to know you a little better. What I’d like you to do is this: go... continued
“Shut your mouth, pussycat, and find me a macchiato. Pronto.”
Perfection.
