Audience

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47 Strings- Programming for 4-year olds
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vlog 7
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Vlog5- Flexibility
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Vlog #4 The problems with the typical concert settings
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vlog #3: It’s a Montage
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Vlog #2 Process and Inspiration
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Vlog #22 Away from the coasts
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Vlog #24
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Vlog #21 Social media as creative tools
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Vlog #18 The audience is a performer

47 Strings- Programming for 4-year olds

 

47 Strings was recently awarded the Richter Fund for Musical Outreach from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. This grant will fund six performances at Houston Homeless Shelters this Spring. See how Meghan programs a concert for homeless preschoolers, as well as rehearsal time with bassist David Connor.

vlog 7

i’ve been thinking for a while on how i definite success for myself and why i define it that way.  for the next 3 vlogs, i will take 3 projects that i was involved involved in this year with So Percussion and talk about them and why they were a success.  this first is a recording project celebrating John Cage’s music. Cage @ 100, bootleg series.

Vlog5- Flexibility

The past week, So had to make it to a show in Texas with Hurricane Sandy hitting NYC and then in Austin, we playing on a moving train in a Pop-Up concert for TX Perf Arts.  Flexibility is on the mind.  After your 10,000 hours of practice, flexibility is one of the things that will distinguish you.

Vlog #4 The problems with the typical concert settings

 

Here Derek discusses a couple problems he sees with common performance and programing practices.

vlog #3: It’s a Montage

A smattering of pictures relating to recent Vega Quartet events set to our demo CD recording of Haydn’s Op. 33 No. 1. We anticipate our demo to drop later this month. Hope you enjoy! Photo Credits: Nate Dorn, Dorn Brothers Photography, and me. Visit www.vegaquartet.com for more information!

Vlog #2 Process and Inspiration

 

Here I try to answer the two most common questions I get as a composer: 1) Where do you find your inspiration? and 2) What is your process?