Listening

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Tasting Notes
2
We are ALL Needed
3
At the table with Deluge Grander
4
A packed symphony concert?!?
5
Wind Ensemble Piece Updates
6
The Practicality of a Little Notebook
7
Changing the Idea of a Concert
8
The Pros of Chamber Music
9
It’s Spring Break For Professors Too!
10
Conversations with Casals

Tasting Notes

Wine pairings:

F. Fiorillo Duet in C Major, Op. 31, No. 1
Mvmt 1
Broglia “La Meirana” Gavi di Gavi, 2013, Piedmont, Italy

Ravel Sonate for violin & cello
I. Allegro
Clos Cibonne Tibouren Rosé, 2012, Cotes de Provence, France

II. Trés vif
Torremilanos “Los Cantos”, 2010, Ribera del Duero, Spain

III. Lent
Masciarelli “Marina Cvectic”, 2009, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

IV. Vif, avec entrain
Domaine du Gour de Chaulé Gigondas “Cuvée Tradition”, 2010, Rhone Valley, France

We are ALL Needed

Peacefulness, Beauty, Goodness, Gentleness, Courage, and so on are all things the world will always want more of and so PLAY ON MY FELLOW ARTISTS, POETS, MUSICIANS :0)

At the table with Deluge Grander

A packed symphony concert?!?

 

Here Derek talks about a local symphony concert he recently attended in Dubuque, Iowa.

Wind Ensemble Piece Updates

 

Here Derek talks about his progress on his new wind ensemble piece, “We Seven”.

The Practicality of a Little Notebook

 

How wonderful are little notebooks? I think they are so very important and in this VLOG I tell you why!

Changing the Idea of a Concert

 

What can we do to change the typical concert setting? Here Derek gives a couple possible ideas.

The Pros of Chamber Music

In this VLOG for Polyphonic.org, I discuss the many pros of chamber music and share my experiences last weekend at a chamber music retreat on campus.

It’s Spring Break For Professors Too!

 

 

 

In this Vlog, I share what I am doing for my spring break…. Professors have spring break too!!

Conversations with Casals

In this Vlog, I share inspirational words from the famous cellist and musician, Pablo Casals.