Why Women Aren’t Equals In New Music Leadership and Innovation
I haven’t talked about this enough and though I recognize how blind auditions has certainly leveled the playing field of performers in Orchestras. As I mentioned in an older post […]
Author Archives: Jon Silpayamanant
What’s it like playing with Grammy Award winners?
Sometimes it’s good just to reflect on your musical experiences. I know I’ve said that in the grand scheme of things the Grammy Awards don’t mean much and given what […]
Dothraki Love Songs and Who is Paul McCartney, anyway?
Occasionally I do weird web searches–it’s usually how I find some very interesting things that I would never have come across even while some bemoan that the net has killed […]
Sunday Spotlight on the Non-Western Cello: Indonesian Keroncong Cellos
Some time ago I posted about a style of music in Indonesia called Keroncong. In the image above you can see that a luthier is working on a Keroncong Selo […]
Narcissism on the Rise in American Pop Music?
On my facebook feed, Eric Edberg had posted a link about the internet “narcissism epidemic.” It linked to a piece talking about a NYT piece about the rise of “a […]
