Are Orchestra Musicians Replaceable?

Drew McManus pointed out a piece written by Michaela Boland which had some interesting quotes by Greg Sandow with whom I don't necessarily agree on many points though he is one of the critics of the current status quo of Classical Music in the US. Among the orchestras that have shut their doors and dismissed …

Final Count: 8,263

That was the official number of paying patrons that attended the Sci-Fi Day Celebration at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis that I performed at this past Saturday.  Granted, the performance was just a small part of the total event and there were many activities for the patrons to participate in--the Frog Prince play; all the …

Performance: Klingon Music at the Indianapolis Children’s Museum

  If you are reading this, it’s because it was written earlier today and set to future post as I will be performing at the Children's Museum of Indianapolis in Indianapolis (IN) when this autoposts.  The group I’ll be playing with is one I co-founded with vocalist and mandolinist, Robert Bruce Scott, in May of …

Performance: Greek Islands Hafla

If you are reading this, it's because it was written earlier today and set to future post as I will be performing at the Greek Islands Restaurant in Indianapolis when this autoposts.  The group I'll be playing with is one I co-founded with vocalist and mandolinist, Robert Bruce Scott, in May of 2004, il Troubadore.  …

Performance: Indianapolis Artsgarden

If you are reading this, it’s because it was written earlier today and set to future post as I will be performing at the Indianapolis Artsgarden in Indianapolis when this autoposts.  The group I’ll be playing with is one I co-founded with vocalist and mandolinist, Robert Bruce Scott, in May of 2004, il Troubadore. We'll …

Experimental Cellos and Cellists

Some time ago I had started a community on livejournal (back in January of 2003) called "Avantcello."  It was a space for folks interested in non-standard cello practice to post their interest or work.  I had given a number talks on Experimental cellos and cellists over the years up till that point and wanted to …

Performance: Greek Islands Hafla

If you are reading this, it's because it was written earlier today and set to future post as I will be performing at the Greek Islands Restaurant in Indianapolis when this autoposts.  The group I'll be playing with is one I co-founded with vocalist and mandolinist, Robert Bruce Scott, in May of 2004, il Troubadore.  …

tlhIngan QoQ

This Friday and possibly Sunday I'll be heading to Starbase Indy (the 15th Generation). Partly to network and schmooze, partly just to be a fanboy rather than a performer or vendor, but mostly so that I can give out free copies of il Troubadore's Klingon music demo, "tlhIngan QoQ" to whomever will take one. Cover …

Earth House

This is a prewritten post as I will be performing at the Earth House with il Troubadore. If any readers are so inclined then please come to the show for live world music as only il Troubadore can present. On top of that, enjoy the 100% organic and fair trade cafe with vegetarian and vegan …

Namaste and Wai

Kind of a cool photo of Carenza and me after our set at the Burlesque Benefit show (Punk Rock Night, the Melody Inn, 10-14-2006).  She is doing, what some belly dancers have adopted from India, the Namaste gesture. And though what I'm doing looks similar, I'm Thai, and in Thailand we do a similar greeting …