For Orchestra

I love music. I was reading Laughing Squid the other day, and came across this Mozart performance. A flight was delayed, and as a result, the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, who happened to be on board, performed for the passengers while the plane was stationary. Music brings us together. It changes how we feel, it adds to → Read More

I attended CES Expo last week, and while I was there Rick Calvert interviewed me for his radio show. I first met the guys behind Blogworld when I worked with UstreamTV. I remember it well: I was at The TechSet party with Alex Hillman who demanded I had to meet his friend Dave Cynkin. Its → Read More

I love composing, and I love traveling. But combining the two are difficult. Add in the compexity of attending Trade Shows, Meetings, and Conventions, and things get nearly impossible to combine the two. Where can one find a WiFi hotspot, electricity, a comfy seat, and food to keep you going? Enter the NBCUCES Bloggers Lounge: → Read More

It’s not good enough to play Beethoven and Mozart. Kyle MacMillian wrote a fantastic article for The Denver Post the other day. Titled classical music is going new places to lure new faces, it focused on the theme that we constantly cover here at For Orchestra – new music creates new audiences, and a new → Read More

Chester Novello recently mentioned about a cool idea where Eric Whitacre wrote a choral piece, but opened it up to Youtube’s audience to audition and take part in it. It’s a great extension to the previous viral hit “Youtube Symphony Mash Up“, which was basically an online orchestra performance of people all around the world. → Read More