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Author Archives: Michael
Herb Pomeroy on Discovering Duke Ellington
Herb Pomeroy recalls first discovering the greatness of Duke Ellington’s music. He later would realize that “The sum total of five people is so much greater than the sum total of five saxophonists.” Continue reading
MIT’s Lipchitz Courtyard – Then and Now
MIT’s Lipchitz Courtyard in Building 14 had some work done on it recently with replantings and new patio umbrellas. At least for one spring weekend in 1987, it became a theatrical venue when MIT students put on a production of Hair. Continue reading
Dolet 5.4 for Sibelius and Dolet 5.5 for Finale Released
Recordare has released maintenance updates for both the Dolet 5 for Sibelius and Dolet 5 for Finale plug-ins. Version 5.4 of the Dolet 5 for Sibelius plug-in improves how beaming is exported to MusicXML files. Continue reading
Cabrillo 2010 Wrapup
The 2010 edition of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music is wrapping up tonight. Led by the brilliant music director Marin Alsop, this is always a highlight of the Northern Californian summer. This year proved no exception. Continue reading
The Amazing Sasha Cooke
I was thinking the Barber and Bolcom were pretty sure to be outstanding, but I was skeptical about the spirituals. Those were what opened her part of the program, and they were incredible. Continue reading
Dolet 5.4 Update for Finale 2011
Recordare has released its version 5.4 maintenance update for the Dolet 5 for Finale plug-in. The major new features is adding support for Finale 2011. In addition, we have updated our MusicXML sample files to reflect the latest software. Continue reading
Dolet 5.3 Updates Now Available
Recordare has released version 5.3 maintenance updates for both the Dolet 5 for Sibelius and Dolet 5 for Finale plug-ins. Version 5.3 of Dolet for Sibelius improves export of lyrics created by importing a MIDI or PhotoScore file into Sibelius. Continue reading
Coming Up: Ravel and Bernstein at San Francisco Symphony
Next week will be my last set of concerts with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus for this season. We will be singing Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé. Michael Tilson Thomas will conduct. Continue reading