Author Archives: Michael

Henry Cowell: The Whole World of Music

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Michael

I finally had a chance to attend an Other Minds concert: the first of a two-concert series devoted to the American composer Henry Cowell. Other Minds is one of the Bay Area’s great new music organizations, and for this concert … Continue reading →

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Back From Puccini Country

Posted on October 15, 2009 by Michael

A highlight of our recent vacation in Italy was the time we spent in Lucca and the surrounding area. Among its other charms, Lucca was the hometown of Giacomo Puccini, composer of several of the most popular operas of all … Continue reading →

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Dolet 5 for Finale Now Available

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Michael

Dolet 5 for Finale, Recordare’s plug-in for reading and writing MusicXML files from the Finale music notation program, is now available. Dolet 5 for Finale adds support for Finale 2010, including the new chord features, the new percussion features, and … Continue reading →

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The Great Mahler 8

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Michael

After attending one of the San Francisco Symphony’s performances of the Mahler 8 last year, I posted: “If the magic of these performances makes it onto disc, this could be a Mahler 8 recording for the ages.” Well, it did … Continue reading →

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Cabrillo 2009 Wrapup

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Michael

When I started this blog, I was concerned that between work and gigs, I might not be able to update this as often as I would like. That was true enough – work has been very busy this past month. … Continue reading →

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How to Convert Sibelius Files to Finale Files

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Michael

With Recordare’s release of the Dolet 5 for Sibelius plug-in, we have updated our video on “How to Convert Sibelius Files to Finale Files” to use Sibelius 6, Dolet 5 for Sibelius, and Finale 2010. The video compares the results … Continue reading →

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Dolet 5 for Sibelius Now Available

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Michael

Dolet 5 for Sibelius, Recordare’s plug-in for converting Sibelius files into MusicXML files, is now available. While it has over 30 improvements for Sibelius 5 users – including running about 20% faster – the big news is for Sibelius 6 … Continue reading →

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Coming Up: The Marriage of Figaro

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Michael

If you are in the East Bay this weekend, here’s the best music deal of the year. Come to see Open Opera’s free performances of Mozart’s masterpiece Le nozze di Figaro at the John Hinkel Park amphitheater in Berkeley. Performances … Continue reading →

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