Monthly Archives: March 2009

Liskov Wins Turing

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Michael

Prof. Barbara Liskov has won the Association for Computing Machinery’s Turing Award, often described as the Nobel Prize of computer science. This was great news to hear because Prof. Liskov was another of my very influential professors at MIT. When … Continue reading →

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Dolet 4.7 for Finale Now Available

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Michael

Recordare has released version 4.7 of our Dolet for Finale plug-in. The big new feature in this release is support for reading and writing Open Score Format (OSF) files. Open Score Format is a new format for distribution, interchange, and … Continue reading →

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EMI Digital Shakeup

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Michael

It’s been interesting watching EMI’s digital efforts from afar. Here was a record label that actually hired people like Douglas Merrill and Cory Ondrejka with flashy Silicon Valley high-tech resumes and chartered them to start innovating in digital sales and … Continue reading →

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Coming Up: Palo Alto Chamber Chorus

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Michael

Most of my performing these days is usually in symphonic and opera choruses. I sang in two chamber choruses back in Boston, but have yet to find a good fit with a full-time chamber chorus locally. So I am really … Continue reading →

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Force Quit and Move to Trash

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Michael

Well, this is a natural topic for this blog! First of all, U2’s new album No Line on the Horizon is very good indeed. U2 albums take time to reveal the full depth of their charms, and I’m only on … Continue reading →

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