Although collaborative pianists are known for their ability to work with others, as a group they can often be marginalized and sometimes hav...
Time for Three Takes on Bullying with Stronger
Time for Three is a string trio originally from the Curtis Institute but now in residence with the Indianapolis Symphony. Their unique styl...
Ask the Readers: Which Collaborative Piano Programs Are Best for a Student from China?
eugenephoen / cc A few days ago, a reader posed this question on the long-running discussion of the Degree and Diplomas in Collaborative Pi...
What I've Been Up To Lately
The exam room in Calgary SW last week. How appropriate! This summer is one of those times where so many projects are in development and comi...
Uncovering a Hidden Gem: Joseph Szulc's Clair de Lune
One of the most beautiful things about exploring the art song tradition is that every so often you uncover a song by an unknown composer tha...
Class Piano/Collaborative Pianist Position at the University of Arkansas
In addition to the previous position mentioned at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, here is another listing for their Fayetteville...
Collaborative Pianists and Professionalism: A Passionate Rant
alonefortherideily / cc Earlier today, Vancouver-based pianist Karen Lee-Morlang posted this wonderful, perceptive rant on Facebook: Dear ...
Some Best Practices for Hiring Accompanists
madandon / cc Meri's Musical Musings has a very informative post on how to choose an accompanist for your performance, audition, exam, ...
The Cortazâr Trio Plays the 1st Movt. of Smetana's Piano Trio
Here's some energetic playing from a young and promising piano trio based in Bogota. The Cortazâr Trio are: Liz Valentina Muñoz, Violìn ...
Staff Accompanist Position: Boston University
The School of Music at Boston University has a staff accompanist opening for the upcoming academic year. About the duties and super-powers r...
Vienna Nocturne: Mozart's World as Viewed by Anna Storace, the First Susanna
If you're looking for some interesting creative nonfiction to read in the next while, I highly recommend Vivien Shotwell's Vienna No...
Chamber Music Connection: Promoting the Role of Chamber Music in a Musician's Development
One of the biggest challenges with developing musicians has always been how to create opportunities for learning chamber music. The Chamber ...
Christiane Karg and Malcolm Martineau Perform Richard Strauss' Ständchen
As Gerald Moore famously remarked, Strauss' Ständchen is considerably easier to play in the original key of F# major than in transposed ...
Keyboard-Operated Harp in Brussels
I'm not sure if this instrument in the Brussels Musical Instruments Museum is plucked or struck, but what a conversation piece it must ...
Free CD Giveaway: Schubert's Winterreise with Jonas Kaufmann and Helmut Deutsch
Update : Congratulations of Yusuf Nasrullah, who has just won the CD! Of all the great song cycles, Schubert’s Winterreise is the one that h...
Job Opening for Music Instructor, Hutchinson Community College
Northwest of Wichita, Kansas lies the city of Hutchinson, whose community college has an opening in piano. Here are the duties: Essential Fu...
Job Opening: Associate or Professor of Music in Piano, Chowan University
Chowan University in Murfreesboro, North Carolina is looking for a new piano faculty member. Here's what the job entails: The Department...
4 Things To Know Before Buying a Used Steinway
Just over a year ago, I made a huge decision and bought a 1928 Steinway M. Finding the right combination of model, vintage, and quality was ...
Photo of the Day: Another Piano Cat
What is it about musical cats that makes them so cute? This photo's original title on Imgur is "I WILL learn to piano. I WILL".
Bach's Erbarme Dich....Sung in Arabic
There's something about seeing a theorbo in the middle of a large ensemble that is totally badass. Fadia el-Hage joins the Netherlands...
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor III w/the Amernet String Quartet feat. Ron Regev, piano
Some tight, jubliant playing from these guys. Joining pianist Ron Regev in this Jerusalem performance last October are the Amernet String Q...
Song and Wine Episode 10: Michael Kelly in Conversation with Michael Brofman
Was I ever glad to discover this: the Brooklyn Art Song Society has their own video series entitled Song and Wine. Their 10th episode feat...
Job Opening - Assistant Professor Collaborative Artist at the University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has a collaborative piano opening at the Assistant Professor level. Some info about the position: ...
Liszt's 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody for 8 pianos....in 1933
The release of the entire (85,000+) British Pathé archive on YouTube a few days ago contains countless buried media treasures, much of it ...
Are Collaborative Pianists the DJs of Classical Music?
Lost Vegas / cc Lately I've been wondering about ways that we introduce and frame performers and their work, on the radio, on podcasts,...
Meme of the Day - The Performing Engagements Guarantee
Musicians: this is just a quick public service announcement regarding accepting gigs. Many of us (including myself) learned these lessons th...
Job Opening: Director of Collaborative Piano, Southern Utah University
Southern Utah University is looking for someone to direct collaborative piano activities for their College of Visual and Performing Arts. Ab...
Staff Accompanist Opening: Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University is looking for a Staff Accompanist for the 2014-15 academic year. Here's a quick look at the job's detai...
Debussy's Quatre Chansons de Jeunesse w/Anna Sohn and Hui-Won Lee
Sometimes it feels like the winter will never end. It's April 15, I just had my lawn aerated, put down seed and fertilizer in the front ...
Free Headphones Giveaway: Sol Republic Relays In-Ear Headphones
Update: Congratulations to Casey Baker, who has just won the headphones! Casey's favorite CPB post is How To Be Creative . A huge thanks...
How Musical Culture is Quickly Becoming a Culture of Headphones
A few years ago, I had a lovely pair of full-size speakers that had a solid stereo image, crisp highs, deep bass, and filled a room with sou...
Madama Butterfly In Under Three Minutes
Opera 5 's latest irreverent synopsis looks at Puccini's masterpiece: Opera 5 have a show coming up : Reynaldo Hahn's L’île du ...
Weekend Links
Keyboard-driven vehicle Here are some links from around the web that are worth a read: Schmopera reviews a recent Canadian Art Song Project...
Beatriz Boizan Plays the Ernesto Lecuona Malaguena
Beatriz Boizan is quickly becoming an electrifying interpreter of the Spanish repertoire. Here is Beatriz's most recent YouTube video (...
Two Tenors Talk About Jackie Evancho, Amira Willighagen, and the Child Singer Phenomenon
These guys are brilliant! Toronto-based tenors Chris Mayell and Isaiah Bell talk about the ridiculous nature of how the child prodigy scrip...
Music Class Resources Board on Pinterest
Handy charts, composition activities, clip art, rhythm games, Easter music math, and more - you can find it all on Kim Maloney's Music C...
Help the Silver Creek Organization for the Performing Arts Create a Documentary About Making Music After High School
There needs to be way more information available to high school students about music-making as a lifelong endeavor. It's just too much o...
An Australian Guide to Careers in Music
The Music Council of Australia's Music Career Wiki is an excellent resource for discovering the many options available in the music fi...
A World-Famous Pianist Sits Down to Perform. What He Does Next Will Amaze You.
I was browsing YouTube the other day when I chanced upon this unforgettable performance by David Tudor: In the 60-odd years since John Cage...
Free Tickets and CD Giveaway: Jonathan Estabrooks CD Launch at Toronto's Drake Hotel on April 4
Last July I mentioned University of Toronto and Juilliard graduate Jonathan Estabrooks' Kickstarter campaign to create a crossover fir...
$5 Lattes, $0.99 Downloads, and the Quest for Fairer Pay in the Musical Field
This Winnie Zhang photo shows that songs need to be pretty amazing these days in order to compete with the elegant awesomeness of a matcha l...
Jason Doell is the Recipient of the 2014 Toronto Emerging Composer Award
Congratulations go to Jason Doell, who has just won the Canadian Music Centre's 2014 Toronto Emerging Composer Award (full press releas...
WTO's Winterreise Podcast
Kim Witman at the Wolf Trap Opera blog has created an illuminating 5-part podcast of Schubert's Winterreise that gives a quick 37-minut...
Pamela Frank on Practicing
Wise words on practicing from Pamela Frank: it's about quality, not quantity. (Via Elaine Fine )
Cheryl Duvall at the Canadian Music Centre's A Composer's Canvas
This was a solo recital I was very sorry to have missed - Cheryl Duvall at the Canadian Music Centre on March 13. The full program is below...
Academic Position: Full-Time Staff Accompanist, The University of Texas at Brownsville
The following information about a staff accompanist opening has been sent by Dr. Tom Nevill, Chair of the Department of Music at the Univers...
Academic Posting: Assistant/Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Dr. Karen Beres sends along the following information regarding an Assistant/Associate Professor opening at the University of North Carolina...
Touch Me by Tom Cipullo
Tom Cipullo's setting of the Stanley Kunitz poem Touch Me remains one of my all-time favorite songs. You can find the complete poem h...
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