A conversation with Douglas Anderson
Sunday, 28 June 2020
by Ina Litera
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New realities
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
by Ina Litera
I gave my now remote college classes a short writing assignment. It was all about what music they are listening to in this time of stress. I decided I would post a contribute too, and so I wrote this: It’s been about a little over a week since the college closed and moved to remote
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Fall Recap – Part II
Monday, 20 January 2020
by Ina Litera
And now, massively overdue, is the next installment of my Fall recap! I thought I should get it posted before we got to the summer. To Cuba! On Nov. 1st, we packed our bags and headed to JFK for an early morning flight. Joining us on this second sojourn to Havana was composer Pamela Sklar
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Fall Recap 1
Monday, 02 December 2019
by Eight Strings & a Whistle
My first day back teaching college after our trip to Cuba, a student asked me if I had a good vacation. I was…not pleased, to say the least. But, I took a deep breathe and explained that playing three concerts in six days is not a vacation, nor would Professors miss a week of class in
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And We’re Off!
Monday, 30 September 2019
by Eight Strings & a Whistle
Last night, we kicked off the new season with a fabulous Groupmuse house concert on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Literally steps from Lincoln Center, we performed a program for about 25 people in a lovely, intimate setting. For those who don’t know, Groupmuse is an organization that helps pair musicians and house concerts
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Check it twice
Tuesday, 23 July 2019
by Ina Litera
The Washington Post recently wrote an editorial saying the Summer is over-rated. It’s possible that’s true. What is summer really? – A time when it’s really hot!! For many of us, summer is when we envision getting a lot done. We make lists and once made, they are hard to escape. The “list” is that
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Pop, pop,pppppop
Thursday, 06 June 2019
by Eight Strings & a Whistle
Spring is popping up all over… or in our case, 8SW is popping up, which is definitely better then pooping out. Over the last season and a bit, we have had two Pop Up concerts, and we’re doing it again to celebrate the end of our 2018-19 season. The Pop Up concerts happen in a
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Evolution
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
by Eight Strings & a Whistle
Welcome to our revamped website! Having a website that functions on every conceivable platform is a necessity today. But as we launch this one, it has give me a chance to think back. When we came together 20 years ago (or is it 21? 19?) the thought of needing a website didn’t exist. Our first
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The 21st Century Music Ecosystem
Friday, 24 February 2017
by Eight Strings & a Whistle
It’s a tough time to be a classical musician. Of course, it always has been. When I started conservatory, everyone was upset that the opportunities for American string players to work in Europe were drying up. And then there were funding cuts! Many were worried (rightfully so) about cuts to the NEA. Five years later,
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