From the monthly archives: February 2010

I met Marv last week.  I was walking up 6th Ave. on my way to a gig and he was standing outside a grocery store near 12th St., trying to get people’s attention as they walked by.  I have a soft spot for people trying…

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President Obama’s proposed budget came out earlier this week. His arts budget remained largely the same as last year, but the NASA budget was not as lucky. Obama cut funding to the Bush-era plan to return to the moon by 2020 and, instead, allotted $6…

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The task of piano-conducting is a complicated skill that is often neglected during most pianists’ formal training. If you want to be a music director in theatre (or a number of other arts fields), you’ll need to learn the basics of piano-conducting. Here are some…

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