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Through the rehearsal period!

10 May 2021 2 minute read 0 comments bengy

  These days, there is an additional element that goes towards the success of the concert. Apart from the regular logistics problems of getting players and equipment to the right place in the right time, the administration of an ensemble now has t...

Made it to the end!

2 May 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

  Well, against my personal expectations, we made it through two video/audio recordings for streaming... The first one was pretty uneventful, however the second one had a momentary hiccup when one of the player's called in sick (fever) on the day...

April Holiday Playlist --- The Distillers - "City of Angels" --- [ENG-DEU]

26 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments bitandi

ENG Hi guys! Here is my contribution for the April Holiday Playlist. Since we all have to stay home because of Corona, let's make our own vacation song playlist for the cold days. Day 26 - April 26. The Distillers - "City of Angels"       Sou...

Is Audius the Next Spotify?

25 Apr 2021 2 minute read 4 comments NYC Adriana

Audius (AUDIO) is an Ethereum-based streaming app looking to take on Spotify and Apple Music by offering artists a fairer deal. Since October last year its price rose from $0.044 to a high of $4.95 last month. While it has since dipped to around $2,...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: II. "... hinter dem beblümten tore ... " [Philip Daniel; 2020]

24 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

        Second in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The title, "... hinter dem beblümten tore ...", translating to "behind the flowery gate," quotes a line f...

Seltsame Epigramme für zwei Glasharmoniken: I. "Aus des Morgens grauen Wogen" [Philip Daniel; 2020]

23 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Intended as the first in a series of deeply intimate "strange epigrams" for two glass armonicas, exploiting the ethereal qualities of this instrument. The title, "Aus des Morgens grauen Wogen", translates to "from the grey billows of morni...

One and half way done...

22 Apr 2021 3 minute read 0 comments bengy

    These days, music projects tend to be live streaming, audio recordings or TV recordings. However, most of the time, we aren't living in a bubble.... which means the rehearsal period beforehand (a few days) can be hanging by a thread as any pos...

Songs I Love: Too High - Joy Oladokun

21 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments The Sad King Billy

It's a magical moment when an artist catches you off-guard. When you hear their work for the first time and something in you activates. Maybe it's a chill, maybe it's inspiration, or maybe it's just a reminder that you're a human surrounded by other...

Aphorismen für Klavier: VII. Waldeinsamkeit [Philip Daniel; 2020]

21 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments PhilipDaniel

          Seventh in a cycle of aphoristic miniatures for piano. An enigmatic monody that touches upon the whole-tone scale precedes a resigned reminiscence of the canon from the first Aphorism.           You may peruse the full engraved score here:...

Crypto-Query for my readers...

20 Apr 2021 1 minute read 0 comments TheRuneLion

 PLEASE NOTE; My Star Wars inspired stuff has NOTHING to do with H.P. Lovecraft, just to say.  But I really enjoy this composer's works and want to help get him better exposure.  I need a download service so that my audience can download my books and...