instrument anecdote |
After reading another story online about Anthony, I do remember a little anecdote regarding instruments.As the two of us were setting up for our duet recording session, Anthony was looking over my gea...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:46:00 GMT |
follow up performance |
I haven't posted any recollections recently. There are a few I might write soon, though there are some anecdotes I haven't related because I didn't think I'd get his exact wording correct. I may still...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:26:00 GMT |
a question answered |
I've just received a recording of Anthony's workshop with CAPA Antithesis. The following is a transcription of a question and answer exchange between Anthony and a freshman violinist, Kaylee Weisensee...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:52:00 GMT |
Dannenbergs |
A nice touch to the Braxton Plays Pittsburgh Plays Braxton project was being able to involve two generations of the Dannenberg family: Roger, on trumpet in the Three Rivers Tri-Centric Ensemble, and h...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:30:00 GMT |
Vinko Globokar, George Lewis |
Just to follow up on my previous post:My friend Rob picked up on the quote about Vinko Globokar, if you read the comments. Vinko is a triple threat musician: composer, improviser, and new music interp...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:32:00 GMT |
anecdotes 5 |
A few isolated quotes before my brain loses all of them..."I'm in a Tom Petty phase right now.""You know there are doctoral composition students who have never heard of Vinko Globokar?""You know there...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:44:00 GMT |
anecdotes 4 |
A girl on a cell phone crossed the street in front of us. "And there goes another God Damn cell phone!" Anthony yelled. It was an unusually intense moment in the car. "We're blocking each other out". ...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:40:00 GMT |
anecdotes 3 |
Other musicians and composers Anthony & I discussed while in the car, over dinner, etcXenakis and Stockhausen: an important subject for Anthony. He told me over dinner that the Wesleyan music departme...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:36:00 GMT |
Mike Shanley’s review |
Mike has published a review of BPPPB online:http://www.jazztimes.com/reviews/concert_reviews/deta
il.cfmI'll add a little to his review of the Manchester septet concert. Being quite the Braxto-phile my...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:51:00 GMT |
anecdotes 2 |
During rehearsals of the Three Rivers Tri-Centric Ensemble, Anthony was able to make everyone feel relaxed with great ease (as relaxed as one can be facing down such difficult music). "We'll play thro...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:15:00 GMT |
