Comments for NobleViola http://www.nobleviola.com Life on the working end of the viola. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:38:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on photos from waterfront rehearsal by Charles Noble http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/09/02/backstage-at-waterfront-rehearsal/comment-page-1/#comment-15603 Charles Noble Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:38:47 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5254#comment-15603 Thanks! Thanks!


]]> Comment on photos from waterfront rehearsal by Nancy Ives http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/09/02/backstage-at-waterfront-rehearsal/comment-page-1/#comment-15600 Nancy Ives Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:54:08 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5254#comment-15600 Ooh, I love the artistic silhouette shot! Ooh, I love the artistic silhouette shot!


]]> Comment on coming soon: rufus! by bob priest http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/09/04/coming-soon-rufus/comment-page-1/#comment-15599 bob priest Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:35:31 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5272#comment-15599 That's good to know. I''ll check it out, After all, I love Wagner while finding his personality hugely repellant. So far, i've always been disappointed by "pop" artists that attempt "classical crossovers" - McCartney, Costello, Prince, etc. The ONLY musician that could travel back 'n' forth with REAL chops and an individual voice was Frank Zappa. PS Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead might wind-up being another. His music for the film. "There Will Be Blood" is fairly strong even though it is highly derivative of early-Penderecki. That’s good to know. I”ll check it out, After all, I love Wagner while finding his personality hugely repellant.

So far, i’ve always been disappointed by “pop” artists that attempt “classical crossovers” – McCartney, Costello, Prince, etc.

The ONLY musician that could travel back ‘n’ forth with REAL chops and an individual voice was Frank Zappa.

PS
Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead might wind-up being another. His music for the film. “There Will Be Blood” is fairly strong even though it is highly derivative of early-Penderecki.


]]> Comment on coming soon: rufus! by Charles Noble http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/09/04/coming-soon-rufus/comment-page-1/#comment-15596 Charles Noble Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:22:14 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5272#comment-15596 It is - the excerpts of his opera are quite beautiful, and gorgeously sung by the soprano and mezzo. Well worth hearing... It is – the excerpts of his opera are quite beautiful, and gorgeously sung by the soprano and mezzo. Well worth hearing…


]]> Comment on coming soon: rufus! by bob priest http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/09/04/coming-soon-rufus/comment-page-1/#comment-15595 bob priest Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:09:45 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5272#comment-15595 wow, let's put it this way, i hope his music is more appealing than his personality. wow, let’s put it this way, i hope his music is more appealing than his personality.


]]> Comment on oversight by Charles Noble http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/31/oversight/comment-page-1/#comment-15590 Charles Noble Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:00:38 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5235#comment-15590 What you say is mostly true in many cases, except for the "always" part - did they protest pay raises that the management could not or would not support through fundraising and good management practices? We musicians almost never nay say pay raises, even when they don't make fiscal sense. What you say is mostly true in many cases, except for the “always” part – did they protest pay raises that the management could not or would not support through fundraising and good management practices? We musicians almost never nay say pay raises, even when they don’t make fiscal sense.


]]> Comment on first day back by Charles Noble http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/09/01/first-day-back/comment-page-1/#comment-15589 Charles Noble Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:58:25 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5247#comment-15589 Hi Miriam! I thought we saw you two out there - glad you could make it, especially before it got warm - it will be a hot show in more ways than one tonight! Hi Miriam! I thought we saw you two out there – glad you could make it, especially before it got warm – it will be a hot show in more ways than one tonight!


]]> Comment on first day back by Miriam http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/09/01/first-day-back/comment-page-1/#comment-15588 Miriam Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:28:46 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5247#comment-15588 I brought Isaac to the rehearsal for a little while. His attention ran out and we left before the break, otherwise we would have come over to say hi. Violas sound great! The weather is so perfect- hope you have a great time, and they get all the water out of the tent top before tonight. I brought Isaac to the rehearsal for a little while. His attention ran out and we left before the break, otherwise we would have come over to say hi. Violas sound great!

The weather is so perfect- hope you have a great time, and they get all the water out of the tent top before tonight.


]]> Comment on oversight by 45r http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/31/oversight/comment-page-1/#comment-15587 45r Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:55:02 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5235#comment-15587 The players were doing as they always do. Questioning management and the board as to their decisions sometimes with horror and then like the musicians of the Titanic-doing their job as the boat sinks. You might be interested to know that members of the board, management, and musicians recently spent several years coming up with a long term strategic plan for the orchestra-which was simply abandoned by the board/management . Suggest you do some reading at the musicians website: http://detroitsymphonymusicians.org/index.html The players were doing as they always do. Questioning management and the board as to their decisions sometimes with horror and then like the musicians of the Titanic-doing their job as the boat sinks.

You might be interested to know that members of the board, management, and musicians recently spent several years coming up with a long term strategic plan for the orchestra-which was simply abandoned by the board/management .
Suggest you do some reading at the musicians website:
http://detroitsymphonymusicians.org/index.html


]]> Comment on oversight by Janis http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/31/oversight/comment-page-1/#comment-15583 Janis Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:48:03 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5235#comment-15583 "I wonder what the players were doing in the years and months before things got out of hand." I think that's a Spanish Prisoner sort of situation when you've got 100 people all waiting to see "someone" take a stand of some sort ... “I wonder what the players were doing in the years and months before things got out of hand.”

I think that’s a Spanish Prisoner sort of situation when you’ve got 100 people all waiting to see “someone” take a stand of some sort …


]]> Comment on detroit musicians reject management offer, give strike authorization by oops! | NobleViola http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/28/detroit-musicians-reject-management-offer-give-strike-authorization/comment-page-1/#comment-15576 oops! | NobleViola Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:19:44 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5225#comment-15576 [...] management that might prove to be the crux of their brewing labor dispute.  If you watched the video I embedded in my last post, this paperwork was briefly discussed towards the end of the live [...] [...] management that might prove to be the crux of their brewing labor dispute.  If you watched the video I embedded in my last post, this paperwork was briefly discussed towards the end of the live [...]


]]> Comment on chamber music = bliss by Dan Rasay http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/26/chamber-music-bliss/comment-page-1/#comment-15565 Dan Rasay Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:58:01 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5215#comment-15565 Oh crap - Bummed I couldn't make it last night. To be fair OSA (Kelly, Laura & Dave) did *all* the legwork as part of the revived Young Patrons Soiree... FOS is on summer break ;) Looking forward to next seasons concerts, PONs & Soiree events!!! Oh crap – Bummed I couldn’t make it last night. To be fair OSA (Kelly, Laura & Dave) did *all* the legwork as part of the revived Young Patrons Soiree… FOS is on summer break ;)

Looking forward to next seasons concerts, PONs & Soiree events!!!


]]> Comment on on the cusp of a new season by bob priest http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/24/on-the-cusp-of-a-new-season/comment-page-1/#comment-15562 bob priest Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:47:33 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5206#comment-15562 i still vote for an evening with andre rieu performed newly commissioned waltzes. wanna sell some SERIOUS amounts of tickets at EXORBITANT prices? pimp the box office . . . i still vote for an evening with andre rieu performed newly commissioned waltzes.

wanna sell some SERIOUS amounts of tickets at EXORBITANT prices?

pimp the box office . . .


]]> Comment on on the cusp of a new season by Miriam http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/24/on-the-cusp-of-a-new-season/comment-page-1/#comment-15559 Miriam Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:12:27 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5206#comment-15559 AWWWWWW! I would love to hear that Rufus/Symphony mash-up but of course have a gig in flippin' Gresham that night. Bummer. Looks like a great season! AWWWWWW! I would love to hear that Rufus/Symphony mash-up but of course have a gig in flippin’ Gresham that night. Bummer. Looks like a great season!


]]> Comment on on the cusp of a new season by Gretchen Saathoff http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/24/on-the-cusp-of-a-new-season/comment-page-1/#comment-15557 Gretchen Saathoff Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:39:33 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5206#comment-15557 ... of course, it is on the other side of the country... ; ) … of course, it is on the other side of the country… ; )


]]> Comment on on the cusp of a new season by Gretchen Saathoff http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/24/on-the-cusp-of-a-new-season/comment-page-1/#comment-15556 Gretchen Saathoff Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:39:03 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5206#comment-15556 Hi Charles! Looks good! There is a Hitchcock series playing in town. Currently showing... Psycho. Come on over! Take care, <i>Gretchen</i> Hi Charles!

Looks good!

There is a Hitchcock series playing in town. Currently showing… Psycho. Come on over!

Take care,
Gretchen


]]> Comment on mt. bachelor climb by Charles Noble http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/19/mt-bachelor-climb/comment-page-1/#comment-15538 Charles Noble Fri, 20 Aug 2010 06:18:26 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5180#comment-15538 Chris and Jen did that last year - craziness! Chris and Jen did that last year – craziness!


]]> Comment on mt. bachelor climb by greg http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/19/mt-bachelor-climb/comment-page-1/#comment-15537 greg Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:43:43 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5180#comment-15537 Way to go!! Next year you can climb Bachelor before biking back ;-) Way to go!! Next year you can climb Bachelor before biking back ;-)


]]> Comment on golden oldies by Charles Noble http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/14/golden-oldies/comment-page-1/#comment-15535 Charles Noble Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:54:17 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5171#comment-15535 I asked Larry about you and he remembered you instantly - said "he was smart and stayed with math, I was the stupid one who chose music". And he says 'hi'. I asked Larry about you and he remembered you instantly – said “he was smart and stayed with math, I was the stupid one who chose music”. And he says ‘hi’.


]]> Comment on golden oldies by Charlie VanDemarr http://www.nobleviola.com/2010/08/14/golden-oldies/comment-page-1/#comment-15532 Charlie VanDemarr Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:25:08 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/?p=5171#comment-15532 Yes I can believe it; he's a year older than I am! One of my musical buddies from Franklin High School in the 50's. Yes I can believe it; he’s a year older than I am! One of my musical buddies from Franklin High School in the 50′s.


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