The View from the Back Row

I've been on a "pick random CDs from my local library's collection and give them a listen" kick, and with that I bring you...

I'm sitting here waiting for my car to be repaired, managed to steal a WiFi signal, and so I thought -- what better time to update the b...

I must admit to two things to start out. One is that I'm having a hard time getting motivated to do... well, anything. The second is tha...

I found this interesting video from composer Steven Bryant on YouTube. It's the first of a series about his compositional methods in cre...

Allow me to rant for just a moment about clarity. I am the instructor of an introductory linguistics course at my university, and I have b...

So while in Lake Placid, the GACB played Italian Rhapsody, written by Julie Giroux and commissioned by our conductor Colonel Gabriel. While ...

I've been working up the Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto for Trombone lately -- for what purpose, exactly, I'm not sure, but this is one o...

A few posts ago, Lauren said something about every great romance needing a bad breakup. I kind of hope that's not true, but I can vouch ...

I was in a very good mood yesterday. Along with the usual trappings of a good mood, like an inspired reading of the Wicked Witch of the Wes...

Since there was no rehearsal this week for the AWCB, and therefore no back row shenanigans to comment on, I present a list that I keep in my...