Oliver's Musical Life

Some thoughts from a working musician.

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Been a while but I finally posted a new video to my YouTube channel - hope you like it!

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Alaska Cello Intensive

ACI Choir plays Uptown Funk!

Now this is cool. I want in.

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New video!

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Pretty close to the truth.

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Ain’t it the truth.

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Orchestras Are Speeding up Classical Pieces by as Much as 30%

A study from two labels under the Universal Music Group umbrella has discovered something strange about modern-day classical performances.

There's a reason we string players have more and more trouble keeping up...

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Like “Bohemian Rhapsody?” Try this.

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Classical Music’s Natural Selection | WQXR | New York's Classical Music Radio Station

Two Japanese researchers believe the theory of evolution can apply to music as well as biology.

Rigorous academic pursuit or silly waste of time? You decide.

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Good for a chuckle or two.

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One dystopian future?

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It’s a classic rags to riches story. From humble beginnings in the Baroque period the symphony has grown in size and influence, becoming a badge of honour among composers clamouring for recognition. Haydn used it as a vehicle of emotion, which intensified when Beethoven took on the symphony.

With Eroica at #1. Agree/disagree with their choices?

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8 Famous Ragtime Piano Music Pieces You Should Listen To - CMUSE

List of famous ragtime piano music pieces you should listen to. This article will take a quick tour through a variety of some of the most well-known ragtime tunes for piano.

Fine, but where are Solace and Heliotrope Bouquet?

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So This Is What 'Pictures at an Exhibition' Looks Like as a Piano | WQXR | New York's Classical Music Radio Station

Artist Paul Wyse created a unique piano that celebrates the music of Mussorgsky, the art of Viktor Hartmann and the spirit of Russian culture.

Gotta love it.

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Quiz: Which instrument should you learn to play?

Are you destined to lead the orchestra or would you be prefer to hide away at the back?

According to this I should have been a flautist. Who knew.

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If you may have been experiencing some difficulty establishing a good fourth-position hand/arm conformation on the cello, check this out!