The Life of the Musician

"Music is my life. It is the universal language of every human being on this planet. The minute you think you are the best at something, you have a lot to learn still." - Conn Thibodeau

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Choral piece composed by Dr. Z. Randall Stroope for SSAATTBB. Fantastic piece of choral literature based off the story, "The Conversion of Saul (later known as Paul)" from the Bible. Dr. Stroope is one of the leading composers of choral music in this century.

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The Art of Conducting documentary - This is a fantastic documentary about the conductors of the past and their styles and about conducting in general. Must watch if interested in conducting or in teaching in the slightest!!

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"Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal."

- Igor Stravinsky

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"I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way."

- Gustav Mahler

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Fantastic recording of the Viola Concerto in E-flat Major composed by Carl Friedrich Zelter.

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"Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist."

- Franz Liszt

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To achieve great things two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.

Leonard Bernstein

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"Competitions are for horses, not artists."

- Béla Bartók

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"Works of art make rules; rules do not make works of art."

- Claude Debussy

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Ludwig van Beethoven Born: 1770 in Bonn, Germany Died: March 26th, 1827 in Vienna, Austria Famous Works include: Fur Elise, Symphony No. 5 in c minor, and Symphony No. 9 (etc.) One of the world's most famous composers in the world and he rewrote the history of music. Famous for also going deaf halfway through his lifetime.

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"It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera"

Luciano Pavarotti