Orchestral
PREMIERE: Watch Nigel Kennedy 'Vivaldi: The New Four Seasons' - "Summer, Presto" (Sony)
L.A.’s ‘Synchromy’ Musician Collective Helps Composers Gain Visibility
The west coast is growing its very own Tanglewood. Based more on the community and less on the training, it's called Synchromy and is based in Los Angeles. Playing off the regional attitude, Synchromy's slogan, "new music, locally grown," pretty much says it all. The organization offers local musicians and composers the chance to organize, find work, gain an audience, and hone their craft in a body of their peers. String Musicians Turn to the Mirror for Practice Perspective and Help
Recently, Elaine Fine of Musical Assumptions (an invaluable blog for professional musicians), has advocated a practice method for string players that, quite literally, changes their perspective. In order to better observe one's fingering at a profile when playing the violin, she proposes the use of a tilted mirror that aims toward the neck of the instrument.
