Esa-Pekka Salonen is one of the world’s most celebrated conductors, with long and successful associations with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London – where he is presently Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor – and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He is also a celebrated composer, and recently his 2009 Violin Concerto has been selected as the winner of the 2012 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. The concerto was, of course, scored entirely in Sibelius.
“The initial impulse for writing a concerto for violin was a very inspiring and enjoyable collaboration with Leila Josefowicz on a number of contemporary works in Los Angeles and Chicago. She plays new music with the same kind of dedication and panache others reserve for Brahms, Beethoven and the rest of the gang.
My long and very happy tenure as music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic was coming to an end. After 17 years I had decided it was time to move on and try to devote more time for composing. It felt like a seismic shift in my life, and during the composing process of “Violin Concerto” I felt that I was somehow trying to sum up everything I had learned and experienced up to that point in my life as a musician. This sense of having reached a watershed was heightened by the fact that I turned 50, the kind of number that brutally wipes out any hallucinations of still being young.
There is a strong internal, private narrative in my concerto, and it is not a coincidence that the last movement is called “Adieu.” For myself, the strongest symbol of what I was going through is the very last chord of the piece; a new harmonic idea never heard before in the concerto. I saw it as a door to the next part of my life of which I didn’t know so much yet, a departure with all the thrills and fears of the unknown.”
Many congratulations to Esa-Pekka on this prestigious award!
Rhythm Studio for iPhone and iPad has been updated, here’s what’s new:
“The third major update is now included in the app (you asked and we listened!):
1. Phoenix Synthesizer included – The famous Supersaw sound is now in your hands.
2. WIST (list) support included!
3. Background Audio enabled allowing you to play other audio apps while Rhythm Studio is playing (multi-tasking iOS device required)
4. Share song via bluetooth
Stay tuned for more synths, drum machines, FX, and overall improvements in future updates of Rhythm Studio.
We recommend that you back up your songs files before you update the app.
Thanks again for your support!
Pulse Code”
The app’s currently on sale too: $0.99 [from $4.99]
Rhythm Studio for iPhone and iPad has been updated, here’s what’s new:
“The third major update is now included in the app (you asked and we listened!):
1. Phoenix Synthesizer included – The famous Supersaw sound is now in your hands.
2. WIST (list) support included!
3. Background Audio enabled allowing you to play other audio apps while Rhythm Studio is playing (multi-tasking iOS device required)
4. Share song via bluetooth
Stay tuned for more synths, drum machines, FX, and overall improvements in future updates of Rhythm Studio.
We recommend that you back up your songs files before you update the app.
Thanks again for your support!
Pulse Code”
The app’s currently on sale too: $0.99 [from $4.99]
A Christian song written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty, and performed by Kristyn Getty. In Hebrews 1:1-2, the author tells his readers that in the past, God’s Word was spoken to his people by prophets and in various ways. However, God has spoken to us in these last days through His Son, the heir and creator of all things.
And we have the words of Christ recorded for us in the Bible, not just in the Gospels, but in all the books which are written by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Moreover, the entire Bible points to Christ as the fulfillment of God’s promises to us, through His reconciling and transforming work in us. Help us Lord to be more like Christ in our acts of love, obedience, humility, and faith – and in so doing bring glory to Your name!
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SPEAK O LORD – Stuart Townend / Keith & Kristyn Getty
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Tabbed by: Graham Choo
Email: da_tweens@yahoo.co.uk
Tuning: Standard (Capo 1st Fret)
Intro:
Em C9 Em C9
e|-3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3-------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---0---0---0-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2---2---2-------------------------------------------------|
A|-2---3---2---3-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------0-----------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Em D/F# G C9 G/B C9 G/B Em D/F#
e|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----------------------------|
G|-0---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2-----------------------------|
D|-2---0---0---2---0---2---0---2---0-----------------------------|
A|-2---0---2---3---2---3---2---2---0-----------------------------|
E|-0---2---3-------------------0---2-----------------------------|
Em D/F# G C9 G/B C9 G/B C9 D G
e|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---3-------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------------|
G|-0---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0-------------------------|
D|-2---0---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---0-------------------------|
A|-2---0---2---3---2---3---2---3-------2-------------------------|
E|-0---2---3---------------------------3-------------------------|
Em D/F# G C9 G/B C9 G/B C9 D G
e|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---3-------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------------------------|
G|-0---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0-------------------------|
D|-2---0---0---2---0---2---0---2---0---0-------------------------|
A|-2---0---2---3---2---3---2---3-------2-------------------------|
E|-0---2---3---------------------------3-------------------------|
Interlude:
C9 G/B D
e|-3---3---2-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-0---0---2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---0---0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---2---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Interlude
Verse
Outro:
C9 G/B Dsus C9 G/B Dsus D G
e|-3---3---3---3---3---3---2---3---------------------------------|
B|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---------------------------------|
G|-0---0---2---0---0---2---2---0---------------------------------|
D|-2---0---0---2---0---0---0---0---------------------------------|
A|-3---2-------3---2-----------2---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3---------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
An old joke that has become part of the folklore of one of New York City’s most famous concert venue runs as follows.
Leif Ove selected between a NY and Hamburg Steinway for his CH recital.
A pedestrian on Fifty-seventh Street, Manhattan, stopped violinist Jascha Heifetz and inquired: - Could you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall?
- Yes, said Heifetz. Practice!
That’s indeed an option, but there are other ways to get to Carnegie Hall: Take the subway, grab a cab, take a walk and now also “Carnegie Hall Live” – a vibrant radio broadcast and digital series in partnership with WQXR 105.9, New York’s classical station, and American Public Media.
On Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 8 pm, the recently Grammy nominated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes presented a varied recital that touched on three centuries of solo piano repertoire.
Listen to the complete recital along with Leif Ove talking to Jeff Spurgeon about which Steinway piano to choose for the recital (2.20) and about the music in the program (1.06.34).
SheetMuse is a handy little free sheet music storage app, but people that have large collections of scores or require the ability to write notes in the music should probably look elsewhere. Read on for the full review.
