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Sebastian wrote the Brandenburgs in his early to mid thirties and submitted them to the Margrave in 1721 https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/johann_sebastian_bach.jpgJohann_Sebastian_Bachour friend Sebastian2020-03-31T18:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/03/31/our-friend-sebastian/2020-03-31T18:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2020/03/27/meet-the-artist-a-workshop-with-tracy-silverman/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/02b73eb8-ef1e-43c8-a499-b5fdcdd4090c_1_201_a.jpeg02B73EB8-EF1E-43C8-A499-B5FDCDD4090C_1_201_aTracy Silverman & WB, March 10, 2020, Richmond, Virginiahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/c9519847-4655-4c6d-95f7-3cc1d92d90f6_1_201_a.jpegC9519847-4655-4C6D-95F7-3CC1D92D90F6_1_201_ahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dc44f426-a3a5-42cc-898a-ab8ea2fcd349_1_201_a.jpegDC44F426-A3A5-42CC-898A-AB8EA2FCD349_1_201_ahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/d2a9d2be-d4bc-49e2-b851-d44afea695ff_1_201_a.jpegD2A9D2BE-D4BC-49E2-B851-D44AFEA695FF_1_201_aTracy Silverman makes music with Richmond Symphony YOP String SInfonietta, March 10, 2020, Martlin Luther King Middle School, Richmond, Virginahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/d4c692c6-96fe-408f-9f63-fa7570621d06.jpegD4C692C6-96FE-408F-9F63-FA7570621D06https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/8af7b5b3-cd61-457e-aa6a-0b4b52a8c8d4.jpeg8AF7B5B3-CD61-457E-AA6A-0B4B52A8C8D4Tracy Silverman, March 10, 2020, Dominion Energy Center, Richmond, Virginiahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/97a2276f-0dcc-4626-bf4b-b6937f368a55_1_201_a.jpeg97A2276F-0DCC-4626-BF4B-B6937F368A55_1_201_aTune up! 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There are many symbolic aspects to this famous painting including the anamorphic skull image in the foreground and the inclusion of books, instruments, a globe, and other items. 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(1902-1955)2020-06-13T10:04:52+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/07/31/meet-olga-scheps/2019-06-11T20:30:35+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/12/09/christmas-oratorio-at-west-end-united-methodist/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/evangelistariaexcerpt.pngEvangelistAriaexcerpthttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fullsizeoutput_13e9.jpegfullsizeoutput_13e9https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fullsizeoutput_13e0.jpegfullsizeoutput_13e0https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fullsizeoutput_13df.jpegfullsizeoutput_13df2019-06-06T13:51:20+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/03/02/bachanalia-2018/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_7110.jpgIMG_7110backstage at BACHanalia 2017 with the BACHanalia lute trio: (l to r) WB, Francis Perry, Cameron Welkehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bachanalia18iii.jpegBachanalia18iii2019-06-06T13:50:23+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/03/25/bachanalia-2017/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bachanalia2016.jpgBACHanalia2016performing at BACHanalia 2016 with marimbist Colleen Phelpshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bach17logo.jpgBach17Logo2019-06-06T13:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/04/07/bachanalia-2016/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/yoda.jpgYodathe inevitable BACHanalia 2016 logo2019-06-06T13:49:01+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/03/24/sarabande/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bwv2012sarabande.pngBWV2012SarabandeThe Sarabande from BWV 1012 in Anna Magdalena Bach's manuscript2019-06-06T13:47:03+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/03/16/bachanalia-2019/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2014.jpegfullsizeoutput_2014performing The Italian Concerto at BACHanalia 2018 ~ photo by Kelley Bellhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bach19b.jpegBach19Bhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bach19w.jpegBach19W2019-06-06T13:42:00+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/04/18/meet-the-recorder/2019-05-28T18:56:27+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/05/12/side-by-side-2019/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fullsizeoutput_213b.jpegfullsizeoutput_213bCurb Youth Symphony, May 7, 2019https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/side-by-side-8.jpgSide by Side 8https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/side-by-side-22.jpgProcessed with VSCO with q4 presethttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/side-by-side-9.jpgProcessed with VSCO with q4 presethttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fullsizeoutput_2167.jpegfullsizeoutput_2167https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fullsizeoutput_216c.jpegProcessed with VSCO with q4 presethttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/side-by-side-11.jpgSide by Side 11https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/side-by-side-12.jpgSide by Side 12https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fullsizeoutput_2164.jpegfullsizeoutput_2164Luke Turner performs the first movement of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No.2 with the Nashville Symphony, Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor. May 7, 2019 ~ photo by Diana Rosaleshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fullsizeoutput_2161.jpegfullsizeoutput_2161Enrico Lopez-Yañez conducts the annual Side By Side concert, May 7, 2019. ~ photo by Diana Rosales2019-05-14T12:42:15+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/05/03/100-years-of-pete-seeger/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/petehat.jpgPetehatPete Seegerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/petes-banjo.jpgPete's banjoPete's banjo - I remember being fascinated by it, my eyes constantly drawn to read the legend painted on it: "this machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender"https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/seeger_family_pete_2_years.jpgseeger_family_pete_2_yearsThe Seeger family, summer of 1921. Pete is sitting on his father's lap.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/pete.jpgpete2024-12-20T00:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/prefatory-matter-to-john-dowland-the-first-booke-of-songes-or-ayres/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tothecourteousreader.jpgToTheCourteousReaderhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/firstbookededication.jpgFirstBookeDedication2019-05-02T16:30:55+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/2019/04/26/i-desired-to-get-beyond-the-seas-john-dowland-part-ii/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gesualdo3.jpgGesualdo3Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza (1566 -1613)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/veneta-1690_1.jpgveneta-1690_1Alessandro Orologio (1551 - 1633)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/luca_conte_marenzio_komponist_des_16._jahrhunderts.jpgLuca_conte_Marenzio,_Komponist_des_16._JahrhundertsLuca Marenzio (1553/1554-1599)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/robert_cecil_1st_earl_of_salisbury_by_john_de_critz_the_elder_2.jpgRobert_Cecil,_1st_Earl_of_Salisbury_by_John_De_Critz_the_Elder_(2)Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury (1563-1612), Secretary of State for both Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. He was intensely involved in matters of state security. Dowland and Cecil were exact contemporaries. ~ portrait by John de Critz, 1602, National Gallery, London.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/s_pulzone_fernando_i_de_medicis_uffizi_1590.jpgS_Pulzone_Fernando_I_de_Medicis_Uffizi_1590Fernando I de' Medici (1549-1609) by Scipione Pulzone, 1590 ~ Uffizi Gallery, Florencehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dowlandtolordcecil10111595.jpgDowlandtoLordCecil10111595John Dowland's letter to Sir Robert Cecil, November 10, 1595, now in the Library of Hatfield House.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/caccini.jpgCacciniGiulio Caccini (1551 - 1618), one of the founders of opera and the new Baroque style at the turn of the seventeenth century. Dowland is likely to have met him while in Florence in 1595.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/carlo-grubacs-basilica-san-marco-1845.jpgCarlo Grubacs basilica san marco 1845interior of the Basilica of St. Mark's, Venice ~ 1845 oil by Carlo Grubacs. Dowland visited St. Mark's in 1595.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/moritz1616.jpgMoritz1616Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1572-1632) engraving by Crispijn de Passe, 1616https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/michael_praetorius.jpgMichael_PraetoriusMichael Praetorius (1571 - 1621)2019-05-02T15:08:46+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/john-dowland-in-his-own-words/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tothecourteous.pngToTheCourteous2019-04-26T19:28:15+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/2016/07/22/the-lute-society-of-america-summer-seminar-west-1996/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/16lsawest1996.png16LSAWest1996Paul O'Dettehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/15lsawest1996.png15LSAWest1996Ronn McFarlanehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/14lsawest1996.png14LSAWest1996Stephen Stubbshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13lsawest2016.png13LSAWest2016Mike Peterson, Dick Hoban, & Caroline Usherhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/11lsawest2016.png11LSAWest2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/10lsawest2016.png10LSAWest2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/09lsawest2016.png09LSAWest2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/08lsawest2016.png08LSAWest2016Caroline Usher (LSA President 1988-2002) ~ LSA Seminar West 1996https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/07lsawest2016.png07LSAWest2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/06lsawest2016.png06LSAWest2016Dick Hoban (LSAPresident 2002-2010) ~ LSA Seminar West 19962019-04-26T19:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/03/21/bach-on-the-lute-70-years-of-recordings-part-i/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nnbachlutemusiccover.jpgNNBachLuteMusiccoverNorth, Nigel, 1985. Bach Lute Music. Amon Ra CDSAR023.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/hopkinsonsmithloeuvredeluthphoto.pngHopkinsonSmithL'oeuvredeLuthphotoHopkinson Smith c 1980 ~ photo from the liner notes to Johann Sebastian Bach/L'oeuvre de Luthhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/domboisthebaroquelutecover.jpgDomboisTheBaroqueLutecoverDombois, Eugen M., 1973/1998. The Baroque Lute. SEON/Sony SBK 60372. ADDhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/eugendombois.jpgEugenDomboisEugen Dombois (1931-2014)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gerwigcdcover.jpgGerwigCDcoverGerwig, Walter, 1964/1999. Johann Sebastian Bach: Original and transcribed music for lute. MUSICAPHON M 51538. ADDhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/walter-gerwig.pngWalter GerwigWalter Gerwig (1899-1966)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nnbachonthelutevol1cover.jpgNNBachontheLutevol1coverNorth, Nigel, 1994. Bach on the Lute Volume One. Linn Records CKD 013.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/gerwigbwv995label.pngGerwigBWV995label"78" record label for side 1 of Archiv Production 2412-2413 - the first recording of BWV 995, performed by Walter Gerwig, November 22, 1949, Musikstudio Thienhaus, Hamburg-Blankenese, Germany.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/bachloeuvrecover-smith.pngBachL'oeuvrecover SmithSmith, Hopkinson, 1981-82/1987. Johann Sebastian Bach: L’œvre de Luth. Auvidis E 7721. AAD (2 CDs) ~ click images to enlarge2019-07-10T13:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/09/02/dowland-on-cd-a-survey-of-the-solo-lute-recordings-part-i/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/northdowland1.jpgNorthDowland1North, Nigel, 2004. John Dowland: Complete Lute Music - 1. Naxos 8.557586.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/john-dowland-complete-lute-works-vol-1-cover.jpgJohn-Dowland-Complete-Lute-Works-Vol-1-coverO'Dette, Paul, 1995. John Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907160.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/lindbergdowland.jpgLindbergDowlandLindberg, Jakob, 1994/1995. John Dowland: The Complete Solo Lute Music. BIS-CD-722/724. https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dowlandadream.pngDowlandADreamSmith, Hopkinson, 2004 & 2005. Dowland: A Dream. Naïve E 8896.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/mcfarlanedowland.jpgMcFarlaneDowlandMcFarlane, Ronn, 1991. Lute Music of John Dowland. Dorian DOR-90148.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dowlandmusickeforthelute.pngDowlandMusickefortheLuteO'Dette, Paul, 1984/1986. John Dowland: Musicke for the Lute. Auvidis-Astrée E 7715. AAD2019-04-26T19:26:14+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/11/29/dowland-on-cd-a-survey-of-the-solo-lute-recordings-part-ii/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/elizabethslutes.jpgElizabeth'sLutesMcCartney, Alex, 2015. Elizabeth’s Lutes. Veterum Musica.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/wadsworthknightofthelute.jpgWadsworthKnightoftheLutehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/northvarietie.jpegNorthVarietieNorth, Nigel, 1999. A Varietie of Lute Lessons. Linn Records CKD 097https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kirchofvarietie.jpegKirchofVarietieKirchhof, Lutz, 1982/1998. Variety of lute lessons: The Renaissance Lute. SEON/Sony SBK 60098. ADDhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/julianbreamvol4.jpgJulianBreamVol4Bream, Julian, 1972 & 1976/1993. The Woods So Wild (Julian Bream Edition Volume 4). RCA Victor/BMG Classics RCA 61587. ADDhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/julianbreamvol1.jpgJulianBreamVol1Bream, Julian, 1960, 1963/1993. The Golden Age of English Lute Music (Julian Bream Edition Volume I). RCA Victor/BMG Classics RCA 61584. ADDhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/myfavoritedowlandcover.jpgMyFavoriteDowlandcoverO’Dette, Paul, 2014. My Favorite Dowland. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907515.2019-04-26T19:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/12/10/diana-poulton/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/diana-poulton-70s-small1.jpgDiana-Poulton-70s-small1Diana Poulton in her 70shttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pouton-tutor.jpgPouton TutorPoulton, Diana. 1991. A Tutor for the Renaissance Lute: for the complete beginner to the advanced student. London: Schott & Co.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/poulton-john-dowland-solo-lute-music-cover.jpgPoulton John Dowland Solo Lute music coverPoulton, Diana and Basil Lam. 1974/1978. The Collected Lute Music of John Dowland. London: Faber Music Limited.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/poulton-john-dowland-2nd-ed-cover.jpgPoulton John Dowland 2nd ed coverPoulton, Diana. 1982. John Dowland. Second Edition. Berkeley and Los Angelos: University of California Press.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/12thnightposter.jpg12thNIghtposterplaybill for a 1959 production of Twelfth Night at Regents Park, directed by Robert Atkinshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/robert-atkins.jpgRobert AtkinsRobert Atkins (1886-1972)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/communist_party_great_britain-11.jpgCommunist_Party_Great_Britain (11)May Day Communist demonstration in Hyde Park, London. 1936.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ianharwood.jpgIanHarwoodIan Harwood (1931-2011)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/suzanne_bloch12.jpgSuzanne_bloch12Suzanne Bloch (1903-2002) ~ photo by Mark B. Anstendighttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/snap_warlock_x2.jpgSnap_Warlock_x2Peter Warlock (1894-1930)2019-04-26T19:22:41+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/04/06/simone-molinaro/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lighthouse-of-genoa.jpgLighthouse-of-GenoaThe lighthouse of Genoa that stands today was built in 1543, and would have been a daily feature of Molinaro's life.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ballodetta.jpgBallodettaBallo detto il Conte Orlando from Intavolatura di Liuto Libro Primo by Simone Molinarohttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gesualdomolinarotitlepage.jpgGesualdoMolinarotitlepageTitle page of Molinaro's 1613 edition of Gesualdo's Madrigals for five and six voices. "Molinaro lavished great care on the edition and displayed, in general, an exceptional understanding of sixteenth-century madrigal techniques, and in particular of Gesualdo’s personal style, is apparent in several details associated with the printed collection. Molinaro’s use of a score arrangement can be viewed on one hand as an effort by him to display the intricacies of the music through close comparison of the voice parts, and on the other as an act of sheer veneration of Gesualdo’s 'sacred melodious pearls dipped in the basin of eternal beauty'.” ~ Peter Poulos, ibid.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cattedrale_di_san_lorenzo_genoa.jpgCattedrale_di_San_Lorenzo_GenoaThe Cathedral of San Lorenzo, Genoa, where Molinaro served as maestro di cappella 1601-1617. It was completed in the seventeenth century and looks much the same today as it did during Molinaro's lifetime.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/philippe_de_monte_1.jpgPhilippe_de_Monte_1Philippe de Monte (1521-1603)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/braun_hogenberg_i_44_1_b.jpgbraun_hogenberg_I_44_1_bGenoa in the sixteenth century ~ engraving from Civitates Orbis Terrarum, Braun & Hogenberg, Cologne, 1572.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/molinaro1599titlepage.jpgMolinaro1599TitlePageTitle page, Simone Molinaro: Intavolatura di Liuto Libro Primo, Venezia 1599 (click images to enlarge)2019-04-26T19:22:01+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/04/20/to-attain-so-excellent-a-science-john-dowland-part-i/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/elizabeth_i_rainbow_portrait.jpgElizabeth_I_Rainbow_PortraitQueen Elizabeth I, "rainbow" portrait attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/psalm100.jpgPsalm100John Dowland's setting of Psalm 100 from The Whole Booke of Psalmes.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/psalm2.jpgPsalm2Dowland's first compositions to appear in print were six settings for The Whole Booke of Psalmes, originally printed in 1592 by Thomas Este. This is Psalm 2 from the third printing in 1604 - Dowland's first setting to appear in the volume, hence bearing his name "i. Dowland, B. of Musick." (all of his settings that follow in the book are attributed to "I.D.B. of M.") This book was in general use for more than 20 years and was reprinted three times. Of the ten composers whose settings were used, Dowland was the only one acknowledged as "Bachelor of Musicke": Dowland's academic credentials were not common among the musicians of his time, and he was proud of them. (by all means, click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tomquad.jpgTomQuadThe quads at Christ Church, Oxford, where Dowland received his BMus in 1588.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sudeley-castle-amp-gardens-aerial-view.jpgSudeley Castle & Gardens aerial viewaerial view of Sudeley Castle and gardens, where Dowland played for Queen Elizabeth in 1592https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/armadaportraitafterconservationnationalmaritimemuseumlondon1.jpgS1720-001 to 003The "Armada" portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, c 1588https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dowlandcentralv2.jpgDowlandCentralv2John Dowland's central position in the history of the lute. This is not meant to be a comprehensive timeline nor does it even necessarily indicate the most important personalities and events, but simply illustrates that Dowland is at the very heart of the lute's story from a temporal perspective. (click to enlarge!)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/johndowlandminiature.jpgJohnDowland?miniatureThere is no known attributed portrait of John Dowland. This miniature, painted by Isaac Oliver (c1565-1617) now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London was suggested as a possible likeness by Roger Traversac in The Lute Society's PDF Colour Supplement to LUTE NEWS no. 116, December 2015. "Anno Domini 1590 . . . 27th year of his age" describes this man as the correct age for Dowland, who was born in 1563. (click images to enlarge)2019-04-26T19:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/02/26/the-golden-age-of-english-lute-music/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cambridge-dd.2.11-title-page.pngCambridge Dd.2.11 title pageThe first page of the Cambridge University Library manuscript Dd.2.11, which can be found here. Dd.2.11 is the first and largest of four manuscripts of lute music transcribed by Matthew Holmes, Precentor and Singingman of Christ Church in Oxford from 1588 and then in Westminster Abbey from 1597-1621. Holmes' lute manuscripts are a primary source for Golden Age lute music, comprising some 650 pieces.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/varietie-of-lute-lessons-title-page.pngVarietie of Lute Lessons title pageThe title page of A Varietie of Lute Lessons (1610) by Robert Dowlandhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/ThMorley1598titlepage.pngThMorley1598titlepageThe title page to Thomas Morley's 1598 collection 'Madrigals to Five Voices'. Alfonso Ferrabosco's works are represented more than those of any other composer, and are given pride of place (first and last) - twenty years after he had left England.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/James_I_of_England_404446.jpgJames_I_of_England_404446King James VI of Scotland and James I of England & Ireland (1566-1625)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/BreamGoldenAgecover.jpegBreamGoldenAgecoverthe album cover of Julian Bream's 1960 recording The Golden Age of English Lute Music, released by RCA Victor in 1961https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SayceGoldenAgecover.pngSayceGoldenAgecoverSayce, Linda, 1992. The Golden Age Restor’d: Lute Music by John & Robert Johnson. Dervorguilla Ltd DRVCD101.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/henry8unknown3.jpghenry8unknown3King Henry VIII of England as a young man, c. 1509 ~ unknown artist, Denver Art Museumhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ca-1580-elizabeth-i-playing.jpgca-1580-elizabeth-i-playingElizabeth I playing the lute by Nicolas Hilliard, c. 1576 ~ Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, UK2019-04-26T19:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/01/21/attaingnants-lute-books/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/hsmith06.jpghsmith06Hopkinson Smith, 2006 ~ photo by Giancarlo Radohttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ilmesuffitlutevoice.pngilmesuffitlutevoiceIl me suffit (Claudin) for lute and voice from Introduction (1529) ~ click to enlargehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ilmesuffitlutesolo.pngilmesuffitlutesoloIl me suffit (Claudin) for lute solo from Introduction (1529) ~ click to enlargehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/attaingnantprelude.pngattaingnantpreludeThe opening prelude from Attaingnant's Introduction (1529)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dixhuitbassesdancestitlepage.pngdixhuitbassesdancestitlepagethe title page of Dixhuit basses dances (1530) ~ the unique surviving copies of each of Attaingnant's lute tablatures are in the Universitäts-bibliothek, Tübingenhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6707.jpgimg_6707clockwise from bottom left: Attaingnant's Tres breve introduction of 1529 (facsimile); Petrucci's Libro Primo of frottole and ricercare by Bossinensis of 1509 (facsimile); Hopkinson Smith's Attaingnant: Preludes, Chansons, and Danses (2001/2002) ~ click to enlargehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0898.jpgimg_0898facsimile of Attaingnant's Tres brevet familiere introduction... (1529) by Editions Minkoff, Geneva, 19882019-04-26T19:18:59+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/01/13/music-printer-to-the-king-pierre-attaingnant/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tantquevivray.pngtantquevivraythe superius part to "Tant que vivray" (Claudin) from Attaingnant's Trente et sept chansons musicales a quatre parties, 1529https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/attaingnant76titlepage.pngattaingnant76titlepagePierre Attaingnant: Second Book of Old Chansons (title page), 1537 ~ Biblioteca del Conservatorio, Florence. This was Attaingnant's first book to bear the title "imprimeur & libraire du Roy en musique". (click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/chansonsnouvellestitlepage.pngchansonsnouvellestitlepageChansons nouvelles title page, 1528https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/frenchprintshop1530.pngfrenchprintshop1530French print shop c. 1530 ~ miniature from "Chant Royal du drapier"MS fr. 1537https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/dhattaingnantcover.jpgdhattaingnantcoverDaniel Heartz's monumental Pierre Attaingnant: Royal Printer of Music, 1969https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/heartzdaniel_efl000084_du.jpgheartzdaniel_efl000084_duDaniel Heartzhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/chant-royal-du-drapier-planche-montrant-une-impri-copie-1.jpgchant-royal-du-drapier-planche-montrant-une-impri-copie-1Chant royal du drapier, Planche montrant une imprimerie, vers 1530, Paris, Étienne Collaut, Paris, B.N.F., ms. fr. 1537https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/adieumesamours.pngadieumesamoursAdieu mes amours (Josquin) from Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, Petrucci, 1501, Venicehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/1256px-francois_i_recoit_les_derniers_soupirs_de_leonard_de_vinci_by_ingres.jpg1256px-francois_i_recoit_les_derniers_soupirs_de_leonard_de_vinci_by_ingresFrancis I Receives the Last Breaths of Leonardo da Vinci (1818) by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/paris1530.pngparis1530Paris circa 1530, during the reign of King Frances I of France. Originally created by Balthazar Arnoullet in 1550 and reproduced by A. Taride in 1908.2019-04-26T19:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/11/25/the-frottolists-and-the-first-lute-songbooks/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/comechelbiancocigno-boss.pngcomechelbiancocigno-boss'Come chel bianco cigno' from 'Tenori e contrabassi intabulati etc.' (Bossiniensis) published by Petrucci in 1509.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/comechelbiancocigno-a4.pngcomechelbiancocigno-a4'Come chel bianco cigno' by Marchetto Cara from 'Frottole Libro Primo' published by Petrucci in 1504.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/lorenzo_costa_-_un_concerto_national_gallery_london.jpglorenzo_costa_-_un_concerto_national_gallery_londonLorenzo Costa (1460-1535) Un Concerto, c. 1485-1495 ~ National Gallery, Londonhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/baldassare_castiglione_by_raffaello_sanzio_from_c2rmf_retouched.jpgbaldassare_castiglione_by_raffaello_sanzio_from_c2rmf_retouchedportrait of Baldassarre Castiglione, Count of Casatico (1478-1529) by Raphael, 1514/1515. One of many prominent renaissance artists and men of letters patronized by Isabella d'Este, today Castiglione is most famous for 'The Book of the Courtier', which was published in 1528. The book was translated into Spanish, German, French, Polish, and English and over a hundred editions over the next century. 'The Book of the Courtier' describes the ideal characteristics for a renaissance prince and his court - it was tremendously influential and served as a primer of court etiquette and education for generations. One of the many qualities extolled by 'The Book of the Courtier' is an education in music - and the ability to play the lute.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/isabella_deste.jpgisabella_desteportrait of Isabella d'Este by Leonardo da Vinci, c.1500https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/angelinredwithalute.jpgangelinredwithaluteAngel in Red with a Lute, 1490s ~ attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) or one of his associates2019-04-26T19:17:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/11/20/ottaviano-petrucci-and-the-first-printed-lute-books/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/petruccicolophon.pngpetruccicolophonthe colophon to most of Petrucci's books featured his press-mark: an inverted pear bearing his initials O(ctavianus) P(etrutius) F(lorosemproniensis) under a double cross ~ from the Frottola Libro Primo, 1504https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dalzatitlepage.pngdalzatitlepagethe title page of Intabulotura de Lauto Libro Quarto, 1508 (Ottaviano Petrucci, Venice)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/urbino-palazzo_e_borgo.jpgurbino-palazzo_e_borgoThe Ducal Palace, Urbino, where Petrucci is thought to have received his education at the court of Guidobaldo I. Construction of the palace was begun in the mid-15th century, and is famous for the conversations from The Book of the Courtier (published in Venice in 1528) set in the palace's Hall of Vigils in 1507.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/basaiti_portrait_of_doge_agostino_barbarigo.jpgbasaiti_portrait_of_doge_agostino_barbarigoPortrait of Doge Agostino Barbarigo by Marco Basaiti, 1518https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/guidobaldo_montefeltro.jpgguidobaldo_montefeltroportrait of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro by Raphael, c. 1506https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/petrucci2.jpgpetrucci2Frontispiece of Harmonice Musices Odhecaton ~ Canti A (1501) by Ottaviano Petruccihttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/petruccihmo1501.pngpetruccihmo1501Frontispiece of Harmonice Musices Odhecaton ~ Canti A (1501) by Ottaviano Petrucci2019-04-26T19:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/02/03/renaissance-lute/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/renaissancelutetunings.pngrenaissancelutetuningshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/francisque.jpgfrancisqueTitle page of Antoine Francisque's Le Trésor d'Orphée (The Treasury of Orpheus ~ Paris, Pierre Ballard, 1600https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/master-mm.jpgmaster-mmMary Magdalene playing a lute by Master of the Female Half Lengths, (c.1490-c.1540) (click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lutetunings2.pnglutetunings2https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lute-detail-13_andrea_di_bartolo-_coronation_of_the_virgin-_1405-07_ca_doro_venice.jpglute-detail-13_andrea_di_bartolo-_coronation_of_the_virgin-_1405-07_ca_doro_venicedetail from the Coronation of the Virgin by Andrea Di Bartolo from the Ca d'Oro in Venicehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/va_blog_image_3.jpgva_blog_image_3Steeple Aston cope, c. 1310-1340, detail of angel on horseback with lute, Victoria and Albert Museum, London (click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/lutetunings1.pnglutetunings1https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/praetoriuslutes.pngpraetoriuslutesLutes ~ Plate XVI from Michael Praetorius: Syntagma Musicum, 16192019-04-26T19:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/12/18/petrarchs-lyre/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/robert_nanteuil_-_la_rhc3a9torique_des_dieux.jpgRobert_Nanteuil_-_La_Rhétorique_des_Dieuxengraving by Robert Nanteuil from La Rhétorique des Dieux, 1652https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/waterhouse_decameron.jpgWaterhouse_decameronA Tale from The Decameron by John William Waterhouse, 1916https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/altichiero_ritratto_di_francesco_petrarca.jpgAltichiero,_ritratto_di_Francesco_PetrarcaPetrarch ~ contemporary portrait by Altichiero (c.1330-c.1390)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/inf-_30_priamo_della_quercia_.jpgInf._30_Priamo_della_Quercia_Inferno: Canto XXX by Priamo della Querci (c.1400-1467) ~ surely the potbellied man in the scene on the right is Dante's Master Adamhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/orpheus.jpgOrpheusOrpheus ~ decoration by Willy Pogany from The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Padraic Colum, 1921https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/petrarch.jpegPetrarch2019-04-26T19:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/10/15/francesco-da-milano/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/francescocampi.jpgFrancescoCampilutenist (Francesco da Milano?) by Giulio Campi (1502-1572)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/francesco1535.jpgFrancesco1535anonymous portrait thought to be Francesco da Milano, c. 1535, now in the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milanhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/truceofnice1538.jpgTruceofNice1538The Truce of Nice, 1538 by Taddeo Zuccari - in the foreground are Francis I (l) and Charles V (r) shaking hands; Pope Paul III is between themhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/francscoquote.pngFrancescoquotehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/castelionoprint.jpgCastelionoprintwoodcut (is it Francesco?) from Intabolatura de leuto de diversi autori published at Milan in 1536 by Giovanni Antonio Casteliono (know today as the casteliono lute book)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/popeleox.jpgPopeLeoXRaphael's portrait of Pope Leo X (Francesco's first papal patron) with his cousins Giulio de' Medici (later Pope Clement VII) on the left and Luigi de' Rossi, on the right. https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/intabolatura1536.jpgIntabolatura1536woodcut (of Francesco da Milano?) ~ the cover of Intabolatura di liuto published in Venice in 1536 by Francesco da Forli2019-11-04T13:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/11/26/the-medieval-lute/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cappella_palatina-ceiling-musician.jpgCappella_Palatina-ceiling-Musicianlutenist on the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina, Palermohttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/martorana_rogerii2008.jpgMartorana_RogerII2008Roger II receives his crown from Christ! (12th century mosaic)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/twolutesfromalfonso.jpgtwolutesfromAlfonsoMuslim and Christian lutenists from Cantigas de Sancta Maria https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1280px-librodesjuegasalfonxandcourt.jpg1280px-LibroDesJuegasAlfonXAndCourtAlfonso the Wise as a judge, from his Libro de los Dados, circa 1280https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ziryab1.pngZiryabhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/2lutes.jpg2lutestwo lutenists from the manuscript of Cantinas de Santa Mariaof Alfonso the Wise of Castile (1221-1284)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/cantiga_ms_2.jpgcantiga_ms_2musicians with rebec and lute from the manuscript of Cantinas de Santa Mariaof Alfonso the Wise of Castile (1221-1284)2019-04-26T19:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/09/20/meet-the-lute/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/earleofessexgalliard.pngEarleOfEssexGalliardFrench tablature: The Earle of Essex Galliard but John Dowland from Robert Dowland's A Varietie of Lute Lessons, 1610. French tablature was used in England and Scotland as well as Francehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/screen-shot-2015-09-20-at-8-15-52-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-09-20 at 8.15.52 AMhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/francesco_spinacino.pngFrancesco_Spinacinothe first page of Intavolatura de lauto by Francesco Spinacino (Ottaviano Petrucci, Venice, 1507)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/screen-shot-2015-09-18-at-8-12-55-pm.pngAngel playing a lutedetail from Virgin and child with four angels by Gerard David, Bruges,, ca. 1510-15, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although this was painted in the early 16th century, the angel is holding a 4-course lute from the previous century or olderhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/angel-playing-lute.jpgangel-playing-lutemusician angel by Rosso Fiorentino, circa 1520https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wbjaustin1996.jpgWB+JAustin1996Greensleeves ~ with my brother J Austin, 1996https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_8942.jpgIMG_89422019-04-26T19:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/prefatory-matter-to-john-dowland-andreas-ornithoparvs-his-micrologvs/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/micrologustothereader.jpgMicrologusToTheReaderhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/micrologusdedication.jpgMicrologusDedication2019-04-26T14:26:20+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/prefatory-matter-to-john-dowland-the-third-and-last-booke-of-songs-or-aires/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thirdbookepistle.jpgThirdBookEpistlehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/thirdbookdedication.jpgThirdBookdedication2019-04-25T22:28:37+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/prefatory-matter-to-john-dowland-lachrimae-or-seaven-teares/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/example.jpgExamplehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lachrmiaetothereader.jpgLachrmiaeTotheReaderhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/lachrimaededication.jpgLachrimaededication2019-04-25T22:15:20+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/dedication-to-john-dowland-the-second-booke-of-songs-or-ayres/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/secondbookededication.jpgSecondBookededication2019-04-25T14:25:08+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/john-dowland-to-sir-robert-cecil-november-10-1595/2019-04-24T23:02:23+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/2017/06/16/mnps-neglects-music-education-in-strategic-framework/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/annashepherd.jpgAnnaShepherdAnna Shepherd, Chair of the Board of Education, MNPS & District 4 Memberhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mnpsliteracyvalues.pngMNPSLiteracyValuesMultiple Literacies: the "top academic priorities for all students" according to MNPS do not include music literacy. (click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/seanjoseph.jpgSeanJosephDr. Sean Joseph, Director of Schools, MNPShttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mnpsstrategicframeworkcover.pngMNPSStrategicFrameworkCoverhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/screen-shot-2015-08-11-at-1-57-12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-08-11 at 1.57.12 PM2019-04-15T13:54:28+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/10/20/peter-and-the-wolf/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fullsizeoutput_133c.jpegfullsizeoutput_133cNettie Kraft & Enrico Lopez-Yañez https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fullsizeoutput_1335.jpegfullsizeoutput_1335Enrico Lopez-Yañez conducts the Nashville Symphony in a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Flight of the Bumblebee for a full house of 3rd and 4th graders ~ Nashville Symphony Young People's Concert, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, October 20, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fullsizeoutput_1330.jpegfullsizeoutput_1330The Nashville Symphony performs Peter and the Wolf narrated by Nettie Kraft, Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor ~ Young People's Concert, October 11, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashvillehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/fullsizeoutput_1332.jpegfullsizeoutput_1332The Nashville Symphony prepares to perform a Young People's Concert for a packed house of 4th graders from Maury County Schools ~ October 13, 2017, Cherry Theater, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennesseehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/prokofiev_familly1936.jpgProkofiev_familly1936The Prokofievs, 1936: Sergei, Sviatoslav, Oleg, & Linahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/peterthewolfrussianimage-1959.jpgPeter&theWolfRussianimage 1959art from a Soviet recording of Peter and the Wolf2019-04-15T13:34:11+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/03/24/the-ballad-the-requiem/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/artsteachers.pngartsteachershttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nsachoirsfaurerequiem.pngNSAChoirsFaureRequiemconducting the Fauré Requiem with the Nashville School of the Arts Festival Choir, Mary Biddlecombe, soprano & Tucker Biddlecombe, tenor, May 12, 2014, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt Universityhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/deathplaysthe-lute.jpgDeathPlaysthe LuteDeath Plays the Lutehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thegoldenvanity.jpgTheGoldenVanityclick to enlargehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/myco12_-281.jpgmyco12_-281dress rehearsal: directing MCYO and the NSA Festival Choir in Seven Choruses from Mozart's Requiem, April 30, 2012, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashvillehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/myco12_-431.jpgmyco12_-431directing MCYO and the NSA Festival Choir in Seven Choruses from Mozart's Requiem, April 30, 2012, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville2019-04-01T13:07:58+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/03/28/blair-school-of-music-adult-summer-chamber-music-institute-2019/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/amydorfman.jpgAmyDorfmanAmy Dorfmanhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/blairascmi2018.jpgBlairASCMI2018Adult Chamber Music Institute 2018, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Nashville2019-03-28T18:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/04/06/voices-of-hope/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fullsizeoutput_16c8.jpegfullsizeoutput_16c8https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/voices5.jpgVoices5https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/voices4.jpgVoices4https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fullsizeoutput_16c6.jpegfullsizeoutput_16c6How much pizza does it take to feed festival choir?https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/voices2.jpgVoices2https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/voices1.jpgVoices1https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_9213.jpgIMG_9213Hillwood High School Choral Director Tenor Cierpke conducts his choir in "Ghetto" during rehearsalhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_9211.jpgIMG_9211Dr. Tamara Freeman directs the Voices of Hope Festival Choir in rehearsal, march 26, 2018, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashvillehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/voicesofhope_1440x680.jpgvoicesofhope_1440x6802019-03-27T01:29:35+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/02/06/the-2017-schermerhorn-invitational-choral-festival/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e94.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e94Nashville Symphony Chorus Interim Director Dr. Tucker Biddlecombe conducts the Schermerhorn Invitational Choral Festival Choir, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, February 6, 2017.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6887.jpgimg_6887https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e93.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e93https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e79.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e79https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e7d.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e7dhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e59.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e59https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e5c.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e5chttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e64.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e64Dr. Biddlecombe poses with LaVergne High School students Jeneylise Santiago (l) & Josephine Amankwa (r)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e6d.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e6dhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6e58.jpegfullsizeoutput_6e582019-03-27T01:28:45+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/03/26/the-2019-schermerhorn-invitational-choral-festival/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_206d.jpegfullsizeoutput_206dAfternoon rehearsal with Nashville Symphony musicians, Schermerhorn Invitational Choral Festival, March 25, 2019https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_206f.jpegfullsizeoutput_206fHow much pizza does it take to feed six choirs?https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_2033.jpegfullsizeoutput_2033https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/carminaburana_1440x680.jpgcarminaburana_1440x680https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_206c.jpegfullsizeoutput_206cDr. Tucker Biddlecombe warms up Festival choristers at 10 am on Monday morning before they take their places on stage.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fullsizeoutput_206b.jpegfullsizeoutput_206b2019-03-27T01:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/01/25/the-forest-presents-pink-floyds-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-part-2/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_1dc9.jpegfullsizeoutput_1dc9The singers: (l to r) Danesa, Kate, & Eric at The Forest rehearsal, October 5, 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For a glimpse inside Ravel's world, visit Maurice Ravel Fondationhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ravel.jpegRavelhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ravel-echenoz-cover.jpgRavel Echenoz coverRavel (2005) by Jean Echenoz, translated by Linda Coverdale, The New Presshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ravel-banner.pngRavel bannerMaurice Ravel (1875-1937)2019-03-08T01:38:42+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/03/07/curb-concerto-competition-finalists-2019/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_curbcontest_kmunkel01.jpg2019_CurbContest_KMunkel01Jaime Kimhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_curbcontest_kmunkel03.jpg2019_CurbContest_KMunkel03Jocelyn Hartleyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_curbcontest_kmunkel08.jpg2019_CurbContest_KMunkel08Luke Turnerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/2019_curbcontest_kmunkel07.jpg2019_CurbContest_KMunkel072019 Curb Concerto Competition Finalists: (l to r) Jaime Kim, Luke Turner, Jocelyn Hartley ~ photos by Kathleen Munkel (click to enlarge)2019-03-07T19:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/02/28/sphinxconnect-2019/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sphinxconnect-quote.pngSphinxConnect quotehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fullsizeoutput_1ffa.jpegfullsizeoutput_1ffaOn Friday we braved the cold and made it to Parks & Rec Diner (one of my favorite Detroit restaurants) for brunch: (l to r) WB, Nashville Symphony cellist Brad Mansell, Accelerando Manager Kimberly McLemorehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sterling-2019-crop.jpg2019 Sphinx Connect and CompetitionSterling Elliot, winner of the 2019 Sphinx Competition Senior Divisionhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fullsizeoutput_1ff9.jpegfullsizeoutput_1ff9Sphinx Competition Senior Division finalists await the judges' decision, SphinxConnect, Detroit, Michigan, February 2, 2019https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/fullsizeoutput_1ff8.jpegfullsizeoutput_1ff8brainstorming Vision and Mission Statements at the DEI Precollege Pipeline Programs meeting, SphinxConnect, January 31, 2019https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/polarvortexdetroit.jpgpolarvortexDetroithttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sphinxconnect-logo-leaders-rising-web3.pngSphinxConnect-Logo-LEADERS-RISING-web32019-02-28T23:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/12/22/how-to-listen-to-music/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/brainheadphones.pngbrainheadphoneshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/god.jpggodhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/deep-listening.jpgdeep.listening2019-02-26T22:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/02/24/rain-music/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/singin-in-the-rain.jpgSingin in the RainGene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain, 1952https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/cliffs-at-pourville-rain-1896-claude-monet-oil-painting.jpgCliffs-at-Pourville-Rain-1896-Claude-Monet-Oil-PaintingCliffs at Pourville Rain 1896 by Claude Monet (1840-1926)2019-02-26T14:01:14+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/01/18/the-forest-presents-pink-floyds-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-part-1/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_0602.jpgimg_0602Alex & Eric, load-in day at The Barbershop Theater, October 31, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_1a06.jpegVersion 2The Forest: first all-vocals rehearsal, August 19, 2018 (l to r) Alex, Kate, WB, Danesa, Eric, Michaelhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_19ed.jpegfullsizeoutput_19edKate and Danesa decide who will sing first on Great Gig in the Sky at our first all-vocals rehearsal via rock/paper/scissors, August 18, 2018. On the original album, Great Gig featured the acclaimed wordless solo by Clare Torry, but Pink Floyd's live performances featured two female singers who also performed the back-up vocals on several other songs that were performed by a quartet on the original album. We followed this model for our own performance.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/38513957_1297328560403886_6998982902021095424_o.jpg38513957_1297328560403886_6998982902021095424_oJuly 26, 2018: Michael, Eric, WBhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pf-poster_version_5_w_more_details.pngpf-poster_version_5_w_more_detailsMichael's poster for the shows, which you could find all over town in September and October last yearhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/brianhull-images-dsotm.jpgbrianhull images dsotmsome of Brian Hull's images created for The Forest presents Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moonhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_1d26.jpegfullsizeoutput_1d26The Forest rehearsal, September 15, 2018 (l to r) WB, Danesa, Kate, Michael, Alex.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_198f.jpegfullsizeoutput_198fKari Leigh Ames & Brian Hull at The Barbershop Theater, August 17, 2018.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_1dac.jpegfullsizeoutput_1dacBrian Hull, October 3, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_1d1d.jpegfullsizeoutput_1d1dThe Forest, September 14, 2018 (l to r) Alex, Kate, Danesa, WB, Eric, Michael, Andrew.2019-01-25T14:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/07/30/on-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-part-2/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/nickmason1973.jpgNIckMason1973Nick Mason, Kent State University, March 1973https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/gilmourblackstrat.jpgGilmourBlackStratDavid Gilmour, 1973https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dark-side-of-the-moon-recording-sessions.jpgdark-side-of-the-moon-recording-sessionsRichard Wright and David Gilmour, VCS3, early 1970shttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/claretorry1973.jpgClareTorry1973Clare Torry, 1973https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pinkfloyd1973.jpgPinkFloyd1973Pink Floyd, July 1973 ~ photo by Erik Calonius (NARA record: 8464439) 2019-01-19T02:41:45+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2019/01/15/accelerando-auditions-2019/2019-01-15T17:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/01/08/16th-annual-mozart-birthday-concerts/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wiesmeyermozart_liveinc.jpgWiesmeyerMozart_LiveinCLast week, Roger and five friends from the Nashville Symphony performed a chamber version of the piano concerto No. 27 on WPLN's Live in Studio C. Listen to the performance here. (l to r) Roger Wiesmeyer, piano; Joel Reist, bass; Christopher Farrell, viola; Jimin Lim, violin; Jeremy Williams, violin; Keith Nicholas, cello. photo credit: NINA CARDONA / NASHVILLE PUBLIC RADIOhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mozartcaviar.pngMozartcaviarhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/mozartk595score.pngMozartk595scoreThe first page of the autograph score of the Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat Major, K. 595 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarthttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/boling-claire-02.jpgBoling-Claire-02Claire Boling2019-01-11T19:42:10+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/01/06/15th-annual-mozart-birthday-concerts/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/15thannualconcertsflyer.jpg15thannualconcertsflyerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/minmission1.pngminmissionhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/696px-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart_1.jpg696px-wolfgang-amadeus-mozart_1Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ~ posthumous portrait by Barbara Krafft, 1819https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_0256.jpgimg_0256(l to r) Gil Perel & Roger Wiesmeyer2019-01-11T19:41:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/01/13/14th-annual-mozarts-birthday-concerts/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0333.jpgIMG_0333with Roger after a performance of Mozart's C minor piano concerto, November 19, 2015, W.O. Smith Music School, Nashville ~ photo by Kelley Bellhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0327.jpgIMG_0327Roger Wiesmeyer, piano, with Keith Nicholas, cello; Kathryn Ladner, flute; and Jeremy Williams, violin ~ November 19, 2005, W.O. 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The Curse of Blackbeard's Treasure, September 29, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_1f41.jpegfullsizeoutput_1f41the instrument petting zoo at the Nashville Symphony's Free Day of Music, October 27, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/freedayofmusic_kmunkel42.jpgfreedayofmusic_kmunkel42Nashville in Harmony performs at Free Day of Music, October 27, 2018 ~ photo by Kathleen Munkelhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/freedayofmusic_kmunkel22.jpgfreedayofmusic_kmunkel22Guzheng artist Wu Frei performs at Free Day of Music, October 27, 2018 ~ photo by Kathleen Munkelhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/freedayofmusic_kmunkel36.jpgfreedayofmusic_kmunkel36The Nashville Symphony Chorus performs at Free Day of Music, October 27, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/fullsizeoutput_1f3d.jpegfullsizeoutput_1f3dHonoring twenty-five years of service! 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Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0626.jpgDSC_0626photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0740.jpgDSC_0740photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0783.jpgDSC_0783photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0647.jpgDSC_0647photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0673.jpgDSC_0673photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0324.jpgDSC_0324solo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0311.jpgDSC_0311photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/dsc_0548.jpgDSC_0548photo by Sally 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2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fullsizeoutput_1847.jpegfullsizeoutput_1847New World Symphony conducting fellow Dean Whiteside (Blair 2010) coaches Accelerando student Riya Mitra in a masterclass as Schermerhorn Symphony Center, June 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fullsizeoutput_177a.jpegfullsizeoutput_177aNew World Symphony Fellows visited Nashville to coach masterclasses and teach lessons with Nashville Symphony Accelerando students at Blair School of Music, June 2017 ~ (l to r) Kimberly McLemore, Esther Nahm, Joseph Peterson, Cassidy Fitzpatrick, Sean Maree, Clare Semeshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cassidyfitzpatrick.pngCassidyFitzpatrickCassidy Fitzpatrickhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/fullsizeoutput_1781.jpegfullsizeoutput_1781Michael Tilson Thomas (Music Director, New World Symphony) with Aalia Hanif, Accelerando student, April 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(Richard Wright is not pictured) ~ photo by Tim Duncanhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dsotmpullquote.pngDSOTMpullquotehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/floyd_stickers.jpgfloyd_stickersNight and Day stickers included as inserts in the original album's record sleevehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/floyd_poster2.jpgfloyd_poster2https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/floyd_poster.jpgfloyd_posterhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/floyd_pyramid2.jpgfloyd_pyramid2https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/floyd_pyramid1.jpgfloyd_pyramid1https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dsotmgatefoldinside.jpgDSOTMgatefoldinsidehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dsotmgatefoldcover.jpgDSOTMgatefoldcoverhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/dsotm-cover.pngDSOTM 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2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fullsizeoutput_171e.jpegfullsizeoutput_171ehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fullsizeoutput_171f.jpegfullsizeoutput_171fhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fullsizeoutput_1714.jpegfullsizeoutput_1714Curb Youth Symphony, May 15, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fullsizeoutput_172e.jpegProcessed with VSCO with m5 presetCurb Youth Symphony concertmaster Kaili Wang listens as the combined orchestras tune before the Side by Side performance beginshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fullsizeoutput_1734.jpegProcessed with VSCO with m5 presetSean Yang performs the third movement of the Piano Concerto in F# minor, Op. 20 by Alexander Scriabin with the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor, May 15, 2018.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fullsizeoutput_1724.jpegfullsizeoutput_1724Curb Youth Symphony musicians as rehearsal begins for the annual Side By Side Concert, Monday, May 14, 2018, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville2018-05-24T15:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/03/20/curb-concerto-competition-finalists-2018/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1686.jpegfullsizeoutput_1686https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1684.jpegfullsizeoutput_1684https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1682.jpegfullsizeoutput_1682Joshua Stanczakhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1680.jpegfullsizeoutput_1680https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_167e.jpegfullsizeoutput_167eSean Yanghttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1678.jpegfullsizeoutput_16782018 Curb Concerto Competition Finalists: (l to r) Sean Yang, Luke Turner, Maggie Kasinger, Joshua Stanczak, Shawn Zheng2018-05-22T16:48:44+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/05/22/side-by-side-2017/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p5170392.jpgP5170392photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p5170360.jpgP5170360photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p5170307.jpgP5170307photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p5170122.jpgP5170122photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p5170265.jpgP5170265photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fullsizeoutput_711c.jpegfullsizeoutput_711cKaili Wang performs the first movement of the Sibelius Violin Concerto with Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony, May 17, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p5170494.jpgP5170494photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/p5170403.jpgP5170403photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fullsizeoutput_7118.jpegfullsizeoutput_7118Giancarlo Guerrero, the Nashville Symphony, and Curb Youth Symphony acknowledge the audience before the performance of Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique, May 17, 2107 ~ photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fullsizeoutput_7119.jpegfullsizeoutput_7119photo by Sally Bebawy2018-05-22T16:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/02/28/curb-concerto-competition-finalists-2017/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ccc2017daniel.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADaniel Hosny ~ photo by Sally Bebawy (click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ccc2017chloe.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAChloe Harvel ~ photo by Sally Bebawy (click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ccc2017maggie.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ccc2017kaili.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL 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backstagehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5737.jpgIMG_5737side by side rehearsal with the Nashville Symphony and Curb Youth Symphony, May 18, 2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_5744.jpgIMG_5744The Nashville Symphony and Curb Youth Symphony perform the annual Side By Side concert, May 19, 2016, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashvillehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/img_6822.jpgIMG_6822Jocelyn Hartley, cello, rehearses the first movement of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33 with the Nashville Symphony, Vinay Parameswaran, conductor. Wednesday, May 19, 2016.2018-05-22T16:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/03/16/curb-concerto-competition-finalists-2016/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8842-2.jpgIMG_8842 (2)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8836-2.jpgIMG_8836 (2)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8834-2.jpgIMG_8834 (2)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8829-2.jpgIMG_8829 (2)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8825-2.jpgIMG_8825 (2)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_8822-2.jpgIMG_8822 (2)2016 Curb Concerto Competition Finalists: (l to r) Jocelyn Hartley, Clara Warford, Maggie Kasinger, Shawn Zheng, Kazuki Takizawa. March 6, 2016, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville2018-05-22T16:40:17+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/03/17/the-contestants/2018-05-22T16:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/05/23/side-by-side/2018-05-22T16:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/06-nineteen-eighty-four/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1984first.jpg1984first2018-05-15T00:04:35+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/2016/08/08/the-count/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/nsa-choir-students-2013.pngNSA Choir Students 2013Nashville School of the Arts Choir students backstage before a performance, February 19, 2013, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashvillehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/thecount.pngTheCounthttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/kaihdblars052211.jpgKai,HDB,Lars052211Music City Youth Orchestra students warm up before a concert, May 22, 2011, Schermerhorn Symphony center, Nashville2018-04-24T12:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/03/22/sphinxconnect-2018/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_162d.jpegfullsizeoutput_162dtaking a break with Nashville Symphony colleagues at Detroit's unique Cadieux Cafe, home of feather bowling! (l to r) WB; Chris Farrell, viola; Kimberly McLemore, Accelerando Managerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1631.jpegfullsizeoutput_1631Daniel Bernard Roumain and Lil Buck electrify the crowd at the closing plenary ~ SphinxConnect, February 3, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_162a.jpegfullsizeoutput_162aat Sphinx again with my friend and Nashville colleague Dr. Maya Stone, bassoonist and teacher extraordinaire!https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1636.jpegfullsizeoutput_1636inside then Detroit Marriot at the Renaissance Centerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1626.jpegfullsizeoutput_1626"Is the world really flat?" discusses the life of a performing musician abroad: (l to r) Jacqueline Jove, facilitator (Sphinx); Elena Urioste (Intermission); Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE (Chineke!); Lena Fankhauser (Burgtheater Vienna, Chineke!); Dmitry Sitkovetsky (Violinist, conductor, arranger), Sphinxconnect 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/fullsizeoutput_1633.jpegfullsizeoutput_1633the panel "Academic Activism: Rhetoric or Reality?" discusses DEI programs at academic institutions: (l to r) Freyja Sutherland Harris, facilitator (University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance); Larry Bomback, Curtis Institute of Music; Are Guzeliman, The Juilliard School; Paul W. 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January 25, 2018.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_15d4.jpegfullsizeoutput_15d4Association of British Orchestras Director Mark Pemberton addresses the delegateshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_15d6.jpegfullsizeoutput_15d6https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_8893.jpgIMG_8893post-session selfie (l to r) WB, Lydia Connolly, James Murphy, January 26, 2018 ~ Photo courtesy of James Murphyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_15da.jpegfullsizeoutput_15dawelsh cakes served at one of the receptions - a delicious cross between a pancake and a sconehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_15cd.jpegfullsizeoutput_15cdSinfonia Cymru performs Birdsong/Cân yr Adar, a collaboration with pianist/composer Gwilym Simcock, and singer/songwriter Kizzy Crawford. This enthralling and reflective performance about the Welsh Rainforest was reminiscent of Esperanza Spaulding's 2010 album Chamber Music Society and we were all served Sinfonia Cymru IPA to enjoy while we listened!https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_15ce.jpegfullsizeoutput_15ce(l to r) composition students Kirsten Evans and Samuel Williams and head of composition John Hardy (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama), Claire Whitaker OBE (Director, Serious) discuss RWCMD's participation in the James Richards/Chapter installation at Wales on Venice/Cymru Yn Fenis on Friday's The Art of Collaboration session, Association of British Orchestras annual conference 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_8862.jpgIMG_8862networking at the Awen Bar between sessions, Association of British Orchestras annual conference, Wales Millennium Center, Cardiff, 2018https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizeoutput_15d2.jpegfullsizeoutput_15d2https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_8841.jpgIMG_88412018-02-13T00:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2018/01/12/accelerando-auditions-2018/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/d3k_7885-7.jpgD3K_7885-7Accelerando students with John Williams, September 8, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville (click images to enlarge)2018-01-12T19:11:14+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/12/31/2017-what-kind-of-blog-is-this/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/fullsizeoutput_14bf.jpegfullsizeoutput_14bfhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017worldwide.png2017Worldwidehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/otp2017portrait.pngOTP2017Portrait2017-12-31T02:58:00+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/06/24/learn-their-names-first/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/wbatmetsummeracademy.jpgWBatMETSummerAcademysinging "Ho! 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Bitner ~ January 17, 2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/wb-cdsatkeyboard2003.jpgWB-CDSatKeyboard2003performing at Spring Fling, Carrollwood Day School, 20032017-10-02T15:39:13+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/09/22/the-firebird/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/firebirdfinalehornsolo.pngFirebirdfinalehornsoloThe famous horn solo that announces the finalehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/stravinskydebussybysatie.jpgStravinsky&DebussybySatieIgor Stravinsky and Claude Debussy in the Debussy’s apartment in the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, Paris; photo by Erik Satie, June 1910.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/disney_igor.jpgDisney_IgorWalt Disney and Igor Stravinsky, Los Angeles, 1939. 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Grimes and instrument restorer Avshi Weinstein will speak at the Southern Festival of Books on October 14 at the Nashville Public Libraryhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fullsizeoutput_740a.jpegfullsizeoutput_740aNashville Symphony music director Giancarlo Guerrero fields questions from reporters, Violins of Hope press conference ~ September 12, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville2017-09-16T13:27:34+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/09/11/10-tickets-for-all-students-soundcheck-2017-18/2017-09-11T12:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/09/08/2017-gateways-music-festival/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_73be.jpegfullsizeoutput_73be(l to r) WB, Armenta Adams Hummings Dumisani, Anyango Yarbo-Davenport, ~ August 11, 2017, Gateways Music Festival, Rochester, New York https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_73b2.jpegfullsizeoutput_73b2(l to r) Lee Koonce, President & Artistic Director, Gateways Music Festival; Jamal J. Rossi, Dean, Eastman School of Music; WB ~ Gateways Music Festival, Rochester, New York, August 13, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_7972.jpgIMG_7972https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_73a9.jpegfullsizeoutput_73a9Gateways Brass, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_73b7.jpegfullsizeoutput_73b7A Gateways musician gives an impromptu first horn lesson to some youngsters after a concert, August 12, 2017, Hochstein School of Music & Dance, Rochester, New Yorkhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_73b6.jpegfullsizeoutput_73b6https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_73b8.jpegfullsizeoutput_73b8Main Street bridge over the Erie Canal, Rochester, New Yorkhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/fullsizeoutput_73b9.jpegfullsizeoutput_73b9Gateways Music Festival Orchestra, Michael Morgan, conductor & Stewart Goodyear, piano, rehearse Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, August 12, 2017, Eastman Theatre, Rochester, New Yorkhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_7914.jpgIMG_7914at Java's Cafe next door to Eastman: (l to r) WB; 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Kristen Freeman, co-ordinator; Kelley Bell, program manager; Kimberly Kraft McLemore, Accelerando Manager ~ January 10, 2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fullsizeoutput_4.jpegfullsizeoutput_4Kimberly Kraft McLemore, Accelerando Manager, Nashville Symphony2017-09-08T14:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/01/24/accelerando-auditions-2017/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/nissan_180.jpgnissan_180https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_1678.jpgimg_1678(l to r) Accelerando strings students Antonio Thai and Emily Martinez-Perez at MTSBOA MidState Band, January 14, 2017 ~ photo courtesy of Isabel Bitnerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/16142465_1198611153521134_7941155878737658298_n.jpg16142465_1198611153521134_7941155878737658298_nAccelerando wind students Isabel Evernham, Bernard Ekwuazi, and Aalia Hanif at MTSBOA MidState Band, January 21, 20172017-09-08T14:25:38+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/06/30/accelerando-the-first-year/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_7408.jpgIMG_7408Accelerando solfège intensive, June 21, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Centerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_7216.jpegfullsizeoutput_7216Isabel Evernham and Aalia Hanif pose with designer Zac Posen at the Nashville Symphony Fashion Show, April 18, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/govschlflute_liveinc.jpgGovSchlFlute_LiveinCAalia Hanif performs on Live in Studio C ~ photo by Nina Cardona, WPLNhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/p1010687.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAEmily Martinez-Perez with legendary strings educator Anna Maria Miller (MNPS, Tennessee Youth Orchestra), Accelerando Spring Recital, June 12, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Center ~ photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_721a.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACedric Quinn & Julia Harguindey, Accelerando Spring Recital, June 12, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Center ~ photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_7219.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERABernard Ekwuazi, Accelerando Spring Recital, June 12, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Center ~ photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_7217.jpegOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAntonio Thai, Accelerando Spring Recital, June 12, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Center ~ photo by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/nws_lockup_720.jpgNWShttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_720f.jpegfullsizeoutput_720fAccelerando student Aalia Hanif, 1st chair flute, Tennessee All-State Band & Kimberly McLemore, Accelerando Manager, April 8, 2017 ~ photo courtesy of Shahnela Hanifhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/acclerandoclass2016-17.jpgAcclerandoClass2016-17Accelerando Class 2016-17 ~ photo by Grannis Photography2017-09-08T14:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/08/18/accelerando-begins-year-two/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/accelerando-17aug2017-52.jpgAccelerando 17Aug2017-52 Nashville Symphony Accelerando Program Inaugural (top) and Second (bottom) classes: Bottom (L-R)McKane (Max) Robinson, Angelina Bautista, Riya Mitra, & Xayvion DavidsonTop (L-R) Cedric Quinn, Isabel Evernham, Emily Martinez, Aalia Hanif & Antonio Thaihttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/accelerando-17aug2017-238.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAphoto by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/accelerando-17aug2017-80.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAphoto by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/accelerando-17aug2017-369.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAphoto by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/accelerando-17aug2017-290.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/accelerando-17aug2017-18.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAphoto by Sally Bebawyhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/accelerando-17aug2017-50.jpgAccelerando 17Aug2017-50Nashville Symphony Accelerando Program Second Class (L-R) -- McKane (Max) Robinson, Angelina Bautista, Riya Mitra, & Xayvion Davidson ~ photo by Sally Bebawy2017-09-08T14:24:35+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/02/25/nashville-symphony-edce-at-sphinxconnect-2017/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6f33.jpegfullsizeoutput_6f33caught in a serious moment ~ Kelley Bell & Kristen Freeman between sessions at SphinxConnect, Detroit, February 10, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6f4f.jpegfullsizeoutput_6f4fAtlanta Symphony TDP alumni gather for a photo at SphinxConnect 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6954.jpgimg_6954From my instagram feed: with Stanford Thompson, Founder & Executive Director, Play On Philly; former chairman, El Sistema USA ~ February 11, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6f32.jpegfullsizeoutput_6f32from my instagram feed: Junior Division finalists await the awards announcement, 20th annual Sphinx Competition, February 10, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/img_6950.jpgimg_6950from my instagram feed: with Adrienne Thompson, Talent Development Program Manager, Atlanta Symphony, February 11, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6f30.jpegfullsizeoutput_6f30from my instagram feed: feather bowling on our first night in Detroit at Cadieux Cafe (l to r) Kimberly McLemore, Kelley Bell, Kristen Freemanhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_6f2a.jpegfullsizeoutput_6f2aNashville Symphony Education & Community Engagement staff with Aaron Dworkin, founder of Sphinx and Dean of University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre, & Dance, SphinxConnect, Detroit, February 10, 2017. (l to r) WB, Kelley Bell, Aaron Dworkin, Kimberly McLemore, Kristen Freeman.2017-09-08T14:24:05+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/02/17/2016-sphinxcon-ignite-to-action/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/theamericanorchestra.pngTheAmericanOrchestrahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/theorchestra.pngTheOrchestrahttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/aarondworkin.pngAaronDworkinAaron Dworkinhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/cropic-share-file.jpegCropic Share FileMax M. Fisher Music Center, Detroithttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_5445.jpgIMG_5445Afa Dworkin leads the audience in applauding the winners of the 2016 Sphinx Competition, February 7, 2016, Detroithttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_5431.jpgIMG_5431The Westin Book Cadillac Detroithttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_5402.jpgIMG_5402Afa Dworkin introduces SphinxCon 2016, February 5, 2016, Detroithttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_5401.jpgIMG_5401https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/img_5395.jpgIMG_5395https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sphinccon-logo.pngSphincCon logo2017-09-08T14:23:36+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/08/04/new-york-2017-new-york-2140/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fullsizeoutput_733b.jpegfullsizeoutput_733bThe Lapis Ensemble, circa 1994 (l to r) Anna Grace Schurman, Britta Lindgren, Zaria Forman, WB ~ photo by Rena Bass Formanhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fullsizeoutput_732d.jpegfullsizeoutput_732dwith Steve Silverstein, July 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fullsizeoutput_7296.jpegfullsizeoutput_7296Blue Rock School Reunion 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fullsizeoutput_732c.jpegfullsizeoutput_732chttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7752.jpgIMG_7752https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fullsizeoutput_7326.jpegfullsizeoutput_7326https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7634.jpgIMG_7634https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7615.jpgIMG_7615https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/fullsizeoutput_7323.jpegfullsizeoutput_7323https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/img_7591.jpgIMG_75912023-10-22T05:06:57+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/08/27/my-top-21-posts-in-the-first-100000-views/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mytop21posts-v2.pngMyTop21Posts v2https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mytop21posts.pngMyTop21Posts2017-08-31T12:46:37+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/my-top-21/2017-08-28T17:11:25+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/2017/08/11/martha-argerich-the-complete-recordings-on-deutsche-grammophon/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/marthaargerich.pngMarthaArgerichMartha Argerich. Photo © Ilse Buhs, Deutsche Grammophonhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/argerichkremermaiskycdcover.pngArgerichKremerMaiskyCDcoverthe cover of the only recording Martha made with Gidon Kremer and Mischa Maisky as a trio, released in 1999https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/argerichabbadocover.pngArgerich:AbbadoCoverthe cover of Martha's first concerti release - with Claudio Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic, 1967https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/argerichgaspardcover.pngArgerichGaspardCoverMartha's 1975 Ravel album including Gaspard de la Nuit is one of my all-time favorite piano recordingshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/argerichdebutalbumcover.pngArgerichDebutAlbumCoverthe cover of Martha Argerich's debut recital album on Deutsche Grammophon, released in 1961https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/argerichboxsetcover.pngArgerichBoxSetCover2017-09-24T01:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/06/24/kaili-wang-musical-ambassador/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2854.jpgIMG_2854photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Universityhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2848.jpgIMG_2848photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Universityhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2846.jpgIMG_2846photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Universityhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2850.jpgIMG_2850photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Universityhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2226.jpgIMG_2226photo courtesy of Kaili Wanghttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_2222.jpgIMG_2222photo courtesy of Kaili Wanghttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1865.jpgIMG_1865photo courtesy of Kaili Wanghttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_71e3.jpegfullsizeoutput_71e3photo courtesy of Kaili Wanghttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_1588.jpgIMG_1588Kaili Wang performs for villagers in Jinja, Uganda, January 2017 ~ photo courtesy of Kaili Wanghttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/africa-map-780px.jpgafrica-map-780pxA map of Africa showing the location of Uganda (click to enlarge)2017-06-24T01:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/choirs/2017-06-20T04:42:21+00:00weekly0.6https://walterbitner.com/2017/06/01/education-community-engagement-at-the-nashville-symphony-spring-2017-review/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_716a.jpegfullsizeoutput_716aDavid Coe & Lauren Saks, Is it A Fiddle Or A Violin? ~ May 16, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Centerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/drum-circle-5.jpgDrum Circle 5Kristen Freeman leads a drum circle at Glenview Boys & Girls Clubhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_7166.jpegfullsizeoutput_7166Reach for the Stars! Nashville Symphony EDCE: (l to r) Kristen Freeman, WB, Kelley Bellhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_715d.jpegfullsizeoutput_715dZuill Bailey coaches cellist Matthew Palazzolo, May 31, 2017, Blair School of Music. Matthew is a Curb Youth Symphony alumni who has just graduated from the University of Memphis.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_7156.jpegfullsizeoutput_7156Chinese Arts Alliance perform at Nashville Symphony Around the World, Pied Piper Concert, February 4, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_7155.jpegfullsizeoutput_7155young patrons create their own storybooks ~ pre-concert activities, Nashville Symphony Pied Piper Concert, April 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fullsizeoutput_7154.jpegfullsizeoutput_7154Nashville Symphony Sensory Friendly concert, March 25, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0432.jpgIMG_0432Pre-concert activities at Reach for the Stars Sensory Friendly concert, Nashville Symphony, March 25, 2017https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_0912.jpgIMG_0912David Coe & Lauren Saks, Is it A Fiddle Or A Violin? ~ May 16, 2017, Schermerhorn Symphony Centerhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/fullsizeoutput_714e.jpegfullsizeoutput_714eNashville Symphony Brass Quintet performs at Nashville Classical Charter School, May 8, 20172017-06-02T02:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/05/07/two-brahms-portraits/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/img_3813.jpgIMG_3813in my office at the Nashville Symphony, December 10, 2014 ~ Carol-Margaret's portrait of Brahms peering over my right shoulder. Brahms' eyes in this portrait seem to follow you around the room: over the years, many students told me that no matter where they sat in my classroom, he was always staring at them!https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/patelsons.jpgpatelsonsthe storefront of Joseph Patelson Music House, New York c.2009https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/brahmsatthepiano.pngBrahmsAtThePianothis print cropped from "Brahms at the Piano" by Willy von Beckerath (1868-1938) has hung over my piano at home since I was 20 years old2017-05-10T19:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/05/05/blair-school-of-music-adult-summer-chamber-music-institute-2017/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/jblackwell.jpgjblackwellJessica Blackwellhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sarireist.jpgSariReistSari DeLeon-Reisthttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/stephen_miahky_fi.jpgStephen_Miahky_fiStephen 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Smithhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fullsizeoutput_701f.jpegfullsizeoutput_701fJoshua Lindsayhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fullsizeoutput_7023.jpegfullsizeoutput_7023Tiange Wuhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12718337_1225009930846776_1061484495622751943_n.jpg12718337_1225009930846776_1061484495622751943_n2017-04-28T02:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2015/04/21/brahms-requiem-at-west-end-umc/2017-04-24T19:57:05+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/01/28/music-city-baroque-vox-grata-music-from-the-venetian-ospedali/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ospedali_degli_incurabili.jpgOspedali_degli_incurabili18th century drawing of the Ospedale degli Incurabile, Venicehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/johann_adolph_hasse_by_balthasar_denner.jpgJohann_Adolph_Hasse_by_Balthasar_DennerJohann Adolf Hasse ~ painting by Balthasar Denner, 1740https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/baldassare_galuppi_venetian_school_of_the_1750s.jpgBaldassare_Galuppi,_Venetian_School_of_the_1750sBaldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) ~ Venetian School, 1751https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/vivaldi.jpgVivaldiAntonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) ~ anonymous portrait, 1723https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mcb-at-covenant.jpgMCB at CovenantMusic City Baroque after a concert at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Nashville, February 21, 2010 ~ I am standing in the back wearing a yellow sweater: I joined the ensemble that concert for a performance of BWV 65https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/snowedin.pngsnowedinfrom my Instagram feed: snowed in on Saturdayhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/mcbvg.jpgMCB+VGMusic City Baroque & Vox Grata perform music from the Venetian Ospedale, January 24, 2016, Westminster Presbyterian Church, 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Her daughter fought for her and was able to keep three 8 hours days each week (down from 24 hours 7 days a week.) her daughter pays for her 2 days a week and cares for her the rest of the time.https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0214.jpgimg_0214Chris Farrellhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_0196.jpgimg_0196Chris Farrell & Jessica Blackwell2017-04-23T21:18:43+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/06/02/introducing-the-nashville-concerto-orchestra/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/08-16-2012-fr-gateorch-gwolynec2.jpg08-16-2012-FR-gateorch-gwolynec2Gregory Wolynechttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/samis.jpgSamisMichael Samishttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gperel.jpggperelGil Perelhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/phelps.jpgPhelpsMatthew Phelpshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/zachcaseboltheader-920x250.pngzachcaseboltheader-920x250Zach Casebolthttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/rwplaysmozart.pngRWplaysMozartfrom my instagram feed: Roger Wiesmeyer plays Mozart, 14th annual Mozart's Birthday Concert, January 31, 2016, Edgehill United Methodist Church, Nashville2017-04-23T21:14:38+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2016/10/02/felix-wang-and-the-nashville-concerto-orchestra-perform-michael-roses-cello-concerto/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6295.jpgimg_6295Roger Wiesmeyer, Michael Rose, Felix Wanghttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/joe-lee.jpgjoe-leeJoseph Leehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6293.jpgimg_6293the first page of the manuscript of Sedentary Danceshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_5933.jpgimg_5933Matthew Phelps conducts the Nashville Concerto Orchestra in rehearsal for their first performance, with Gil Perel, bassoon ~ June 25, 2016, Edgehill United Methodist Church, Nashvillehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/img_6294.jpgimg_6294Michael Rose and Felix Wang2017-04-23T21:14:05+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/04/08/nashville-concerto-orchestra-spring-concert-2017/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/bottesinitestore.jpgBottesiniTestoreGiovanni Bottesini (1821-1889) with his 3-string basshttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mickeyrybiski.jpgMickeyRybiskihttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/villa-lobos-heitor-05.jpgVilla-Lobos-Heitor-05Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mayastone.jpgMayaStoneMaya Stonehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nco041517concertposter.jpegNCO041517concertposterclick to enlarge2017-04-23T21:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/04/21/fie-nay-prithee-john/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thisisnotquote.pngthisisnotquotehttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fienaypritheejohn.pngFieNayPritheeJohnhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nyt-1000350367-flinsch-2_015701.jpgNYT-1000350367-FLINSCH.2_015701Peggy, who taught me Fie, Nay, Prithee Johnhttps://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/thecatchclubtitlepage.pngTheCatchClubtitlepagetitle page of The Catch Club or Merry Companions, book II, c. 1690 (click to enlarge)https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/fienaypritheejohnoriginal.pngFieNayPritheeJohnoriginalFie, Nay, Prithee John as it appears in The Catch Club, c.1690https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/henry_purcell_composer.jpgHenry_Purcell_(composer)Henry Purcell (1659-1695)2017-04-24T20:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://walterbitner.com/2017/04/03/farewell-vinay-parameswaran/https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizeoutput_6fe8.jpegfullsizeoutput_6fe8VP conducts the Nashville Symphony, October 7, 2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizeoutput_6fe0.jpegfullsizeoutput_6fe0VP goofing off on the set of Crouching the Numbers with Kelley Bell and Kristen Freeman, September 21, 2016https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fullsizeoutput_6fe7.jpegfullsizeoutput_6fe7VP conducts rehearsal for MTSBOA MidState Orchestra, 11-12th grades, MTSU, January 16, 2015https://walterbitner.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/img_1588.jpgIMG_1588After the legendary Blast Off! 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