If there were a pax orchestra, it would be during the 1950s. The prosperity of post-World War II America gave greater access to the arts for a newly affluent middle class. Our relatively conservative nation still appreciated classical music. The largely wealthy audience positioned modern orchestras for unprecedented growth. The rising affluence of the 1950s provided a significant income stream from gross ticket sales. Affluence, when coupled with a stable economy, allowed orchestras to offer …

 This past summer challenged me as a traveler, musician, and individual. What a better way to transition to college than touring Europe with an Orchestra! Instead of pedantically recapping each moment, I share my personal journal with you of my travels. “We played Carmena Burana, American in Paris, and Overture to the Magic flute at the Mozartrum, the perennial music hall in Western Europe, think of it as the Carnegie hall of the east, a picture of our rehearsal is attached. The concert last …

Much has changed since I last posted on this blog. Musically, I have grown beyond my imagined limits. I have been blessed to have had an all too brief, but none other than amazing year at Long Island High School for the Arts. LISHA afforded me a unique opportunity to continue developing my strengths, and recognizing and improving my weaknesses. Through a holistic approach to musical pedagogy, the world-renowned faculty pushed me to realize my true artistic limits. An intense theoretical study of four …

          The end of the year 2009 has brought great things, and I consider myself very lucky to have had these in-depth musical experiences. Compositionally, I have been working tirelessly to complete orchestral arrangements, original small works for solo Double Bass, and larger works for various instrumentations. I have also been an extremely active performer throughout this year, from my Carnegie Hall Performance last June to continuing a third pioneering …

After having started my internships this summer in the music business, and becoming an avid Billboard reader, I am starting to realize the great importance of diversifying my musical “taste.” All things considered, I do think I have a vast musical palette. I appreciate many diverse types of music (classic rock, pop, jazz, classical music, bop, swing, blues, funk, world music, traditional Indian Ragas), however when reviewing my musical library of CDs (and iTunes store music purchases) there …

After having finished playing Eclectic Electric’s most recent concert, I wanted to take this time to comment on the joys, challenges, and uniqueness of playing the Electric Upright Bass, (EUB) in a rock- orchestral setting. After having played bass guitar it the group last year, when asked to play EUB, I felt honored, proud, and most importantly, challenged. When I found out that I would be playing the “Clevienger” Upright Electric, I was enthusiastic about learning all I could about …

Hey all! After much thought and re-editing, the new website is finally up and running. It is a work in progress so please mind the updates which will be taking place over the next few weeks.