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Choral Cacophony: July 2008

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Wednesday, July 30, 2008. What I need is musical activity on my own terms. I thought about getting back into oboe, and actually tried for a couple weeks, only to recall why I couldn't commit to serious study. Whatever I persue, I cannot dabble in it like some hobbiest; no, I do it because I am a musician and a scholar. (Yes, mock me, if you wish.). After all, musicologists should not be limited to writing on music as their sole medium for. Posted by Natalie Thrun. Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Leaving Milwauke...

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Choral Cacophony: the "star spangled banner" revised

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Sunday, August 24, 2008. The "star spangled banner" revised. I wonder what the gold-medal athletes at the Olympic Games. In Beijing are thinking as they hear their country's national anthem. Achievement, fatigue, energy, pride, unity, or reverence? Or do colors, smells, and memories of a more individual type flash through their minds? And what of the audiences at home and in the arena? Similarly, I think "The Star Spangled Banner" also has a great unifying effect, while being divisive as well. The nation...

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Choral Cacophony: March 2008

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Thursday, March 6, 2008. What did bach look like. CNN posted a story on Tuesday called "What did Bach look like? The article features a picture of what Bach might have looked like using computer generated technology. From this digital image a bust was created; this bust was displayed at Eisenach in an exhibition call "Bach Through the Mirror of Medicine.". Why does an infusion of "technology" seem to make everything "cool? This does not change the way we hear his music, and it will probably not attract y...

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Choral Cacophony: August 2008

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Sunday, August 24, 2008. The "star spangled banner" revised. I wonder what the gold-medal athletes at the Olympic Games. In Beijing are thinking as they hear their country's national anthem. Achievement, fatigue, energy, pride, unity, or reverence? Or do colors, smells, and memories of a more individual type flash through their minds? And what of the audiences at home and in the arena? Similarly, I think "The Star Spangled Banner" also has a great unifying effect, while being divisive as well. The nation...

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Choral Cacophony: first day at hal leonard

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Monday, April 21, 2008. First day at hal leonard. Today was my first day working at Hal Leonard. First, I sat in on a weekly-Monday meeting of new publications. I got to wake up and ease into training be watching a Chad Smith drumming DVD and learn about music books hitting the stands this week. Hot off the press, hot coffee, and a hot new job - this is my beginning. Huzzah for having a job - a real grow-up, fun music job. Posted by Natalie Thrun. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bars and board games.

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Choral Cacophony: an emotional countdown to grad school

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008. An emotional countdown to grad school. Leaving Milwaukee will be the hardest part, emotionally. In the past five years I enjoyed concerts, easy access to Chicago, summer festival, and gotten engaged. I am moving to Urbana, which is a college town, surrounded by cornfield, 4 and a half hours south of my fiance. Anything worth doing has a cost though, and at least I will be around people who also know this. Posted by Natalie Thrun. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Choral Cacophony: holst's "the planets" on a flip-flop day

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Sunday, April 20, 2008. Holst's "the planets" on a flip-flop day. Today sparkled. Wearing flip-flops for the first time this spring, along with my UWM Libraries cap, I arrived at the Marcus Center downtown for Holst's The Planets. Since the women's chorus is backstage for this piece, I kept my flip-flops on, but not my libraries hat. Posted by Natalie Thrun. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Bars and board games. First day at hal leonard. Holsts the planets on a flip-flop day. View my complete profile.

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Choral Cacophony: April 2008

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Friday, April 25, 2008. Bars and board games. Tonight I got to play board games at the Art Bar (Riverwest! I have found a way to combine my obsessions: academic musical study and trivia-based games. Bowie cannot save you from my madness! Posted by Natalie Thrun. Monday, April 21, 2008. First day at hal leonard. Today was my first day working at Hal Leonard. Huzzah for having a job - a real grow-up, fun music job. Posted by Natalie Thrun. Sunday, April 20, 2008. Holst's "the planets" on a flip-flop day.

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Choral Cacophony: September 2008

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Friday, September 12, 2008. My TV I turned on the TV to watch a movie and while readying the DVD player heard rapping. My guessed that one of my roommates was watching BET or MTV earlier (although both are criticized for the lack of music they play). The rapper shouted something like, "Milwaukee in the house! And being slightly homesick for Milwaukee, I looked up from the DVD player. This grossly muscular man with dreads was singing/rapping in a WWF. To be a bit campy. It is. Posted by Natalie Thrun.