Murphy Music

Here are some notes on combating performance anxiety. (continue reading…)

Opera buffa in four acts, K492, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a libretto by lorenzo Da ponte after pierre-augustin Beaumarchais‘‘ play La folle journée, ou Le mariage de Figaro (1784, Paris); Vienna, Burgtheater, 1 May 1786 (continue reading…)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Symphony No. 9, in E Minor “From the New World” (Op. 95), popularly known as the New World Symphony, was composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1893 during his visit to the United States from 1892 to 1895. It is by far his most popular symphony, and one of the most popular symphonies in the modern repertory. (continue reading…)

Here is some helpful information on how to prepare for auditions. (continue reading…)

I have found Loreena McKennitt’s music to be unbelievably soothing. I stumbled onto her music after watching Mists of Avalon, a made-for-television movie about the characters from stories of King Arthur. It was the rich celtic sounds that she incorporated into her music, not to mention her haunting voice, that so lured me into listening to her music for days on end.I took a look around the internet recently and found that she’d published her own introduction at her private recording label’s website, Quinlan Road. I’ve included that article here for your enjoyment. (continue reading…)

New and old numberings for symphonies by Dvořák, Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Schumann. (continue reading…)

This was a chance of a lifetime! Only two performing ensembles from the United States were invited to play at this convention, which is only held every two years and in a different country each time. This year, WASBE (World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles) was to be held in Ireland. Everyone was very excited! We had prepared with weeks of rehearsing, concerts at school and at Carnegie Hall in New York. We all had a blast.