August 11, 2006
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I’ll be playing the double bass in a benefit concert on 9/9 and 9/10 for the program shown below. This all-volunteer performance is to honor the five year anniversary of the September 11th disaster, and proceeds will go to benefit … Continue reading
June 17, 2006
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Bay Area Musicians: September is light anyway, so how about considering doing this benefit to raise funds for the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation: This September, to mark the five-year anniversary of the World Trade Center disaster, the Pacific Collegium … Continue reading
December 2, 2005
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Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise: Joe Volpe gets hip Sharp-eyed reader Nora Renka noticed that the drop curtain at the Met’s Romeo et Juliette features a medieval figure reading a book, and on the book is written the phrase … Continue reading
October 25, 2005
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I am puh-syched to be playing cello 8 for the Bachianas Brasilieras No.1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, on double bass no less. They were out one cello player, and I have always wanted to step in on that piece. We are … Continue reading
May 20, 2005
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I’ve been getting more and more back into my music lately. Gone are the days where I could practice eight hours and still have time for rehearsals and performances, but I’m getting in a solid hour or two every day … Continue reading