http://www.thecontrapuntist.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:43:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/19/violinist-perishes-on-italian-cruise-ship-odd-connection-with-titanic-musicians/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/19/violinist-perishes-on-italian-cruise-ship-odd-connection-with-titanic-musicians/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:40:59 +0000 Viola da Voce http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=5235 I’ve been following the news about the tragic accident of the Italian cruise ship, the Costa Concordia. As a violinist, I was especially saddened to hear that Hungarian violinist Sandor Feher was among the drowning victims.  According to a post on NYDailyNews.com, the 38-year-old was working on the ship as a member of the Bianco [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/19/violinist-perishes-on-italian-cruise-ship-odd-connection-with-titanic-musicians/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/09/maurices-partners-with-evanescence-to-find-band-for-sxsw-showcase/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/09/maurices-partners-with-evanescence-to-find-band-for-sxsw-showcase/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:33:49 +0000 Contrapuntist http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=5164 Now that the holidays are done, it’s time start thinking about…SXSW?  The mega festival that brings together the digerati with musicians and film geeks will be here sooner than you think.  I can’t say I know anything about maurices, it’s a clothing store for women, but they have partnered with Sonicbids and PlayNetwork to find [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/09/maurices-partners-with-evanescence-to-find-band-for-sxsw-showcase/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/01/adios-2011-greetings-2012-i-think-and-some-jibjab/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/01/adios-2011-greetings-2012-i-think-and-some-jibjab/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:10:01 +0000 Contrapuntist http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=5153 Happy New Year! 2011 was one heck of year, wouldn’t you agree? Between Charlie Sheen, Middle East unrest, the downfall of Osama Bin Laden, the tragic nuclear disaster in Japan, it was an eventful year.  The true 2011 bright spot was the abundance of awesome tunes from Megadeth, Dream Theater, Mastodon, Chickenfoot, Anthrax and several [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2012/01/01/adios-2011-greetings-2012-i-think-and-some-jibjab/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/10/05/the-man-who-redefined-the-music-world-died-steve-jobs-gone-at-56/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/10/05/the-man-who-redefined-the-music-world-died-steve-jobs-gone-at-56/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:11:22 +0000 Contrapuntist http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=4866 Whether you love Apple or not, there is no question the man had a tremendous influence on the music world. The iPod and iTunes changed how society listens to music. The introduction of Garageband made it easier for bands to record and mix music.  And the iPhone and iPad changed how we communicate with each [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/10/05/the-man-who-redefined-the-music-world-died-steve-jobs-gone-at-56/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/09/19/celebrate-talk-like-a-pirate-day-the-metal-and-classical-way/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/09/19/celebrate-talk-like-a-pirate-day-the-metal-and-classical-way/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:21:30 +0000 Viola da Voce http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=4823 Avast thar, scurvy dogs! What better way to celebrate International Talk like a Pirate Day than with some pirate-themed metal and classical music. Feast yar eyes on this video of “Keelhauled” from pirate heavy metal band Alestorm. Then raise yar bottle of rum to “Pirate King” from the Houston Gilbert and Sullivan Society‘s 2001 production [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/09/19/celebrate-talk-like-a-pirate-day-the-metal-and-classical-way/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/09/10/remembering-911-ten-years-later-a-little-more-tolerable-to-think-about/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/09/10/remembering-911-ten-years-later-a-little-more-tolerable-to-think-about/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:13:18 +0000 Contrapuntist http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=4788 I’ve been on the fence about writing anything about 9/11.  But I can’t let it go, which must mean something. For me, September 2011 was marred by difficult transitions and horrible personal tragedy. It’s been ten years, but in many ways it feels like yesterday. I moved to Chicago the last days of August 2011. [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/09/10/remembering-911-ten-years-later-a-little-more-tolerable-to-think-about/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/11/new-song-about-google/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/11/new-song-about-google/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 03:00:44 +0000 Contrapuntist http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=4693 With more than 25 millions users in about 6 weeks is rather an impressive start for Google+.  While many colleagues and friends had the same sentiments, “one more frickin’ network?”, Google+ continues to receive mostly positive reviews.  Now, it has it’s own song too. Since I live the realm of social media, I can’t help [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/11/new-song-about-google/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/05/beluga-whale-gets-into-the-mariachi-groove/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/05/beluga-whale-gets-into-the-mariachi-groove/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:00:03 +0000 Contrapuntist http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=4678 A friend on Facebook posted this video, and I can’t help but share it here. Footage was taken of a mariachi group playing to a beluga whale at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut. You can tell the whale is getting into the music because it bobs its head throughout.  If this doesn’t make you feel [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/05/beluga-whale-gets-into-the-mariachi-groove/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/02/mtv-at-30-who-cares-if-its-about-the-music/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/02/mtv-at-30-who-cares-if-its-about-the-music/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:24:55 +0000 Viola da Voce http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=4668 Yesterday, MTV celebrated its 30th birthday.  Many writers are commemorating the big day by bemoaning the lack of music programming on the network. See, back when it first started out, MTV was actually all about the music. And then The Real World came around and changed everything. I’m 34, and I have to admit that [...]

]]> http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/08/02/mtv-at-30-who-cares-if-its-about-the-music/feed/ 0 http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/07/23/5-after-5-chicago-dancing-festival-kick-off-fiesta/ http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/2011/07/23/5-after-5-chicago-dancing-festival-kick-off-fiesta/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:02:09 +0000 Contrapuntist http://www.thecontrapuntist.com/?p=4629 As we previously mentioned, Viola and I are official blog partners of the 2011 Chicago Dancing Festival.  a couple  of nights ago, the Festival held a kick-off event with giving a preview of what expect in about five weeks. I also had an opportunity to meet some of the blogger partners, and it was pleasure [...]

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