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  • Arkady and Vadim – Horn & Piano, Alphorn & Piano

    15 Jan 2013

    I love to get a chance to (re)tell my Arkady stories… In the late ’80s I was writing a series…

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  • Improvised Chamber Music – new book

    22 Dec 2012

    Just published by GIA: Improvised Chamber Music (53 p.) by me. Excerpt from the Introduction: The joys and benefits of chamber…

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  • Imagination Becomes Reality

    17 Dec 2012

    The video below is not about the horn or horn playing. But it is profoundly inspiring and has much to…

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  • Improv Duets for Classical Musicians by Jeffrey Agrell

    14 Dec 2012

    Just published by GIA: Improv Duets for Classical Musicians by me. Excerpt from the Introduction: “Playing duets from the ink is fun…

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  • Golden Horns (Finland): Video!

    31 Jul 2012

    Random posts: Vienna Horns Play Jurassic Park Arkady & Sergei (video)

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  • Role Playing

    10 Jul 2012

    One great thing about horn camp is that you have time to do all sorts of things that you seldom…

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  • Of Cartoons, Bathrooms, and Creativity

    21 Mar 2012

    I have a lot of books on creativity and creative thinking, and bookstores know I’m pretty much a sure thing…

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  • Tis the Season to…

    21 Dec 2011

    Christmas time is the only holiday that brings with it its own soundtrack: all those songs from the Renaissance tunes…

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  • Time to be Frank

    25 Nov 2011

    I just played in an orchestra concert that was devoted to the vocal talents of Steve Lippia. The music was…

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  • Talking Acorns: Arts Survival in the 21st Century

    11 Nov 2011

    One thing that anyone involved in arts education should keep in mind is the ancient dictum: When you talk to…

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