Pacific Symphony’s Symphony in the Cities concerts announced. The Orange County Register, July 10, 2015.
Classical season opens at the Hollywood Bowl
Review: Classical season opens at the Hollywood Bowl with Lionel Bringuier and Yuja Wang. The Orange County Register, July 8, 2015.
From the archive: Marching in the Rose Parade
BEYOND THE NEWS // USC band on the march again // Ex-member remembers his first parade well
By TIMOTHY MANGAN, The Orange County Register
Published: 1/1/2004
I remember rolling out of bed at some ungodly pre-dawn hour, made all the worse because of the New Year’s Eve party the night before.
No, I didn’t have a paper route. I was a member of the USC Trojan Marching Band, about to march in my first Tournament of Roses Parade. As a trombonist, I would even be in the front row. This would have been, well, gee whiz, 25 years ago.
We band members had given up part of our Christmas vacation to return to campus for our halftime show practices. Now, bleary-eyed, we donned our marching duds, complete with gold spats and plastic Trojan helmet, and met the idling buses near the band room. They whisked us off to a sit-down breakfast at a local eatery, compliments of some alumni committee.
Communist Sousa: Happy 4th
Once again, we bring you the Soviet-era Czechoslovak Brass Orchestra, conducted by Rudolf Urbanec, this time performing Sousa’s “The Thunderer” right in the groove. Happy Independence Day.
Soviet-era Sousa
From my favorite Sousa recording, made in Soviet-era Czechoslovakia, the “George Washington Bicentennial” March.
How to make a martini for Dad on Father’s Day (or any day)
The first step in making a good martini is to throw away your vodka. Sorry, but there it is. No self-respecting martini drinker would be caught alive with a so-called “vodka martini” in his hand, a misnomer if there ever was one, since there is no such thing. Martinis are made with gin. Deal with it.
Making a martini is really rather simple (unless, perhaps, you’ve had a couple), but it’s also pretty easy to mess up. But to my mind, when properly made, there’s no more satisfying after-work, pre-dinner drink to be had — clean, medicinal and, best of all, powerful — so follow my instructions closely.
First (OK, second, since you’ve already thrown away the vodka), slap a Dean Martin CD on the stereo. Listen for a while, then turn it off, so you can concentrate. I’ll trust that you have martini glasses and a metal cocktail shaker. If not, stop reading and go to the store now (try Crate and Barrel).
Review: 69th annual Ojai Music Festival
Review: 69th annual Ojai Music Festival is chock-full affair. The Orange County Register, June 18, 2015.
photo: Mariah Tauger for the Ojai Music Festival.
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