Yes, it’s true. This group of musicians made instruments out of fresh vegetables! So awesome.

The New York Philharmonic recently presented an innovative production of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre. To accompany this brilliant show, the NY Phil’s marketing department put together a series of behind-the-scenes flip cam videos. So many times we wonder what it takes to put together the wonderful concerts we attend, and thankfully, the New York Phil [...]

Late last week a member of the Salon97 community sent me a link to:
http://wwww.inbflat.net/
This site is so cool that I wish I could embed the whole thing into this post. Basically, it’s a page constructed of several YouTube videos. Each is a video of someone playing a tune in B flat. They all go together, [...]

I found an amazing video on Mashable yesterday. American composer Eric Whitacre spliced 250 videos together to create a virtual choir. Below is the YouTube video performance of his work, Lux Aurumque. Breathtaking.

There’s a lot to know when it comes to classical music. To help feed your curiosity between Salon97 events, there’s a great database by the San Francisco Classical Voice folks that you should check out. Each composer entry is concise, entertaining, and you’re sure to gain a few new brain wrinkles.
Definitely something to whet your [...]

Sometimes we need to branch out from our CD or MP3 collections. In moments like these, a solid radio station is key. One of my favorites is Capital Public Radio, a public station based in Sacramento. It’s great mix of mainstream and obscure classical works. Check it out!

So check out this dude rocking the cellphones. WOMP.

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