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Building Equitable Communities – Martin Luther King Jr. Day Reflections on Chamber Music America’s Annual Conference
Posted on January 22, 2019 by Rolf in BlogWe’ve been members of Chamber Music America for about a decade. We attended their national conference for the first time this year, just getting home to Minnesota from New York […]
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Solstice and the Carols
Posted on December 22, 2017 by Rolf in BlogWhen we speak of songs called carols, we all think they have something to do with the Christmas story or winter holiday season. “Carol” actually comes from the Old French […]
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Top Ten Classical Christmas Recording Recommendations
Posted on December 14, 2017 by Rolf in BlogThese are our top 10 recommendations for classical Christmas recordings. We recommend these for your consideration as holiday staples for your collection, or as choice potential stocking stuffers for your […]
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How “Joy to the World!” became a Christmas carol
Posted on December 23, 2015 by Rolf in BlogIt wasn’t originally! It came about because a young Englishman named Isaac Watts (1674-1748) was bored in church. He told his father he thought the poetry used in hymns was […]
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Christmas Eve, 1914/2014. Stille Nacht — Silent Night — Glade Jul
Posted on December 24, 2014 by Rolf in BlogOne hundred years ago tonight, song and holiday spirit combined to stop WWI in its tracks. This story was originally posted on our blog 12/24/12. We repost this updated version […]
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Stille Nacht — Silent Night — Glade Jul
Posted on December 13, 2013 by Rolf in BlogThis story was originally posted on our blog 12/24/12. We’d like to repost it this year, because we are continually amazed and inspired by the power of music and the […]
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Typecast Ducks and Trolls – Askelad and the Seven Silver Ducks
Posted on October 12, 2013 by Rolf in BlogWe were invited to post this guest blog (10/9/13) on the genesis of our Askelad commissioning/book/CD project by Ingebretsen’s Nordic Marketplace in Minneapolis. They are one of the fine vendors […]
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OboeBass! The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo Newletter/Update: June 30, 2013
Posted on June 30, 2013 by Rolf in Blog, NewsletterDear friends of OboeBass! – The Vecchione/Erdahl Duo, & Pages of Music with Rolf and Carrie It’s been a while since last we wrote (9/21/12), and we haven’t been standing still! 2012-13 […]
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Musings on Transcendence, “Pershing’s Own,” Marian Anderson, Orchestra Lockouts, and Semi-Trailers
Posted on April 1, 2013 by Rolf in BlogThe arts can give people occasional glimpses of something great outside themselves, that lifts them to a higher state of awareness of beauty and wonder in the world around them, […]
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Stille Nacht — Silent Night — Glade Jul
Posted on December 24, 2012 by Rolf in BlogFor several years, our family’s favorite Christmas carol has been Good King Wenceslas. We love how it retells a beautiful story of generous love in action that transcends all barriers, […]
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