Conductor & Music Teacher

First Concert Review

Sergei Korschmin — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 03:03:16 +0000

On Saturday, 4 April QYO2 (Second Queensland Youth Orchestra) performed its first concert in QYO’s “Concerts at Twilight” series. If you were in attendance as part of the 300 + audience or as a performer you are welcome to post your impressions, comments, reviews and/or suggestions.

Veronika Dudarova

Sergei Korschmin — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:15:29 +0000

The first female orchestral conductor Veronika Dudarova has died on Thursday, 16th of January 2009 in Moscow at the age of 91.

Vasily Surikov

Sergei Korschmin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:15:46 +0000

... manifestation of the creative genius of the Russian people.

Calendar

Sergei Korschmin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 06:22:33 +0000

QYO2 Calendar - Rehearsals, Tutorials, Camp and Concerts schedule as at January 1, 2009.

My College Graduation

Sergei Korschmin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:11:15 +0000

This is one of my graduation photos... yes, I know I look very serious in it. I probably had a lot on my mind. Here is the original page of the College's Gallery. Interestingly enough, I found what happened to a couple of graduates from 1989:

Documentary About Shostakovich

Sergei Korschmin — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:42:44 +0000

The deeply moving story about the life and fate of Dmitri Shostakovich goes far beyond a mere biography. This is the first and only film created by Alexander Sokurov, co-authored with another director, a great master of Soviet cinema, Semen Aranovich.

A. Marcello Concerto in D

Sergei Korschmin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:32:35 +0000

Alessandro Marcello "Concerto in D" arranged for Trombone and Piano. The Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor was written by Alessandro Marcello in the early 1700s, and has become his most famous work. It is also one of the most performed Oboe Concertos in the Oboe repertory.

Color Hearing

Sergei Korschmin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:11:56 +0000

This post is to follow up on a comment I made on youngmusician.com.au. I also hope that it will add more fuel to the discussion started by Brendan. Many years ago I copied the following in my notebook: Synesthesia is the subjective image of a sense other than the one being stimulated. In "color hearing", the most common instance of synesthesia, sound (musical pitches especially) - trigger characteristic colours.

2009 Repertoire

Sergei Korschmin — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:37:52 +0000

Welcome to the Second Queensland Youth Orchestra's 2009 repertoire page. As usual QYO2’s contribution to the "Concerts at Twilight" series will consist of four concerts. In this page you can follow my thoughts, suggest music and/or simply comment on my concert programming process.

Circular Breathing for Wind Players

Sergei Korschmin — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:42:59 +0000

Circular breathing can produce spectacular effects in contemporary Western music, but players have used its techniques for centuries. Technically, circular breathing is the production of a continuous sound by using the cheeks as an air sac and breathing through the nose while forcing air from the mouth into the instrument. Near a kitchen sink, get [...]