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  • Vanderbilt University

    China blog, part 7: Caitlin says Merry Christmas from the orchestra!

    I have always loved airports. Buying books and magazines, the plane train and being able to get a burrito at 6 a.m. if you want — it’s magical. It’s a good thing I love airports, because that is my Christmas present — a day full of airports. That may sound… Read More

    Dec. 26, 2012

  • China blog, part 6: Sam’s in Atlanta, ready to travel the world

    China blog, part 6: Sam’s in Atlanta, ready to travel the world

    We are sitting in the Atlanta airport waiting to get on our first flight. We’ve been up all night (not counting the nap on the bus) and we have many hours of flights ahead. Are we crazy? Perhaps not yet, but after the day we have ahead we might be. Read More

    Dec. 26, 2012

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    China blog, part 5: Lindsey checks in from the Atlanta airport

    Well we’ve made it to Atlanta! Got a few hours of sleep on the bus, but now I’m trying to stay up until we get to Chicago. That way I’ll theoretically be sleeping “at night.” Sleepy orchestra. I’m wearing a bear hat (as you’ll see below). We’ve camped out in… Read More

    Dec. 26, 2012

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    China blog, part 4: Lindsey on the weighing of the bags

    Heeeere we go!  Just passed the first test, the weighing of the luggage. Sitting in Steve & Judy Turner Recital Hall, waiting for the group to filter in. I’m very impressed with my own luggage, weighing in at just 37 pounds. Lillian probably wins though, at 22… Read More

    Dec. 26, 2012

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    China blog, part 3: Lindsey Reymore checks in

    Halloa, all. My name is Lindsey Reymore, and I’ll be blogging for the next week and a half on Vanderbilt Orchestra’s China Tour 2012. I’m principal oboist of the orchestra, so you might have to put up with a few complaints about reeds! I graduated from Blair… Read More

    Dec. 26, 2012

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    China blog, part 2: Sam Rhoades on departure day

    Hello! My name is Sam Rhoades, and I’m a senior violin performance major at the Blair School of Music. If you’re reading this, you already know that the Vanderbilt Orchestra is going on tour in China this holiday season. The purpose of this blog is to share… Read More

    Dec. 24, 2012

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    China blog, part 1: Caitlin Quinlan gets ready

    When we first played Strauss waltzes last year in a Vanderbilt Orchestra concert, Maestro (Robin) Fountain told us that often they were played and danced to at festive New Year’s celebrations in Vienna. I thought that would be a perfectly elegant way to spend that holiday —… Read More

    Dec. 24, 2012

  • Vanderbilt Orchestra members will blog trip to China

    Vanderbilt Orchestra members will blog trip to China

    Want to follow along as Vanderbilt Orchestra embarks on its holiday concert tour in China? You can read all about it in real time. Orchestra members Caitlin Quinlan, Lindsey Reymore and Sam Rhodes will be blogging their experiences on this historic trip. Watch this space for their updates! The orchestra… Read More

    Dec. 21, 2012

  • New trombone professor Jeremy Wilson – video profile

    New trombone professor Jeremy Wilson – video profile

    Vanderbilt University’s VUCast newscast profiles new trombone professor Jeremy Wilson, who comes to the Blair School of Music from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, where he was a member since 2007.  … Read More

    Dec. 17, 2012

  • Blair Choristers and Nashville Boychoir … and Snowbird!

    Blair Choristers and Nashville Boychoir … and Snowbird!

    Snowbird has come to Vanderbilt! Members of the Blair Choristers and the Nashville Boychoir can be seen this winter on Nashville’s WSMV-TV (Comcast channel 4), in a station advertisement promoting the Snowbird School Closings report. The Choristers and Boychoir are both part of the… Read More

    Dec. 12, 2012