Comments for ccellist in China http://ccellist.wordpress.com Misadventures of a classical cellist in China. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:26:39 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About ccellist by ccellist http://ccellist.wordpress.com/about/#comment-163 ccellist Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:26:39 +0000 #comment-163 Email address removed. I'm sorry, I do not give out my email address for spam reasons. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Arturo Email address removed.

I’m sorry, I do not give out my email address for spam reasons. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

Arturo

]]> Comment on About ccellist by Anthony Sayer http://ccellist.wordpress.com/about/#comment-161 Anthony Sayer Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:55:26 +0000 #comment-161 Arturo I sent a message via this page (About ccellist) a few days ago. My name and email now appears on all your pages!!....and no sign of the message. I would like to get the message to you, and let others read it. Would you get my email address off the pages? If you email me, I'll send you the message that way, rather than through this blog site, which seems to be malfunctioning. Anthony Arturo
I sent a message via this page (About ccellist) a few days ago. My name and email now appears on all your pages!!….and no sign of the message.
I would like to get the message to you, and let others read it. Would you get my email address off the pages? If you email me, I’ll send you the message that way, rather than through this blog site, which seems to be malfunctioning.
Anthony

]]> Comment on Sick… and a hostage?? by Luo Da http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/sick-and-a-hostage/#comment-155 Luo Da Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:04:33 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/sick-and-a-hostage/#comment-155 please send a reply about this orchestra before I get involved! Help! Am an American living in Europe, is this a good steP? please send a reply about this orchestra before I get involved! Help! Am an American living in Europe, is this a good steP?

]]> Comment on Sick… and a hostage?? by Luo Da http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/sick-and-a-hostage/#comment-154 Luo Da Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:02:39 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/07/24/sick-and-a-hostage/#comment-154 Very happy to find your site before a so-called "boyfriend" whisks me off to Shenzen to share his retirement. Imagine I would have done it, not reading your blog! Please tell me, is there anyway to just take a 5 week holiday and offer my services for loads of money, do they set up these kinds of contract? I've been to China before, and I liked it. That was Canton, in 2006. Did not do any playing but did try for a professor position at Jinan University, no follow up on the leads. Just a few questions if you don't mind answering, just how did you get the job? And how much did your slavery paY? Very happy to find your site before a so-called “boyfriend” whisks me off to Shenzen to share his retirement. Imagine I would have done it, not reading your blog! Please tell me, is there anyway to just take a 5 week holiday and offer my services for loads of money, do they set up these kinds of contract?

I’ve been to China before, and I liked it. That was Canton, in 2006. Did not do any playing but did try for a professor position at Jinan University, no follow up on the leads.

Just a few questions if you don’t mind answering, just how did you get the job? And how much did your slavery paY?

]]> Comment on In the future… by Graham Cox http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/in-the-future/#comment-112 Graham Cox Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:06:40 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/08/06/in-the-future/#comment-112 Hi CCellist, I have a question which you may be able to help me with. I'm the Head of Music Staff at the Nuremberg State Opera. We are coming to Shenzhen at the end of October with a production of Gluck's Orpheus. We've been told there is no harpsichord available in Shenzhen. I find this hard to believe. Did you see and hear an adequate harpsichord in your time in Shenzhen? I'd be most grateful for your advice. Hope you've managed to get back to the States!! Cheers, Graham Hi CCellist,
I have a question which you may be able to help me with. I’m the Head of Music Staff at the Nuremberg State Opera. We are coming to Shenzhen at the end of October with a production of Gluck’s Orpheus. We’ve been told there is no harpsichord available in Shenzhen. I find this hard to believe. Did you see and hear an adequate harpsichord in your time in Shenzhen? I’d be most grateful for your advice. Hope you’ve managed to get back to the States!!
Cheers,
Graham

]]> Comment on Quantum computing… here we go? by PressPosts / User / KerryAnne / Submitted http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/quantum-computing-here-we-go/#comment-12 PressPosts / User / KerryAnne / Submitted Sat, 19 May 2007 14:30:53 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/05/19/quantum-computing-here-we-go/#comment-12 <strong>http://pressposts.com/Music/Quantum-computing-here-we-go/</strong> Submited post on PressPosts.com - "Quantum computing? here we go?" http://pressposts.com/Music/Quantum-computing-here-we-go/

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]]> Comment on On Tour in SE Asia by Alicia http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/on-tour-in-se-asia/#comment-11 Alicia Tue, 15 May 2007 21:40:44 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/on-tour-in-se-asia/#comment-11 fun fun fun!!! who wants a boring-ole efficient border crossing anyway :P fun fun fun!!! who wants a boring-ole efficient border crossing anyway :P

]]> Comment on Linux evangelism by Ryan Child http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/linux-evangelism/#comment-9 Ryan Child Mon, 14 May 2007 05:06:59 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/linux-evangelism/#comment-9 I think I could have been a "Linux Evangelist" at some point... I even used to run Half Life with Winex, until a Slackware user turned Mac Geek told me about how OS X comes with all the freedom of Linux but with the stability and user-friendliness of a commercial OS. Last year, I sold my Zaurus and bought an iBook. Yes, I've jumped on the Apple bandwagon. I deleted my Gentoo partition and sold my PC. Have you played with OS X? DarwinPorts has a pretty impressive number of packages you're probably familiar with. I think I could have been a “Linux Evangelist” at some point… I even used to run Half Life with Winex, until a Slackware user turned Mac Geek told me about how OS X comes with all the freedom of Linux but with the stability and user-friendliness of a commercial OS. Last year, I sold my Zaurus and bought an iBook. Yes, I’ve jumped on the Apple bandwagon. I deleted my Gentoo partition and sold my PC. Have you played with OS X? DarwinPorts has a pretty impressive number of packages you’re probably familiar with.

]]> Comment on On Tour in SE Asia by Jenn http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/on-tour-in-se-asia/#comment-7 Jenn Fri, 11 May 2007 02:42:48 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/05/11/on-tour-in-se-asia/#comment-7 What an incredible ordeal . . . the incompetence of the orchestra managers just amazes me! You're very lucky that everything turned out ok. What an incredible ordeal . . . the incompetence of the orchestra managers just amazes me! You’re very lucky that everything turned out ok.

]]> Comment on Classical Music in China, Part III (Final) by Ma http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/classical-music-in-china-part-iii-final/#comment-5 Ma Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:37:16 +0000 http://ccellist.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/classical-music-in-china-part-iii-final/#comment-5 Thanks Arturo! I am one of the ones who thought Classical music was dying! Thanks for setting me straight. I was trying to compare it with mainstream pop music. What you say, however, makes a lot more sense. It's just that I find it frustrating when you cannot find it readily available--for instance--on the Internet. Try pulling up MSN's Music page, or any other "media" website for that matter; all you'll see are references to the latest pop idol, rap release, and other such so-called "musical" references. It's frustrating when you try to create a Pandora favorite music selection and you cannot pull up any classical artist, composer, or piece. It's frustrating when in order to get to the classical music stations featured on these sites more often than not you have to click on the "jazz" link, and there, hidden within this genre, obscurely enough you'll find "classical" almost as an afterthought. I also find it frustrating to be exposed 24/7 to the blaring notes coming out of other people's boom boxes, car stereos, and "background" music at shopping malls or other retail places. But: I must not mix pop with art. That's where I've been mistaken. This is where your words are helping me make that distinction; hopefully from now on music will not frustrate me anymore! :) Thanks Arturo! I am one of the ones who thought Classical music was dying! Thanks for setting me straight. I was trying to compare it with mainstream pop music. What you say, however, makes a lot more sense. It’s just that I find it frustrating when you cannot find it readily available–for instance–on the Internet. Try pulling up MSN’s Music page, or any other “media” website for that matter; all you’ll see are references to the latest pop idol, rap release, and other such so-called “musical” references. It’s frustrating when you try to create a Pandora favorite music selection and you cannot pull up any classical artist, composer, or piece. It’s frustrating when in order to get to the classical music stations featured on these sites more often than not you have to click on the “jazz” link, and there, hidden within this genre, obscurely enough you’ll find “classical” almost as an afterthought. I also find it frustrating to be exposed 24/7 to the blaring notes coming out of other people’s boom boxes, car stereos, and “background” music at shopping malls or other retail places.
But: I must not mix pop with art. That’s where I’ve been mistaken. This is where your words are helping me make that distinction; hopefully from now on music will not frustrate me anymore! :)

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