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Love you for ever, LJ
Dear friends on LJ (or ЖЖ),
I've decided to move this blog to my newly redesigned website.
You can now continue following and commenting at http://Ljova.com/blog
All of the entries and comments have been migrated there.
Speak with you soon!
warmly,
Ljova
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Selling Out (second-guessing the audience)
Last week, I took part in two events which featured my music, and did not sell out to capacity.
The first event - a 10pm concert by the Montréal-based string quartet Warhol Dervish, at the University of Toronto, featured my music, as well as pieces by Nico Muhly and Richard Reed Parry (of Arcade Fire). Tickets were $26-31 (Canadian dollars), and ( Read more... ) -
"kind of"
The composer Nico Muhly has recently written a blog post broadly discussing genre, which prompted me to respond by asking --
"What kind of music do you make?"
This is a question that composers and performers get asked all the time, and, if you're anything like me, the ideal answer is a diversion. "Well -- at our last show, everyone was given ( Read more... ) -
how Z100 ruined my life
Age is just a number, and you’re only as old as you feel. Though my dad has recently celebrated his 65th birthday, he is still acting 20.
But me? I have not aged since sixth grade.
It was in sixth grade “art” class at Columbia Middle School, that I -- a 12-year old scholarship student freshly arrived from Russia with very limited English -- and my ( Read more... ) -
talking my way out of a Whole Foods paper bag
Dear Whole Foods,
My name is Lev Zhurbin, and I'm a dad of two boys, living on the Upper West Side with my wife.
We shop at Whole Foods often -- it's very convenient for us - and we find that the prices, for the most part, are reasonable -- some items are more expensive, and some are cheaper than a competing super market - but overall, the quality is ( Read more... ) -
the Autogate Strollergate
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Sibelius 7 musings
Sibelius, the dear notation program that I love and spend many hours of the day writing arrangements and orchestrations, released a new version last week, Sibelius 7. It may be the first time I won't rush for an upgrade.
Check out the new features for yourself here:
http://www.sibelius.com/products/sibelius/7/index.htmlThe immediate feeling I get ( Read more... )
