What was new at yeodoug.com in 2003?

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December 26, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated schedule page.
December 11, 2003 - COMMENTARY
Today is Hector Berlioz's bicentennial - he was born on December 11, 1803. The Canadian Broadcast Corporation's Radio 2 is devoting the entire day to music of Berlioz as well as interviews with people who are speaking about Berlioz and his world. At some point during the day, I will be heard on the program speaking about Berlioz's use of brass instruments, in particular the serpent and ophicleide. You can hear this program on the internet by going to the CBC Radio 2 'Berlioz Fantastique' page where the program can be heard via RealAudio, Quicktime or Windows Media Player.
Also, I have just gotten word that WGBH Radio WGBH Radio in Boston would like to record and broadcast the New England Brass Band concert that will take place at the Andover Free Christian Church (Andover, Massachusetts) on Saturday, December 20. This is an exciting thing for the band and we are delighted that WGBH will be at our concert to capture the unique sound of the New England Brass Band. Selections from the concert will be broadcast during the day on December 24. WGBH radio can also be heard live on the internet through the WGBH Radio website.
December 11, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated schedule page.
December 3, 2003 - NEW
Added a new page with information about the new Douglas Yeo "Le Monde du Serpent" Floaty Pen. This whimsical pen was made to coincide with my new CD release, Le Monde du Serpent, and contains miniature photographs of historical brass instruments, Gregorian chant and much more.
November 25, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated the Till Eulenspiegel Excerpt 1 page on my Bass Trombonist's Orchestral Handbook with a discussion of a misprint which appears in most editions of the part and the implications of playing the correct note when taking an audition.
November 26, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated trombone humor page to include a wild image of an instrument called the "loophonium" which recently sold at auction at Southeby's in London.
November 26, 2003 -UPDATE
Added a review of my new CD, "Le Monde du Serpent," which appeared in the OnLine Trombone Journal, to my page of Reviews of "Le Monde du Serpent" .
November 11, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated trombone humor page to include a wonderful image recently sent to me of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. which shows Abraham Lincoln to have played our favorite instrument.
November 11, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated schedule page to include a photo of the New England Brass Band.
November 10, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated schedule page.
November 9, 2003 -UPDATE
Edited and added new material to my FAQ on copyright law and "ripping" CDs .
November 8, 2003 -NEW
Added a new page of information about my new CD, "Le Monde du Serpent" which contains Reviews of "Le Monde du Serpent" .
November 6, 2003 - NEW
Added two new articles with photos and commentary on American artist Daniel Chester French's sculptures The Slocum Memorial and The Clark Memorial, situated in Forest Hills Cemetery near Boston, Massachusetts.
November 6, 2003 - UPDATE
Added several paragraphs to my FAQ Number 22, Travelling on an airplane with your trombone including commentary about hard shell golf bag cases and a link to SKB, a manufacturer of such cases.
November 5, 2003 -NEW
Added a new article with photos and commentary on American artist Daniel Chester French's sculpture The George Robert White Memorial ('Casting Bread Upon the Waters') which depicts a stunning angel, situated in the Public Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 5, 2003- UPDATE
Added a link on my page devoted to Daniel Chester French's sculpture Alma Mater to an article in "Columbia News" which discusses the restoration of Alma Mater which is situated on the campus of Columbia University, New York City, New York.
November 5, 2003 - COMMENTARY
This afternoon I went to the studios of radio station WBUR in Boston (Boston University's National Public Radio station) and was interviewed by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation for a program they will be running all day on Hector Berlioz's birthday, December 11, 2003 (his bicentennial). The program will air from 8:00 AM - 10 :00 PM on CBC Radio 2 and may also be heard on the web (Realplayer, Quicktime or Windows Media Player) via the CBC Radio 2 website. I was interviewed about Berlioz's use of the serpent and the ophicleide, and the evolution of bass brass instruments in Berlioz's time. The program will be hosted by the Canadian tenor, Ben Heppner, and will include interviews, recordings, and live performances. After I gave my interview segment, former Boston Symphony principal trumpeter Roger Voisin stepped into the studio to talk about his experience playing and recording music of Berlioz with Charles Munch who was arguably one of the great Berlioz interpreters of the 20th century.
November 2, 2003 - NEW
Added FAQ Number 22, Travelling on an airplane with your trombone which includes suggestions and photos giving strategies on how to get your trombone safely through a trip by air either as a carry on bag or as checked luggage.
November 2, 2003 - UPDATE
Added new photos of Christopher Monk to Le Monde du Serpent Program Notes page. These may be found in the program notes to the "Allegretto" from Beethoven's "Symphony 7."
November 1, 2003 - NEW
Added free mp3 files of selected tracks from my CD "Le Monde du Serpent" which may accessed on the Le Monde du Serpent page.
November 1, 2003 - UPDATE
Updated schedule page.

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