Youthful Inspiration
Marlene’s Musings July 25, 2016 During the summer when the WSO is off, I do other fun stuff. For the past 7 years, I have been very fortunate to […]
Entries by Melissa Kalal
Pondering the Mystery
Marlene’s Musings January 9, 2016 Music is for the people. For all of us, the dumb, the deaf, the dog & jays, handclappers, dancing moon watchers, brainy puzzlers, abstracted whistlers, […]
I Hold In My Hands…
Marlene’s Musings October 26, 2015 It is a humbling thing to hold a score in my hands for the first time. I know it sounds a little crazy but it […]
Out of This World!
Marlene’s Musings September 1, 2015 On October 11, the WSO will be performing Orbit: A Symphonic Fantasy by Karim Elmahmoudi. I found out about Karim and this piece from the cover […]
2015-16 Season Preview: Climbing Higher
Marlene’s Musings July 5, 2015 The WSO has so much in store for the 2015 – 16 season: A world premiere, a composer in residence, well-known soloists and as always, […]
Verdi Requiem – Opera in Disguise
Marlene’s Musings January, 2015 This is my fifth season as Music Director of the wonderful Wayzata Symphony Orchestra. I’m thrilled that a hallmark of the season will be our performance […]
Never Say Never
Marlene’s Musings November, 2014 Never say Never When I was interviewed for this job, I was asked what repertoire I thought the orchestra could perform. I said, “We won’t be […]
Osmo Vänskä Joins the WSO!
Marlene’s Musings September, 2014 I’m SO excited to be starting my 5th season conducting the WSO – and what a season it will be! We open with Osmo Vänskä playing […]
World Premieres by Daniel Kallman
Marlene’s Musings April, 2014 Studying scores is a blast for me. But, studying a score that is brand new is even better. Holding a new score in your hands is […]
Inspiring Voices
Marlene’s Musings January, 2014 Inspiring Voices – singer, Bruce Henry and composer, Florence Price Back in 2003 I heard a podcast of Joe Carter and Krista Tippett (MPR “ON BEING”) […]