Everyone, MOMENT MUSIC Wien 2011 started the evening last night and was wonderfully received! The octet performed for about forty minutes with each member taking turns conducting. Our three workshops paid off! Many pictures were taken and even a recording was made. I hope to post them soon! I am off to the alps today […]
Everyone, Today is the big day! We had our final rehearsal yesterday and the conductions continue to become more and more adventurous. Each member has his or her own style and vision. But the trick is not to fall into habit and convention but to keep listening to the sound and structuring it in a […]
Everyone, Yesterday we held our second MOMENT MUSIC workshop as part of Kollektiv Akt III at mo.e. After the first day of solos and duos, I suggested doing a conduction. It was so highly successful that everyone wanted a chance to conduct. So given the small size of the ensemble (8 now with an additional […]
World! MOMENT MUSIC @ Kollektiv Akt III began yesterday. A small ensemble of musicians including myself on bass, Max Bogner on guitar, Thomas Stempkowski on bass, plus flugelhorn, cello, accordion, and shruti box assembled at mo.e and discussed improvisation and made some music. The outcome was better than I imagined! Everyone was engaged in the […]
Dear world, I arrived safely in Vienna yesterday. The bass I rented was dropped off and I took a nap to fight jet lag. After dinner with my parents, I suited up with the bass and went into to town to attend last night’s jam session at U.S.-expatriate and saxophonist Marco Eneidi’s Neu New York […]
Everyone, I leave today for a trip to Vienna, Austria where I will participate in a music festival called Kollektiv Akt III. The festival will include a three-part residency entitled MOMENT MUSIC which I will conduct that concludes in a performance the last night of the festival. I hope to use this experience as a […]
Dear World, Welcome to INVISIBLE TARGET! This is a place to find most things that I, Tom Zlabinger, am working on. I have long thought that such a thing should exist, so here it is! Instead of waiting until I know how to correctly blog, I will learn as I go. So please have patience. […]
