The post is titled Viola in Vilnius: England - Land without Music? and discusses English music education, the Guardian article about Schmitz, the music manifesto, Classic FM and the London Philharmonic Society initiatives, and thoughts on British classical music and living composers.
Phillip Serna performed Eduard Tubin’s Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra with the Northwestern University Summer Orchestra under conductor Robert G. Hasty at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, Evanston, IL. Phillip W. Serna is a double bass and viola da gamba player, with a biography detailing studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Northwestern University.