Full Circle ; Ben Folds Adapts His Pop Stylings to Fit a Classical Groove
Buffalo News › October 07, 2009
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When Ben Folds appears with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on Thursday, you could say the punk piano player is going back to his classical roots.
On scholarship at the University of Miami, Folds was a music major for a while. First he studied percussion, and then he switched to piano.See the full content of this document
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Full Circle ; Ben Folds Adapts His Pop Stylings to Fit a Classical Groove
"I did a year of majoring in piano. That was my hardest year by far, piano performance," he says. "At most universities and conservatories, to be a pianist is to go through hell. You're getting one hour of credit for doing so much work. Every oboe player coming through needs an accompanist."
"My guy was happy to put me on a...See the full content of this document
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