Musings

The rain has stopped and it was glorious today. I wish I could say the same about my legs

We waited to depart at 10 am since it was still pissing rain; we didn’t arrive until 8 at night. You do the math.

After donning every single item of clothing we'd brought

Looking out your windown today, perhaps sitting

The exquisite subtlety with which this driver demonstrated nuanced inflections

Travelling by bike is so real. How empowering it feels to step from my front door

Tomorrow starts the Big Ride™

Not unlike preparing for a concert, this 571 mile ride has provided a kind of focused structure over the past six months, imposing its own kind of discipline.

How does one define chamber music, anyway? Does it have to be played in a small room, or maybe any small group is automatically "chamber music?"

Maybe not everything worthwhile has to involve struggle - per ardua ad astra? Pshaw!

A few weeks ago when it looked like the world was going up in flames, a beam of light came to me...

I've done some pretty crazy stuff for NCMF but this might be the wackiest.

We were one of the last commands to go when President de Gaulle requested the evacuation of American troops.

An ancient cathedral emerging from the waves accompanied by the ghostly sound of church bells, chant, even an organ.

At the heart of the preludes is one of Debussy’s most popular and enduring works, “The Girl with the Flaxen Hair.”

To enter the world of Carnaval is to enter the complex world of Robert Schumann’s psyche.

We were discussing Evren’s upcoming recital and he wound up pairing each piece with an appropriate libation.

Listening to this program is to be an intrepid explorer of feelings in music.

I asked Michael if he knew someone local I could talk to about starting my one in town. That’s how I wound up on the phone with Jane. 

The winter holidays – Christmas decorations, holiday parties, takeout Chinese food, and a baroque world premiere in Newburyport.

The best ones are from oil country Pennsylvania where they still fry them in beef tallow.

No, this does not mean the musicians will be dressed in 18th century costumes.

Have you ever done something that screwed over your boss but was to your benefit?

I once heard that the reason god destroyed the Tower of Babel was because he understood that working towards a goal is what makes us human.

Nowadays, I fantasize about going into marine biology, for the sole reason that I want to play with the otters at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.