Work In Progress
In concerts, pieces are performed straight through, with (one hopes) little evidence of the challenges the players faced in putting it together. Many audience members have not had the chance to watch a group rehearse, and I think that's a shame, for a couple of...
All In The Family 2 (Electric Boogaloo)
Today would have been my father's 78th birthday. Last year on this day, I wrote a post about pieces with family connections, including ones I had recently played. Well, it's happened again - this weekend, I played another piece that takes me back to the beginning of...
You Don’t Look A Day Over 330
Today is Bach's 331st birthday! 4-Way celebrated yesterday, with a performance at Cincinnati Museum Center, as part of Bach In The Subways, the annual celebration of JSB's big day. If you haven't already, take a few minutes today and play or listen to some Bach - it's...
Come Together
It's Election Day where I live today, and unless you've been off the grid entirely, you know that politics isn't bringing people together as much as it might. But there is hope - I offer you this picture as proof that people can overcome their differences, no matter...
House Music
https://youtu.be/uQVgdyrF6Ts&w=550 In my last post, I talked about the upcoming debut of 4-Way, this Sunday at 2:30 at the Taft Museum. Here's a video preview, with footage from a recent rehearsal in my living room, a very appropriate setting- much of the...
4-Way Start
The news these days is full of examples of selfish, destructive behavior - lucky for me, I'm part of something that shows what can be achieved with cooperation and compromise. Readers of this blog know I've been talking for a long time about my dream of being part of...