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July 2018

Preludes, Puzzles, Persistence

To keep my mind engaged during Florida’s torpid month of July, I set myself two challenges: Music:  memorize Bach’s Prelude in B-flat …

Frost Chopin Festival

Frederic Chopin composed many different kinds of music, almost all of it exclusively for the piano. His waltzes, mazurkas and polonaises reflect …

Queen City

Charlotte North Carolina fascinates me. Its tall trees evoke Gothic cathedrals; its churches inspire admiration; its museums make me think; its women are …

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