Bach’s Footsteps
In June 2001, my brother Joel Kirkpatrick and I took a two-week tour In the Footsteps of Bach with the Houston Bach Choir, a …
Michelangelo Up Close
The Sistine Chapel is an astonishing place I am lucky to have visited twice–in 1998 with Lilli and in 2010 with Steve. …
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, a special exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, offered me a view …
Indigenous Wisdom
Eva Marie Carney, the mother of Elise Cohen, an outstanding piano student of mine, got me interested in Native American history many …
Art, Books & Movies
Five novels I have read over the last several decades have illuminated my understanding of famous artworks. The artists range from the …
Boston Libraries
There’s a very special place in Boston I had never heard of untll Kevin Moore told me about it last winter and …
Longtime Friends
After two long years away from the Washington area, Steve and I returned in June to visit longtime friends–friends who are not …
St. Augustine 2021
St. Augustine, the oldest city in the United States, is a place Steve and I love to visit. We first went there …
Welcome to Ohio
Just as runaway slaves in the mid-1800s found refuge in Ohio, I found a warm welcome and relief from Florida heat with …
Artists & Musicians Matter
In my recent Self-Examination, I have come to realize how much Black artists and musicians matter to me. This poster by Romare …