Lyon, Then & Now
An International Piano Workshop attracted me to Lyon, France in 1994 for twelve intense days of learning new ways to teach music. …
Sounds of British Music
A piece for glass harmonica and accordion opened the Proms Concert at Royal Albert Hall in London on August 1, my first musical …
Music & More at Chautauqua
Flutist Jim Walker was the first of three outstanding professional musicians I encountered this year at Chautauqua. He is an old friend …
Hamilton on Broadway
Reading Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton led me to Hamilton: the Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, a book that supplies an annotated score …
Rice Homecoming 2015
Steve and I journeyed to Houston November 12 – 15 for his Class of ’65 Golden Reunion. It was also our son David’s …
Happy Birthday Yo Yo
On October 7, Yo Yo Ma celebrated his 60th birthday. Lilli found this wonderful video of Yo Yo at age 7, playing …
Music from Iraq
Sorting through a huge file of music programs collected during our 47 years in Washington, I found many happy memories and one …
Baden and Beethoven
Baden bei Wien has the double honor of having hosted Mozart in 1791 when he wrote his most famous choral anthem, Ave Verum, and Beethoven, in …
Salzburg: movie and more
Beautiful Salzburg! Tourists from all over the world identify this city as the setting for the 1965 movie, The Sound of Music, …
Revisiting Austria
Here I am on my Experiment in International Living. In the summer of 1965 I traveled to Austria with nine other American college …