Beethoven Sonatas
Beethoven and his 32 Piano Sonatas have fascinated me ever since I started listening to his symphonies as a teenager and learned Sonata in …
Sonic Escape, Synergy
At Chautauqua in June I heard a terrific chamber trio, Sonic Escape. Shawn Wyckoff, flutist, is married to Maria Millar, violinist and …
Spring Concerts
Shepherd School of Music, Rice University, presented several graduate students in an hour-long concert on April 13, part of the Kennedy Center’s …
Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes
“When Art Danced with Music” is the apt sub-title of this wonderful exhibition at the National Gallery of Art East Building from …
Quail Ridge Chorus
On April 10, our 40-voice Quail Ridge Chorus presented its annual concert to a sell-out crowd. We rehearse during the season every …
Mozart at Meyerson Hall
On January 17 my brother Joel and his wife Elisabeth treated me to an all-Mozart concert by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, my …
Finding Solace in Music
When John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, I went to the Rice library and listened to Beethoven’s Symphony No. …
Christmas Concert
The Sanctuary Choir at Cherrydale United Methodist Church will present an Advent Concert on Sunday, December 16 at 11 am. Here we …
Music Hero: Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck, whose autographed portrait by Willy Haroutounian hangs in my studio, died December 5 at age 91. This Washington Post story articulates the …
Two at one piano
Four-hand piano music has always been a joy to me. My first duet partner was my mother; we spent many a Friday …