Bach and Banjos
Two exciting concerts highlighted our fourth visit to the annual Savannah Music Festival. Completely new to me was ÜberBach, the music of Munich-based Iranian composer Arash …
What I’ve Learned
In November 2004 Washingtonian Magazine published an interview with me by Ken Adelman, the father of my former student Jocelyn Adelman Vorenberg and …
Music and Mayhem
On Valentine’s evening my sweetheart took me to hear the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform in the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. …
A Joyful Christmas
My Christmas wish list this year was a request for sensory stimulation, rather than stuff: my eyes would love photos of any …
Advent Memories
As the Advent season begins, my mind is whirling with images and melodies accumulated over the last forty years since we joined …
Master of Adjustment
“If a man does not master his circumstances, then he is bound to be mastered by them.” That was the advice Alexander …
Chicago, Chicago
Five days in Chicago gave me two ways to experience this great city, first with my family and then, on my own. …
Edinburgh 2017
History: In the wake of World War II, a group of visionaries pondered the future for European artists and audiences. One of those …
My 48th Bible School
Vacation Bible Schools were the glories of my childhood summers–Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist. I remember at least ten in all, not only in …
Chautauqua 2017
Early on the morning of June 28, I walked down to Lake Chautauqua and watched the sun rise. The peace there was …