So, less than twelve hours after the final cutoff of “Broadway Rocks”, I was on my way to Philadelphia for a concert at the Mann Center. Outdoor venues present their own complications (iffy acoustics, weather, flying/biting insects), on top of … Continue reading →
Reading Sarah’s post on the importance of an orchestra presenting a variety of styles of music, and presenting them all well, I found myself reacting in two very different ways. On the one hand, I agree completely with Sarah that … Continue reading →
An interesting week, marred a bit by jet-lag (Honolulu – Minneapolis – Philadelphia in the span of 3 days, a bit rough, but scheduling a vacation in the middle of a busy summer season is my own choice!). First up, … Continue reading →
I’m playing a piece of chamber music with Osmo this weekend, as part of our Sommerfest chamber series at Orchestra Hall, which is always an interesting departure from the normal orchestral routine. Like most musicians, I love playing chamber music … Continue reading →
MN Orch marketing chief Cindy Grzanowski pointed me to this fashion blog post from April, featuring a soon-to-be-released celebrity-branded sneaker, in attractive black and gold, retailing for a fairly reasonable $85. The celeb in question? Um… Yeah, that’s piano superstar … Continue reading →
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Stumbling out of an Airbus 330 after an eight-hour red-eye flight from Honolulu to Minneapolis at 5:30 this morning, I was bleary-eyed, comatose and cranky. I’m not a good flier to begin with, but the overnight thing compounds problems because … Continue reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5cepKlb4K4] Most Americans my age or younger probably think of Dudley Moore (if we think of him at all) as the kindly, bumbling alcoholic from the Arthur movies. We may have a vague memory of him playing some piano in … Continue reading →
One of the questions musicians get asked most frequently, usually by someone who works a standard 9-to-5 type job, is: so what does your typical work week look like, anyway? It’s a complicated question to answer, since we don’t really … Continue reading →
Anyone who still bothers to keep track of our nation’s mainstream media sources is well aware that these are dark days for newspapers and those who write for them. Here in the Cities, both of our so-called major dailies have … Continue reading →
Yup, it’s real, although pretty unbelievable, no matter how many times I see it (Waimanalo beach on Oahu, an hour or so drive from Honolulu, where I grew up.) I’m in Hawaii for the week visiting my mom, so I … Continue reading →
