About Sarah
Have stick, will travel.
…I’ve been a terrible blogger, it’s been months, etc. A much busier guest conducting schedule is mostly to blame (although I’m not complaining; it’s great to be in demand!), but I won’t bore you with excuses. What I will say … Continue reading →
I frequently receive post-concert emails via my website, and while most of the time it’s people who want to discuss the finer points of the performance or to ask about my approach to a piece of music, I occasionally get … Continue reading →
It’s been another busy couple of weeks, but I’ve been trying to keep up with everything that’s going on the music world at large. I generally just skim the gloomy news that seems so prevalent in the orchestra world and … Continue reading →
The Orchestra embarks on its inaugural Common Chords residency this week in Grand Rapids, MN. I arrived late Sunday night (as did a string quartet and brass quintet from the Orchestra) after a nearly four hour drive winding north from … Continue reading →
Yes, it’s been ages since I’ve posted and for that I apologize. For those of you who don’t know, I spent most of my summer doing this: I places like this: Traveling like this: Or sometimes like this: (Yes, it … Continue reading →
First in a series, I hope! In my spare hours I’ve had a chance to explore some of the cities we’ve been playing on the Sting tour. This is from a while back – a Sunday morning in Graz, during … Continue reading →
All right, blog readers, it’s been another another epic week on the Sting bandwagon – it’s hard to give a nutshell recap, but here goes… St. Petersburg has certainly been the largest crowd so far (150,000), but our most enthusiastic … Continue reading →
Sorry for the prolonged absence, it’s been an absolutely unbelievable couple of weeks as I begin my two month stint as conductor of Sting’s Symphonicity tour. We started out in Bucharest, Sofia and Belgrade, then onto Graz, Ljubljana, Moscow and … Continue reading →
I know, I know, I’ve been a terrible blogger lately – I’ve been in the final push of the season with some of the heaviest repertoire and complicated shows, and now I’m in the final week of preparation before I … Continue reading →
Many thanks to all of you who attended our (standing-room only!) Inside the Classics concerts this weekend; it’s amazingly energizing to see the Hall filled, and with such an enthusiastic audience, to boot! We’re also grateful for your generosity; we … Continue reading →
