[Note: The following post was included as a Lenten reflection for Edwards Church, UCC’s daily reflections on “Sacred Conversations” in 2015, adapted from my thoughts in my post entitled In…
A set of three new pieces to study this week. One for each category.
This week features the holdover choral piece, in its second week, Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610, joined by Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole and Offenbach’s Les Contes d’Hoffmann.
Ten years have passed this week since my last grandparent died, my mother’s mother. I never had a chance to know the other three very well. Grandma was all I…
It’s the first week of 2015, my first outing with three pieces vying for my attention. The first selection is always a major decision, and ends up representing the year,…
“Come, Ye Sons of Art, come away. Tune all your voices, and instruments play, To celebrate this triumphant day!” The last three years were no-brainers for me and my classical…
True to my intention in a post the other day, here’s another installment of my life’s experience with an aspect of Christmas that means a lot to me.
It occurred to me today that I haven’t produced anything in this series for a while. I could probably come up with a whole month’s worth of posts about what…
I definitely am familiar with this piece, but haven’t ever really studied it.