I had a blast playing an all Mozart recital at my home last night. Working with a mix of dear friends, talented colleagues and new-found talents in Columbus, I can’t imagine a better evening for a musician. This was the…
Before the Music Begins
(The following story was submitted to the Columbus Dispatch for their First Person column. I hope it will be printed in the next week or two. It is a heavily revised, more accessible version of my previous post, “Why I…
Gershwin Preludes
This arrangement for clarinet and piano explores the full range of the clarinet, from the lowest note on the “A” clarinet to the highest (double high C) on the “B flat”. At the piano is Dianne Frazer.
A Strong Self Image for Columbus
A relatively new grassroots website has done a great deal for the Columbus Symphony. Symphony Strong has helped the musicians feel the support of all of Columbus. We need all the help we can get since, tragically, little or no…
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Moving On?
While Columbus decides if it wants to have a real orchestra, I’ve decided not to wait for that outcome, as some others in the orchestra have already done. Sometimes bad things happen for a good reason. Perhaps it’s my time…
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Letter to the Citizens and Leadership of Columbus
“The mission of the Columbus Symphony is to develop and foster the art of orchestral music at the highest possible artistic level. Through its concerts, outreach, and educational activities, it is a community resource that is a major component of…