I’ve decided that the path we are on is not going to get us anywhere. I removed the post about Tony Beadle. I may have my presumptions as to who it may or may not be, but that is not…
Mozart’s Café Chamber festival a Success
I just arrived home after a stimulating and busy day. I have to thank Mozart’s Café and Bakery for hosting a delightful evening (5-9 PM) of music and food. Everyone had a great time. Luckily the hot weather let up…
Carnival of Venice
This evening at Mozart’s Café I will be performing a set of variations on the popular folk theme, Carnival of Venice, arranged by Paul Jeanjean, an early 20 century French clarinetist known for his difficult but beautiful études for clarinet…
Greg Kufchak, contributing balanced perspective
Greg Kufchak, who has written another excellent article on the new blog, Columbus Symphony Musicians Blog, needs some mention of his background to give you perspective on the validity of his thinking. With over 30 years experience as a technical…
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Are you writing letters???
John and Valerie Gibbs sent me email copies of at least ten letters they wrote and sent to various names listed on the page I created, LETTERS CAMPAIGN. (It’s up there in the menu in the header photo) Have YOU…
New Musicians Blog
Ever since my blog became a central place to disseminate information and opinions on the Symphony crisis, I have lost track of my original purpose for it: to write about music and life as a performer. Though I have gotten…