Intentional Acts of Kindness
Random acts of kindness are indeed wonderful events. You know the situation. . .you get up to the register in the restaurant to pay your bill and the cashier, gesturing,…
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Goosebumps City
Back in July Katherine Ellen Foley, a health and science reporter for Quartz wrote a wonderful article detailing the research and thoughts of Matthew Sachs, a grad student at the…
Discovery Orchestra Receives Investors Foundation Grant
Grant Will Support Discovery Orchestra’s Local Music Education Programs PLUCKEMIN, New Jersey – The Discovery Orchestra (“the Orchestra”) recently received a $2,500 grant from the Investors Foundation. The grant…
Moon Tempo
Moon tempo? Allow me to back up a bit, or rather a lot. During the summer of 1969 I performed the role of Henry Kleber, the music teacher of American…
August 20, 2017: Musical Time Travel
Stephen Wu, pianist Sunday, August 20, 2017 ~ 6:00 pm Mondo, 426 Springfield Ave, Summit, NJ Join us for a casual, summer event at Mondo in Summit, NJ! Pianist Stephen…
How Do I Listen? A Performer After My Own Heart!
Rachel Deloughrey, primephonic editor, interviewed violinist Augustin Hadelich on this very topic. The young superstar in the classical music world says some striking things: “When I perform violin concertos, they…
Your “listening guide” amazes me, in that it is a means of illustrating the role of various instrumental sections in communicating and “telling” a story. My background is science and technology so the 1 -1 ½ hours listening to a symphony with your presentation was an exciting learning experience I was not expecting.You are an exceptional talent and personality to be able to introduce someone like myself to the very complicated language of a symphony.