Coming Full Circle
Some stories are worth telling… others not. Then there are those we deem worth retelling! I’ve told this one recently, and would like to share it again with you here….
Peter Winograd
The End of Classical Music Criticism?
Norman Lebrecht, British commentator on music, culture and author of the classical music blog Slipped Disc, wrote in a post Another US Newspaper Deletes Classical Reviews, “The Hartford Courant has…
June 10, 2018: Sumptuous Strings – The Dorothy Dillon Allen Intimate Afternoon
The American String Quartet Sunday, June 10, 2018 ~ 3:00pm Far Hills, NJ Residence Be swept away by the romantic music of Antonon Dvorak (String Quartet, Opus 96, No.12, “American”…
Can’t Get It Out Of My Head!
The topic of ear worms – or music that continues to play in our heads of its on accord – is one of I’ve taken up in a previous blog…
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.