There’s No Place Like Home
What is it that provides a sense of place? For some people it is their birthplace, an inexplicable but deep …
What is it that provides a sense of place? For some people it is their birthplace, an inexplicable but deep …
In a documentary about the late English ballerina Margot Fonteyn, her one-time partner Robert Helpmann said that she had a …
Last week we lost the playwright Edward Albee, best known for his caustic views of marriage and family relationships, his …
At our first choral rehearsal of the season, our music director admonished us for eye rolling when requested to sing …
A friend recently told me she is moving away to pursue a new job, far across the country, a dream …
Whenever an opportunity arises to see Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, I leap at it knowing that I will probably find …
Last week we lost David Clark Isele, composer, conductor, teacher and friend. I first met David as a shy freshman …
On a recent visit to the Metropolitan Opera, I saw the magnificent Nina Stemme sing the title role in Strauss’ …
When I told my beloved dissertation advisor and now emeritus professor that my chorus was preparing Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis for …
You can tell a great deal about a people by looking at what they make and what they eat, at …