A Political Lesson in the Prodigal Son
A revisit to New York City Ballet recently set me thinking about families, and forgiveness, and welcome. One of Balanchine’s …
Tag Archives: Melody S. Owens
An Inauguration Day Letter to Hillary
Dear Mrs. Clinton: On this day when I find myself more alienated from my own country and government than ever …
Camera Obscura: Christmas Edition
The golden voiced Cantori New York gave a choral concert on Sunday. Sitting there listening to their beautiful renditions of …
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 …
Purposeful Enchantment
In a documentary about the late English ballerina Margot Fonteyn, her one-time partner Robert Helpmann said that she had a …
An Acerbic Teacher
Last week we lost the playwright Edward Albee, best known for his caustic views of marriage and family relationships, his …
The Weary Brow
At our first choral rehearsal of the season, our music director admonished us for eye rolling when requested to sing …
Absent Friends
A friend recently told me she is moving away to pursue a new job, far across the country, a dream …
Moneylenders and Merchants
Whenever an opportunity arises to see Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, I leap at it knowing that I will probably find …
Call to Remembrance: David Clark Isele
Last week we lost David Clark Isele, composer, conductor, teacher and friend. I first met David as a shy freshman …
