On what musicians are thinking about when they perform
The following thoughts occurred on March 9th, during our concert at VMI Are we all ready to bow yet? I’m having trouble standing without falling over – Jeannette You guys, wait for […]
On audiences here at Garth Newel
Last night was a revelation to me. Herter Hall was packed. PACKED. Shawn was gleefully pulling out more and more chairs for people, his stentorian “Welcome!” on rapid repeat throughout […]
And this is why I don’t use a page turner
On working with composers
The thing that hooked me into new music was my addiction to solving puzzles. Rapidly oscillating 9ths up and down the keyboard with too small a hand? Regroup and quickly […]
String Envy
At college, I wound up mostly hanging out with string players. There were a multitude of reasons why I was drawn to them; they shared and encouraged the same geeky […]
