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Back on stage
The first rehearsals were filled with enthusiasm, with expectation and with a bubbling energy to get started. The...
There Will Always Be Stars in the Sky: The Life and Legacy of Lata Mangeshkar
It was through my mother’s voice that I discovered Lata Mangeshkar’s. My mother would often sing or hum...
Treasuring the Here and Now
A report from Lisbon, Portugal on preparing to record a CD of recent music by Portuguese composers —...
The Other Mozart
1756 was a momentous year for 37-year old Leopold Mozart, fourth violinist at the court of the Prince-Bishop...
The Cellist Priest: Fr. Theodore Mathieson (1913-1994)
Some months ago, I wrote a tribute column to the great Bengali film-maker Satyajit Ray (whose birth centenary...
To Maestro With Love
Do you remember when we first met? It was an evening, end of October 2016. We had come...
Music and Poetry? Writing Inspired by Classical Music: Part II
This continues the discussion exploring the association of music and poetry, comparable to the “ekphrastic” relationship of poetry...
Music and Poetry? Writing Inspired by Classical Music: Part I
The nine Greek muses of the arts served to encourage creativity, enhance imagination, and inspire artists. The Greeks...
