A few years ago, I discovered the writings of Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, mystic, writer and peace activist, and I wrote a cycle of …
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Category Archives: 21st century
In the midst of jetting around having musical adventures, I do occasionally find time to write music and practice the piano! My most recent work …
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Happy Friday, music nerds! Today’s nerdy music links are coming to you from a mile high! Where in the World is Miss Music Nerd? On …
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ETHEL: Present Beauty Monday, March 5, 2012, 7:30 p.m. David Friend Recital Hall Berklee College of Music Classical music has a bit of a PR …
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Happy Friday, music nerds! In today’s nerdy music links, we go from the sublime to the ridiculous (but what else is new?), celebrating Chopin, the …
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Happy Friday, music nerds! I’m back in Boston, recovering from a wee bit of jet lag, and gearing up to tackle my annual “I’ll do …
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The big GRAMMY day is here, music nerds! In a few hours, I’ll head down to the L.A. Convention Center to attend the awards-show before-the-awards-show. …
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On Friday, January 27, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project (a.k.a. BMOP) presented Strange Bedfellows: Unexpected Concertos, showcasing instruments don’t get to be concerto soloists as …
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Imagine, if you will, that you are a composer. Not a historical composer, mind you — we’re not talking powdered wigs and candelabras here — …
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McDoc and I attended a fabulous opera premiere on Thursday night: Light and Power, with music by Isaac Schankler and libretto by Jillian Burcar, produced …
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