Gather ’round, music nerds, while I tell a tale of musical days gone by! Once upon a time in 2007, I got the hare-brained idea …
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Happy Hanukkah, Music Nerds! Tonight McDoc and I are celebrating Christmas Eve with McDoc Jr., who is visiting from Cincinnati. We also lit the Hello …
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Greetings, Music Nerds! I am pleased to present this guest post by flutist Lindsey Goodman, paying tribute to composer David Stock on the first anniversary …
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In memoriam David Robert Jones, 1947-2016. One: My Suffragette City There’s a starman waiting in the sky He’s told us not to blow it ‘Cause …
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I’ve gone nationwide, music nerds! NewMusicBox is an online magazine dedicated to living composers and their music. It’s been around since 1999, which is a …
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Last night, I got a glimpse of the future of opera. Yes, opera does have a future, in case you were wondering. It may sound …
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One more performance of this program this afternoon, Sunday March 29, at 3pm! Click here for more info and tickets! It’s not every day you …
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There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love cilantro and Elvis Costello, and those who are wrong. And I may be …
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What have I done, music nerds? I’ve given up Facebook for Lent, that’s what. I know, it’s crazy. But it had to be done. The …
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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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