A couple of time in the last months I've received what I consider to be a high compliment to a composer. Following a recording session or a concert, I've overheard one of the musicians humming or … [Read more...]
Cello After Two Weeks
Movin' right along here. Took my third lesson, end of the second week of learning to play cello. (It's gotta be a real pain in the neck for my teacher to listen to my attempts.) Maybe he hears the … [Read more...]
Cello After One Week
The previous article and video documented my first attempts to use a bow on the cello. Now, a full week later and after taking a couple of lessons, I'm playing a C major scale, some exercise, and … [Read more...]
Happy New Year
"Experience is not what happens to you; it's what you do with what happens to you." - Aldous Huxley Another year will soon start. Lucky to have made it through this one. Huxley's thought (above) is … [Read more...]
Bringing Meaning to Light
My latest composition Beings of Light and Darkness is meant to suggest the conflicting information, processes and feelings of being diagnosed with cancer, going through chemo therapy and surgery, and … [Read more...]