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Dec 31, 20245 min read
ON THE FINAL DAY OF THE YEAR 2024, WHAT COUNTS IN MUSIC & LIFE
I am dedicating this blog to one of the most outstanding of our US Presidents and a hero of mine, Jimmy Carter (10.1.24 -...
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Nov 18, 20247 min read
UNEXPECTED GIFTS -- THE BEST KIND!
Do you notice how sometimes you set out in one direction toward a location only to end up headed in another direction and landing at...
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Sep 16, 20243 min read
A NOTABLE EVENT IN MUSIC: SEATTLE SYMPHONY HAS A NEW FEMALE MUSIC DIRECTOR, XIAN ZHANG
(Image from Xian Zhang's website. ) In 2024 it's a notable event when a woman wins a permanent management position in a top tier...
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Aug 16, 20244 min read
IN 2024 THE MUSIC WORLD (and AI) HAS NOT "COME A LONG WAY...BABY"...AS THE 1969 VIRGINIA SLIMS' CIGARETTE COMMERCIAL SAID (image created by AI*)
Did you ever wonder what the final dying words were of famous composers? A writer for the online music newsletter Interlude , wondered....
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Aug 7, 20246 min read
THINKING ABOUT DUALITY THINKING
I've been thinking about duality thinking, and how to diminish it. Diminish, because I suspect there is no "cure." All we need is a...
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Aug 5, 20242 min read
MUSIC - "FROM MY VERY FIRST CONTACT ... AND UNWAVERINGLY EVER SINCE..."
Reflected in the title above is a heartfelt comment to mine that he must truly love music. It's the response by my musical...
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Aug 1, 202411 min read
FURTHER THOUGHTS ON "WAR WORDS" AND ON "NO" AS A "COMPLETE ANSWER"?
" Hey, hey, hey - what ya got to say? " For a fun take on speaking one's "peace" (pun intended!), above are the Initial lyrics and video...
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Jun 18, 20244 min read
COULD YOU HOST A GROUPMUSE PERFORMER IN YOUR HOME OR APARTMENT AND SUPPORT LOCAL MUSICIANS?
Amy Ahn is a remarkable, talented, enthusiastic young Bay Area (CA) performing harpist from a roster of thousands of musicians located...
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Apr 26, 20243 min read
"DONE WHEN THEY ARE BORN" - JACQUELINE DU PRE: THE GENIUS OF MUSICAL UNITY
This gorgeous photo was taken not long ago by my long-time friend Allison Jung when she was standing on deck of a cruise ship leaving the...
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Apr 1, 20244 min read
INTRODUCING NEW LATIN AMERICAN GENRES OF FOLK MUSIC, NEW GUITAR, AND NEW GROUPMUSE MUSICIAN TO THE BAY AREA AUDIENCE
Bandola guitar maestro Alejo Cordero, new to the Bay Area just over two years ago from Colombia, South America, presented his first-ever...
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Mar 21, 20244 min read
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE: ALONDRA DE LA PARRA - SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY'S NEXT MUSIC DIRECTOR/CONDUCTOR?
I dare you to watch this video "La Maestra" all the way through, and not smile. You have a special treat in store! You will likely...
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Mar 16, 20245 min read
MORE THAN BACKGROUND MUSIC: THE "BOX-IFICATION" OF BLACK AND WHITE THINKING
British pianist, composer, and piano teacher Simeon Walker seems to have his head screwed on right. He says that: "... box-ification of...
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Jan 23, 20246 min read
FOUR MAGICAL CONTIGUOUS DAYS OF MUSICAL HEAVEN ! - Part I of II
Amit Peled ,* cellist pictured on Sunday just past performed "Koi Nedrei Op. 47" (aka "All Vows") by German composer Max Bruch. The...
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Jan 9, 20247 min read
"LONELINESS" - A SERENDIPTOUS MESSAGE FROM THE UNIVERSE
In this second week of the New Year, yet another message from the universe has come to my attention: a call to contemplate "loneliness."...
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Mar 26, 20236 min read
PLAYING WHAT ONE LOVES, BUT LISTENING TO ALL
One of the principal elements I seek in any piano teacher with whom I work, is that I be allowed to choose the pieces I want to learn,...
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Feb 22, 20238 min read
LANG LANG FOREVER!
Love him or hate him -- there's just no "in between." Is he the best (or worst) pianist who has ever lived or who is alive today? Some in...
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Jan 13, 20235 min read
IN COMPLETE HARMONY: My Story of The Piano & Music
I'm an exuberant lover of health and the arts. As a “baby boomer” child growing up in Texas and at the urging of my mother, I pursued...
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