Last night, I was Master of Ceremonies (narrator) for the 2011 Baltimore County Honors orchestra, Choir, and Band concert at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. What a night. I felt truly honored to be a part of it. Over 250 students from Baltimore County High School music programs audition for the honors concert, then have one … Read More »
Yesterday marked the passing of Andy Rooney. A journalist, war reporter, radio and TV writer, and in reality, the original “blogger.” Of course, in his day, the term was “essayist,” because the words were written on paper, and not on a computer. I like the term “essayist” better–it has a much more literary ring to … Read More »
Social networking sites have had a profound impact on our global society. Sites like Facebook and Twitter and have used to make abuse of power public, to malign an innocent person, in political campaigns, to advertise products and services, and the list goes on. Anyone with a “smart” phone can remain in constant touch with … Read More »
Just read a piece about a well-known pianist and a well-known conductor have parted ways, subsequently cancelling concert appearances and recordings, over the performance of a cadenza in a concerto. It seems that the pianist (Helene Grimaud) favored a cadenza for a Mozart concerto that was not written by Mozart, but by Busoni. Horowitz felt … Read More »
Well, another one is in the books. Being from Detroit, I will always be a die-hard Detroit Tigers fan, and would have loved to see my tigers settle the 2006 score with St. Louis, but it wasn’t meant to be. It’s funny, but back in August, St. Louis was playing really mediocre ball, but came … Read More »
I made a really nice omelet Sunday morning. Sausage, Swiss and Gruyere cheeses. It was beautiful. I almost didn’t eat it, it looked so good. I should have taken a picture of it. I did eat it, and it was wonderful. A couple of weeks ago, I made the same thing, but in the turning … Read More »
Brahms wrote 2 piano concertos in his lifetime, at opposite ends of his career. The first didn’t fare well (except with Liszt, which really irked Brahms), but the second was a triumph. One reviewer said it was actually a concerto for 2 orchestras, except that one of the orchestras is a piano. Don’t miss a … Read More »
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