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During the Memorial Day Weekend I enjoyed listening to the top 76 listener’s choice of best concertos on Sirius XM Symphony Hall. It included all instruments, and it was wonderful to hear some performances that were new to me, and to just have a focused listening project. I love this station because of their live…

Possibly the best string quartet playing I have ever heard, the Alban Berg Quartet’s performance of Death and the Maiden, in my opinion, exemplifies the apex of human achievement, a glorious work brought to life not just by four musicians, but by four musicians committed to working as one to present Schubert’s masterpiece. I hardly…

Happy Birthday Beethoven! I Wonder…how much we really think about the devaluation of music, art, culture and how little of our attention and energy we give to it’s appreciation? I wonder, do we even know how poor our live are without it? I am listening to Joanne Falletta curate a radio program about Beethoven. The…

Part One: Past And Present Making music your own has power. It means by experiencing your own life fully, in joyous amazement, with wondering awe of the world around you, your own experiences effect the way that you perceive, perform, learn, teach, and compose music. Whether those experiences are beautiful, ecstatic, painful, inspiring, or sorrowful…

V.Williams, “The Lark Ascending,” performed by Hillary Hahn, inspired by the words of George Meredith… The Lark Ascending, By George Meredith He rises and begins to round, He drops the silver chain of sound Of many links without a break, In chirrup, whistle, slur and shake, All intervolv’d and spreading wide, Like water-dimples down a…