From time to time, I have mentioned the name of my Swiss friend, Vreni Griffith. I first noticed her unusual name when I used to stick name labels on our music mailings for the Lutheran Church of Honolulu—that was probably in the early 90s. I later found out “Vreni” was a shortened version of “Varena”… Read More ¡Muchísimas gracias!
Now in my seventh decade of life, I just learned something about myself. I just received a shipment of Cornet Barcelona glasses, inspired by the colorful windows of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, the basilica which I visited in 2016. Ordering these glasses are a terrible indulgence (!) especially when I consider that I should… Read More If only I knew …
Last night was the final event of the BachFest Leipzig 2012–the great Mass in B-minor performed by the English Concert. It was obvious that this was a very familiar and beloved piece to many in the audience. The man sitting next to us “conducted” the whole piece throughout and mouthed all the words to the… Read More The greatest work ever