This week was the annual visit of Carey Beebe, who takes care of all the harpsichords in Hawaii on his way back home to Australia from the Carmel Bach Festival. He not only tuned the two harpsichords in my condo (Zuckermann and Neupert) among others here in Hawaii, but also the Cammack harpsichord at the Lutheran… Read More Magic from the harpsichord man
I went to three concerts today, even though we had tickets for a fourth and gave them away. At this time in the week, we have to say that all the music has been just fabulous, but the body is protesting from the sensory overload, jet lag and lack of sleep. By the end of… Read More Another day, another three concerts
For this weekend’s all-Mozart concerts, we have advertised the fact that it will be the debut of our fortepiano, built by Philip Belt. You may be wondering what the heck is a fortepiano anyway, and why do some people call it a pianoforte? The fortepiano was the precursor of the modern piano, and was invented… Read More What is a fortepiano, anyway?
We decided to take a little break from the festival today and only went to one concert. One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the Boston Early Music festival is the exhibition —the display of musical instruments and other musical vendors. We spent a couple of hours here and ran into Carey Beebe, the… Read More A little break today