Sometimes you just have to shut the world out. Just as I was leaving last night to play the Bach and Prayer service came the notice that Russia had invaded Ukraine. My words to myself were “Just think CALM. Focus on the music.” I hated to admit it, but my pulse was starting to race,… Read More But, but, but …
It’s less than 40 days away to my Bach Great Eighteen concerts on August 18 and 25. I am in “full court press” mode, a term I know from basketball but also an expression meaning “an all-out effort or offensive.” Since returning home from “vacation” I have had three practice sessions, and since I am on… Read More The countdown begins!
Over the years I have learned that so often it is a matter of finding the “right” piece of music — for that wedding, for that funeral, for that special service, for whatever occasion you need to find music to enhance the whole experience. Of course, if you work in a liturgical church, you look… Read More Finding the right piece