Amidst the joy of performing Bach’s Mass in B Minor this past weekend was the somber news I received the day before about my former teacher, Joan Lippincott (12/25/35–5/31/25). I must say that I wasn’t surprised—my colleague, Clarence Cloak, had messaged me a few days before, to let me know that she was in hospice,… Read More Legendary Joan Lippincott
I spoke to a former student today, who had attended both of my Bach concerts, and she made a remark about my performance: How do you get such a high level of note accuracy? I didn’t hear any wrong notes! Oh, I told her, there were a couple. Actually, at the time of the performance,… Read More The importance of note accuracy
A couple of months ago I received an invitation to become a subscriber (read “sponsor”) for a book about my former organ teacher, Joan Hult Lippincott, and I was happy to send in my contribution, with the promise that I would receive a free copy of the book. Here was the promotional copy: Head of the organ department… Read More Practice means playing perfectly!