2024 Lake George Concert
I have scheduled my 2024 Lake George Concert for Saturday, August 17th. I’m thrilled to say that Patrick Fink, my new pianist is psyched for it and I am psyched to play with him. Patrick teaches at the Pennington school and at the Lawrenceville school. He is also a PhD candidate but I’m not sure […]
Upping My Game
Now that I’m collaborating with two new pianists, Nishan and Patrick, I realize the need to step up my game. Typically, I’ve had a full year to prepare for my fall performance, but both Patrick and Nishan consistently arrive at rehearsals much better prepared than I’m used to. Consequently, my practice and lesson regimen has […]
Jeffrey Farrington, RIP
I’m sorry to announce that Jeffrey Farrington, the pianist I have worked with for over 25 years, died on November 13th 2023. I will miss him.
Recital 2023 – Update
Here is the repertoire that we are playing on the October 8th Recital. BTW, it is at the Princeton Theological Seminary Chapel, formerly knows as Miller Chapel at 4:00 PM. It is open to the public so you can bring your friends. If you want to make sure to receive email updates, send me your […]
Aftermath – 2023 Princeton Recital
this years recital was magical. It my be a case of “you had to be there,” but I would have to say that it is one of the best memories I have. The weather was gorgeous, the timing was perfect, 138 people came, so it was a pretty full audience. And we played well. Jeff […]
Our New Dog
We finally did it. We got another dog. We wanted a playmate for our dog Banjo, who spent most of his time lying on the floor in the great room. He is only three. We saw him come alive around other dogs and just moped on days when he was alone. He needed a playmate! […]
Aftermath – Cello Duets at Stonebridge – June 5th, 2023 at 3:30
We played out concert and it was enormous fun! There were about 70 people in the audience, which is apparently unusual for an afternoon concert. I got lots of comments after the program at how professional we were and how much people enjoyed it. Mostly, though, the idea was to give my mother in law […]
My accupuncturist
May 31st I cannot say enough good things about my accupuncturist! She has been healing my hands and it looks like we are winning the game. I went into her a few months ago with hurting hands. The way I use my cello bow puts a lot of pressure on my index finger on my […]
Naming a dog
May 31st, 2013 We are planning on getting another dog to keep our current dog, Banjo, company. We notice how he is a different dog when there is another one around… more alert, more playful, more dog-like! We found an adorable dog, small, only 18 pounds. Banjo is 56 pounds. Seems uneven, but when we […]
Aftermath – Brahms e minor Sonata – May 10 and 12, 2023
May 15th 2023 Wow, two performance of the Brahms e minor in one week. They went well. The first was with a group called the Music Club of Princeton. We were third on the program after a Beethoven sonata and a Ravel piano piece (sublime!). My pianist, Frances Slade, played the Beethoven and then the […]
Renaissance Man
Steve Hiltner, one of the people in our Documentary theater group invited us to come to a performance he was doing at the Princeton Library. Knowing what it’s like to put together an audience, Paul and I decided to go to “support” our fellow theater guy. Well, it turns out he is terrific. He plays […]
Aftermath Concert at Lake George Aug 20, 2023
The concert at lake George is over for 2023 – whew! It is always a bit challenging for both of us. Jeff is on a smaller (MUCH smaller) piano with different action and voicing – a whole different feel. It’s not as bad for me since I have the same instrument. It’s always good to […]
Circus and Aging
I have been working for many years to insure that I pushed back on the hands of time, by which I mean, I have been exercising and eating well. It’s more than that, though. It seems that to push back those hands, you have to push really hard. So you have to exercise more than […]
Thoughts on Dry January
I have been thinking a lot lately about alcohol and drinking. Dry January this year prompted several of my friends to participate. Some have reported being surprised at how much they missed it (“It scared me how important alcohol was to me”) and some have decided not to drink at all since then. Some lost a […]
Dog Camp Galore
We just got back from a weekend away and we left our dog, Banjo, at Camp Bowwow. We hadn’t left him overnight since we have had him so I wanted to make sure he was OK. He had a great time and was well taken care of all weekend. We could watch him from the […]