Thursday, July 7, 2011

Accompanist vs. Collaborative Pianist: I weigh in

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It's fashionable nowadays to rail against the hateful, offensive, blasphemous word "accompanist."  "Collaborative pianist...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Country Mouse In New York, Vol. III: The Metropolitan Opera, Where Opera Is Not Fucking Around, Bitches

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With the audition done Saturday night, I got to the real treat of the weekend:  Rigoletto at the Met.  I cannot fully explain how exhilarat...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Country Mouse in New York, Vol. II: The Audition - Oh, Right, That Was The Actual Reason I Went

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This, of course, was the reason I went to NYC, so here goes.  I was auditioning for an opera coach training program at a prestigious summer ...
Monday, January 17, 2011

Country Mouse In New York, Vol. I: Oh Fuck, Which Fork Do I Use?

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For an audition for a summer program, I went to New York last weekend.  I’d never been to NYC before, so I was excited.  It was a good excus...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Bah humbug, said the tired and unwilling class piano teacher.

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We now come to that most breathlessly anticipated time of year:  exam and jury week. As a grad student and class piano teacher, I get the ...
Sunday, November 7, 2010

Ravel's "Boléro": Sex? Why Yes, Thank You.

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“Boléro” was written by Maurice Ravel in 1928.  Everyone’s heard the stories:  he wrote it to annoy his wife; he wrote it to annoy his cat; ...
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Friday, October 29, 2010

A Tuxedo Life Philosophy

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Tuxedos are like frosting.  The surface is deliciously tempting.  And the cake underneath is even better. You're welcome.