Announcing Two New Compositions

Filed in Composition, Performance, Reviews, Violin on October 29, 2006 at 12:05 am

Two more compositions come to a satisfying close and are ready for listening enjoyment! The first is Blessings and Harmony, a darling violin solo of Victorian charm written specially for my dear friend, Yvonne, on her wedding day. It was a great success, and it was my pleasure to offer it to her and her [...]

Just Like New; The Recent Adventures of Tommy

Filed in Humor, Inspiration, Reviews, Violin on October 28, 2006 at 12:52 am

Not too long ago now, I received “Tommy” back from the shop – Foster’s Violin Shop in Orange, to be exact. (And, yes, my violin has a name…doesn’t yours?)

Funny Video!

Filed in Composition, Humor, Strange Findings on October 17, 2006 at 12:01 am

This “Family Guy” clip is hilarious! Ah, the good old days of the Maxell cassette… and Wagner! Enjoy!

'A Sort of Cat-Music'

Filed in Composition, History, Humor, Performance, Reviews, Strange Findings on October 8, 2006 at 1:08 am

I just cracked up when I read these newspaper reviews of Schoenberg‘s works between 1913 and 1914 (as quoted in “Early Music Defended against its Devotees: A Theory of Historical Performance in the Twentieth Century” found on pages 297-322 of the Summer 1983 issue of the Musical Quarterly, article by Laurence Dreyfus): Warning: some very [...]