For months now, I keep telling myself that it’s time to jumpstart this blog again after a hiatus of over a year, as the sheer act of bringing reflections and thoughts to (virtual) paper has always been a joy. Each time, the impulse died with the internal dialogue, “Too much has happened to write down” […]
Thoughts on perfection vs. excellence and the American Horn Quartet’s final year Read More »
I’ve just had the pleasure of spending a couple free days in Paris between performances with the OPL at the Opéra Comique. Our Sunday show fell on my birthday, so Kerry and I stayed afterwards and indulged in an Ethiopian feast at one of our favorite restaurants in the Latin Quarter. We found a very cute
(Over)view from the rooftops of Paris Read More »
Geof, Charlie, Kerry, and I have just returned from playing concerts and giving master classes on our mini-France tour which included stops in Mulhouse and the beautiful Loire Valley. The preparation phase for this tour was, by necessity, spread out over several months, with the initial correspondence well over a year in advance. It’s an
Putting together the AHQ “Tour de France” Read More »
It’s a bit daunting for me to try and sum up our summer 2010 adventures, but I might as well plunge in and just start writing this blog! After much preparation and rehearsal, we embarked in July on the performing part of our travels. With husband Kerry and pianist/friend/soul sister Lauretta in tow, we made
What I Did Last Summer… Part 1: Singapore and Australia Read More »
It’s been ages – again – since my last blog posting. Since then, I have been on two chamber music tours, played Mendelssohn and Bruckner, Shostakovitch, Mahler and many other composers, celebrated holidays with family far away, had 2 x-rays for separated ribs (ouch!), joined a new chamber music group, done a 21-day inner retreat,
Passion and Precision – the joy of chamber music Read More »
It has been months since I last offered a blog posting on this website – writing has always been a balance of activity and introspection for me. The fact that nothing has appeared here since March probably shows an overdose of the former, and lack of the latter. Now that a friend of mine, Bruce
Checking back in, and notes on the AHQ tour Read More »
