The Symphony’s Declaration of Independence
Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday, Oct. 7th, 5 to 6 pm… Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) is the “Father of the Symphony” in the same way that George Washington (born the same year) is the “Father of our Country.” Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration...Three More Things I Learn from Bach
[First published 27 September 2016 in the Broad Street Review. Edited and reprinted here by permission.] A while back I considered three things I learned from Bach. I’ve wanted to add to them ever since, partly because there are more, and partly because I just saw a...Nobility of Women in Chamber Music America
The Baroque/New music group Mélomanie is featured in the current Chamber Music America magazine, coinciding with the release of their new CD Excursions. The CD includes my work for them, The Nobility of Women (with guest-artist Priscilla Herreid), and the article...Bach Secular and Sacred
On Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday, December 6th, 5-6 pm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211, “Coffee Cantata” (c.1735) Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (1716, rev. 1723), excerpts...The Taste of Bach and Harpsichords
Discoveries from the Fleisher Collection, Saturday November 1st, 2014 at 5 pm Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord in A minor, BWV 1044. Andrew Manze, violin (conductor), Rachel Brown, flute, Richard Egarr, harpsichord, Academy of...
THE ARC IN THE SKY
Best Choral Performance, The Crossing, Donald Nally
CANTICLE
Producer of the Year, Classical, Blanton Alspaugh