An overshadowed musical life
The close sibling relationship between Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn intrigues me—because of the close relationship I had with my own brother, Peter. For WBJC, I put together an 8-minute reflection on her overshadowed musical life. You can listen here. ...
ONW at The Owl
This evening, I was scheduled to be in discussion with the author, Tony Peake (North Facing), at the Owl Bookshop in Kentish Town, London. Like all other book events, this one had to be cancelled/postponed—in fact, Tony was one of the poor souls who succumbed early to...
Audio reading in lieu of Charm City Books event
This is the watercolor painted by my mother, Joan, which inspired the print at the opening of Part Six—the last segment of Old New Worlds. Part Six: Chapter Thirty-Seven
Creative thinking in the time of COVID-19
“Thinking outside the box” has taken on a whole new meaning during the Covid-19 response. Musicians offer virtual concerts from their living rooms, commencement addresses are streamed, happy hours are zoomed, businesses have to rethink how they do … well,...
New Book
