Done with my audition month! Hurray! Now, I will have to wait in AGONY until the decisions are released on April Fool’s day. Hopefully, there will be no cruel, cruel jokes from admissions! I thought it would be fitting to write a short post on this topic, because it’s what I’ve essentially been doing this … Continue reading »
Yesterday, I had the wonderful privilege of presenting a lecture concert to the senior community at the St. Paul’s Towers. I was contacted to play a harpsichord concert by Adair Langston, who owns this beautiful (ORANGE) harpsichord! Here’s a picture of happy me getting acquainted with this lovely instrument (made from a Hubbard kit!) before … Continue reading »
Sundry Sundays have been placed on hold for now, until I finish these grad school applications! But I’m taking a break to post about a lovely, unique, and very intricately planned wedding I sang at yesterday. To get an idea of how much love was dedicated to the planning of the wedding, check out the invitation … Continue reading »
“I never practice; I always play.” – Wanda Landowska What an impressive attitude to take, and shouldn’t that be the way that it is? We all fall in love with music because of the results that we want to produce, but the road to achieving that result (ie: practicing!) seems so boring! All that … Continue reading »
At around 11 pm yesterday night, while looking over my resume, Peter turned to me and asked: Is Neapolitan music related to…Neapolitan ice cream? (This summer, I attended an early music program centered on the music of Naples.) After laughing at him, I realized that I had no idea. What made the combination of vanilla, … Continue reading »
Today, I had the honor of playing the piano for Justin and Rebecca’s wedding. Here’s a lovely picture of the happy newlyweds: Justin and Rebecca met while attending New Church during their college years, and they both served in the Campus Crusades ministry. Therefore, it made perfect sense that they chose to have their wedding … Continue reading »
What an honor it is to play on actual historical instruments! Since I stayed in the Cambridge/Boston area after IBIL ended, I contacted the curator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and he graciously allowed me to come in and play on two working harpsichords at the museum. The following video is segments of … Continue reading »
