I have written a great deal on this blog about Steven Staryk, but I haven't written much about his musical alter ego, Primus Stefan, a...

When I was in high school there were three kinds of musicians. There were people who were equally good at music and academic subjects, ther...

Luanne Koper read Shelley's "Mutability" at the memorial service for our friend Rob Zseleczky. She read it because Shelley was...

Violinists and lovers of violin music will be happy to know that I just put two editions of Amanda Maier's Six Pieces for Violin and Pia...

Perhaps the problem with curiosity is that every time we find out something new (perhaps I should drop the "we" and speak for myse...

I'm playing a concert in two weeks. You will, no doubt, notice that between the pictures of two composers of works on the program (i.e.,...

Kenneth Goodenough put this video in a comment on yesterday's post. It brought tears to my eyes, so I thought I'd liberate it from ...

It is pure medicine, during these trying times, to listen to these marvelous musicians play and sing this wonderful duet. I am amazed at the...

DICK GORDON: [it] must have been such a wonderful time to be a talented musician in New York. FRANK GLAZER: . . . It’s a wonderful time to ...

Playing Dots has nothing to do with being creative. I think it actually dulls creativity. Going out for a walk, or reading, or practicing,...