Rock and Roll, part 2
It’s been a fabulous week of playing, meeting, planning and general mayhem. It looks like I’ll be heading into the studio around the end of summer to record an EP. September should be an exciting month. By then I hope I’ll have found someplace that would like someone like me to give a seminar or work as an adjunct. You know, music history taught through the lens of dance. Pedagogy, character and purpose. Rebranding the musical skill... Read More
Rock and Roll
In an alarming number of ways, it’s been so easy to be away from the classical world. I mean, look: everybody’s foaming at the mouth about declining audiences, gigs are scarce, and the likes of me was always begrudgingly admitted into the inner sanctum anyway.† What I do miss is the music. I miss communing with Shostakovich and laughing along with Mozart. I miss rehearsals and long skirts and talking about gear. It’s been a weird... Read More
