knowing in your bones
A friend of mine is going through what she’s calling a breakdown. After having pushed herself to the limit for the past 5+ years with the supposed goal of becoming a physician’s assistant, she got into a prestigious program…
Emily Wright
Stage fright
I still catch a case of the stomach-jumpies when I get on stage. Not all the time, but I’d say at least half of my gigs (including workshops, seminars, etc) have some added zesty to them. The key to…
questions from the Twitterverse, part 2.
Back for more, eh? Here are some additional questions from the Q&A on Twitter: @CatePolacek asks: Oh, oh, can you explain the false string thing? I’ve yet to change mine, but your recent experiences are…
questions from the Twitterverse, part 1.
I thought it might be fun to answer some questions from the good folks on Twitter, so here goes: @mstcambot asks: 1. Do cellists like violinists? When I played in middle school, the pecking order seemed to…
This.
Pretty much the whole point of my blog. And maybe my life.
Memorial Day.
EW: I posted this last year but thought it was worth revisiting. Have a wonderful Memorial Day, lovely readers. Someone whom I respect and care very much for said about Memorial Day, “It really has no meaning for me at all.”…
Cheers, Socrates! A commentary on YouTube haters.
I’m used to being misunderstood. Heck, I’m used to being understood and then despised for what I genuinely mean. Anyone who has ever posted or commented on YouTube knows that it is a haven, a sanctuary….a sucktuary, if you will,…
Sometimes the music looks back at you.
It’s been busy times in the stark raving life of your friendly neighborhood cellist. I suspect this will be one of the last blogs at this address: the whole shebang is going to move over to my big site. But…
Striking out.
Ryan Howard is a baseball powerhouse. He’s led the majors in things like slugging and home runs, and is known as a Big Bat, for good reason. If you’re not a Philly fan, you probably just feel a little uncomfortable…
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…