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Oof. Take care out there, tender hearts.

I’m about to do a monster day of writing and recording today so hopefully Thursday/Friday sees new YouTube and podcast stuff. In the meantime, I’d like to share a young cellist who caught my eye at last year’s Sphinx competition.…

Never mind me, I’m just listening to one of these tracks on repeat. Can you guess which one?

Last year, in the dead of winter, Henri had multiple seams open up, requiring a trip to the luthier and a re-evaluation of my humidification infrastructure. You see, Henri actually sounds better and is much easier to play in low…

The next series of playlists will highlight musicians I feel are doing interesting and important things, so each one will feature one or two artists exclusively. This month is all about Anastasia Kobekina, one of my favorite cellists ever. She…

Here’s hoping we are not in “false fall” because I am ready for sweater weather and cozy times. Lots going on here; back soon! xo, em

A little late, after some pretty dramatic travel delays. Note to self: maybe driving 16 hours straight twice in a week is…dumb?

Sending peace and calm to anyone who needs it. Enjoy this serenity inducing playlist, dear friends.

One of the best things about having a podcast is being able to share my beloved friends and colleagues with the rest of the world. I can’t say that my life has been all smooth sailing, but the number of…

Hoping to usher in some summer feelings with this playlist! I’m not normally someone who looks forward to summer, especially on the east coast with the mosquitoes, humidity, and infrastructure that was built for cooler weather. But this year has…

In preparation for the course I’m putting together about time and texture, I thought I’d get together with some colleagues and see if we can distill the nuts and bolts of making music down to something—if not simple—at least more…

This one has selections I wish the DJ at the roller rink would play! In hard times, living well is the best revenge. Oh, and promise me you’ll wear wrist guards next time you skate. 😘

Miranda is just the coolest, and was an absolute delight to talk shop with. She is also going to be featured on the upcoming panel discussion I’m hosting about time and texture as tools in our expressive arsenal; the other…

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I’ve been looking for the right strings for Henri since, well, forever. As soon as the set he came with started to go weird and sound old, I replaced them with an identical set up: 2 Larsens, 2 Spirocores. It…

A little delayed what with the looting of my home country by teenage hackers in service of a lunatic racist on ketamine and a malignant narcissist signing executive orders.

I just canNOT get enough of Mk.Gee. His music has been in my head since October.

This list skews heavily Christmas-y, mostly quiet. Wishing you and yours peace and abundance in these wild and uncertain times.

I’m still recovering from the trip to Los Angeles and working out some plans for a group class that should start in February, but in the meantime, the next episode of the LC podcast series about performance anxiety is up,…

This is the first in what will be a series where I explore performance anxiety through a number of different lenses. In this episode, Carly and I chat about perfectionism as it relates to performance and a novel form of…

Enjoy!