Remote Direction

Knock Knock

It also appears I’m not the only one to make Philip Glass knock-knock jokes (go to the very end at 2:40:)

Kara Thrace And Her Special Destiny

So I don’t know if you could exactly class what I saw this afternoon as a “bad cover band,” but today outside of Tunnel City I saw a group of three older-high-school types doing a full-blown air-guitar metal act on the lawn across the street. One of them had the full getup – skinny jeans, [...]

Lazy Saturday

Man, one would almost think that it’s a summer Saturday given the amount of nothing that I’ve done today. Just woke up from a killer nap, fearful that I should be doing something, then reminded myself to get a grip.
This past week, I went to a new exhibit at the Sackler Gallery which was mind-blowing, [...]

Gabriela Montero

And you thought that musical prodigies were all stuck up!

My ears were blessed with an NPR story this morning about a brilliant pianist, Gabriela Montero. She just released an album of entirely spontaneous improvisations off of Bach compositions.
Her music is absolutely delightful – she takes Bach and turns it into Brahms…if Brahms were also a [...]

The Metropolitan Opera’s New Stage – New York Times

The Metropolitan Opera’s New Stage – New York Times
Lo, the battle between “We cannot bow so low as to pander to the gross public just to sell a few more tickets” and “Butts-in-seats is all that matters” continues at The Met.
Though I kinda sneer at classical music infused with laser-light shows, I’m a firm believer [...]

Beautiful

Now in the Recovery Room, Music for Hearts to Heal By
It doesn’t matter to me if there’s any science or not behind this story, it’s still one of the most beautiful pictures I’ve ever seen. Who would ever, ever think to put a harp in a hospital?