Thursday in NYC

The Conductors Guild conference set into full swing today.  I had a bit of a late sleep, since I’m still not feeling perfectly well, and then walked with my coffee through the southern paths in Central Park on my way to Lincoln Center.  At 11 a.m. today the sun was shining, but at 10 a.m.

Wednesday in NYC

At 5 p.m. NYC time, I’ve had quite a day today.  The conference starts in an hour.  But first . . . Steinway sent a car to collect me this morning at the hotel.  Chris York, an old student of mine from Ball State University, joined me.  We had a two-hour tour of the Steinway

Tuesday in NYC

I departed STL at 8.50 this morning, after Corby (who is house- and dog-sitting)  drove me to the airport on icy roads.   He took an hour to get back home, when the trip should have taken 20 minutes! The jet was barely 1/3 full.  We arrived at LaGuardia about 12 noon local time.  My transfer

Busy Friday

‘Tis a busy Friday here.  I’m taking just a minute to write while the applesauce bread is in the oven and the dishwasher is doing its business. Today is ACDA Day at Villa Carter.  I’m treating three colleagues to a home-cooked meal at lunchtime, then making them review the second round of Student Conducting Competition

Cuba libre!

Today is the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution and Castro’ rise to power.  Isn’t it time we brought them in from the cold, that we realized that tourism and trade are smarter and more effective than embargo and vitriol?