Introducing Ambrose, my featured musician for May and June! Ambrose’s talent for composition has been emerging alongside his pianistic abilities beginning very early on in our musical adventures together. Ambrose has the unique and precious ability of finding and revealing stories in his music. I feel so grateful for the gift of witnessing him discover himself as an artist.
I don’t know how I got lucky enough to be a part of this project but I am surely grateful. “Over and over, we forget what being American means. The radical premise of our nation is that one people can be made from many, yet in each new generation we find reasons to limit who… Read More Hot Tamale Louie
St. Patrick’s Day as it is observed in most American cities is a consumerist sham. Sure, it started in the early 17th century as a religious feast day honoring the death day of St. Patrick in 462 AD, but it has devolved to a level of kitsch that deters many from any desire to observe the day at all.… Read More St. Patrick’s Day 2017
Introducing Anna, my featured musician for March and April! Anna and I both have April birthdays, we both love to play fiddle and we are both devoted fans of Hamilton so we have plenty in common. Anna is an enthusiastic and creative musician who takes risks and reaps the rewards of her courage. She has so much… Read More Congratulations to Anna!
When I was twenty, I worked in the preschool classroom of a child care center and got to know the children and families really well. Since I was known to be studying music in school, I was often asked by parents to give some early music lessons to their children or to assist with music practicing… Read More But, it isn’t.
Art Roche, Mary Denmead, William Dutcher, Zach Twardowski and Atticus Dutcher in Richard III. Photo by Andrea Wilson. I am not the only American to have spent the past week alternately devastated and enraged but I am so grateful to have also experienced flashes of true hope and deep love for how my community has responded. Between… Read More ACLU Update
Introducing Waylon, my featured musician for January and February! Waylon and I had several fun and productive years working at the piano and when he recently he discovered the joy of the mandolin, he clicked with it immediately. From his picture, you might guess that Waylon is a delight and you’d be correct. I especially love listening… Read More Congratulations to Waylon!
Introducing Miles, my featured musician for November and December! Miles is a dedicated and enthusiastic student and his musical development never ceases to amaze me.
I am delighted to be part of this (free!) performance tonight at Voxman Music Building in the Recital Hall beginning at 7:30 pm. More details from John Rapson: “Hi friends, I am writing to invite you to a Faculty Showcase this Tuesday at the School of Music. I am proud of the wonderful collaboration that… Read More “Hot Tamale Louie” or “Two Buckets and a Yoke” ***The Story of Zarif Khan***
I’m very sad to say that The Beggarmen has come to an end. An epic project such as this can hardly go unacknowledged and yet my emotions are so tangled that writing a post about it seems almost impossible. I am very lucky to have been able to make music with these fine men and superb musicians for so many… Read More The Beggarmen (2001-2016)
Tara McGovern 