Sometimes you don't realize how much you've missed something until you bring it back. It has really been years since I've been actively studying the piano, but I kept it up on some level through most of that time. For the last few months, I haven't even had the keyboard set up in my apartment, and I haven't played at all. A few weeks ago when I ( Read more... )

Hey everyone! Yet again, I haven't updated in ages. Ages that grow longer all the time. But I thought I'd finally catch you all up, while I'm here waiting around at the Portland (ME) train/bus station. In lieu of the traditional retrospective New Years' entry, I'll just update you on the 4 months or so that you've heard nothing about, if you're ( Read more... )

I will be in your area Sept. 10-12 (Thursday-Saturday), for a Selichot gig at the 5th ave synagogue. Possibly for a day or two on either end, depending on availability of folks who want to see me, and housing. If you're in or near NYC and would like to catch up or spend a few hours together, let me know. If you can host me for the days I'm there ( Read more... )

Wow, I think this is the longest I've gone without updating this journal since I created it. So much has happened ( Read more... )

Our guest preacher at church this morning just compared the spirit of Red Sox nation to the spirit of God. Come on, really?

I had an amazing weekend at NEFFA, and just got back from the last dance of the 5-day Concord Contra Challenge. I am now officially "welcomed this day into the fanatical band of dancers known as contraistas". Yeah, the name doesn't do much for me either, but I can deal with being part of a fanatical band of dancers. :-) More on NEFFA later, ( Read more... )

I'm in process of recording Kol Nidre (one of the most famous pieces in the Jewish high holy day liturgy), for an application to a reconstructionist temple as a high holy day cantorial soloist. In process, I was looking through my "recordings of me" playlist in iTunes for another already-recorded piece or two to send out, and I noticed that the ( Read more... )

Well, Boston area singers who will be around next year. The Cantata Singers are holding auditions for next year in about a month, on May 5. I may not have talked about them a whole lot here, but they are very good, and it's a great opportunity. I'm really enjoying being a part of the group. It was also highly recommended to me by a number of ( Read more... )

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I spent all day yesterday at the DownEast Folk Festival. Crazily full day, including about 4 hours driving (round trip), a couple hours of eating and/or watching performances, and 11-ish hours of dancing. So much fun, but also so exhausting. Getting back at 2:30 AM and having to be up at 7 AM to shower and go to church, after such a tiring day, ( Read more... )