Liberated Dissonance

Last night, while surfing the web, I discovered that my ex-wife died last November of ovarian cancer. Neither she nor any member of her fami...

Between one thing and another, I have fallen far behind on my blogging, but I didn’t want too much time to go by without mentioning a pair o...

The Independence Sinfonia, a good group that is getting better, will present a concert Nov. 10 at Or Hadash in Fort Washington. On the progr...

These days I’ve been breezing through Alan Pryce-Jones slim little study of Beethoven. The book repeats my favorite anecdote about the compo...

The Independence Sinfonia presented a program of Mozart and Beethoven Sunday afternoon. I was unable to attend, since I worked weekends, bu...

I started a new job Monday in Norristown. The hours are 3 to 11 p.m., the commute is twice as long as I am used to, and I am still not sure ...

I know, I know, it's a losing game to lament the small attendance and classical concerts, but I'm going to do it anyway. Last night ...

I’m getting out more these days, hearing more live music than even just a year ago. Two very different but satisfying concerts back to back ...