Many years ago I was a violinist. I’d spent many, many years practicing. Not at the level of James Ehnes, who had a work ethic like I’ve never seen, but I was practicing for two hours every day starting at the age of six. Two hours daily, one hour each morning and one hour each … Continue reading The vast nothingness
Thank you, Lucille (née. Villeneuve) Evans
I might be a student of the voice, but I was never really an opera singer. The brief period when I studied opera singing was occupied largely by Lucille Evans. What I really I wanted was to sing lieder, but there are 10s of dollars in lieder singing and I ended up being a chorister … Continue reading Thank you, Lucille (née. Villeneuve) Evans
Its getting darker
Its going to get darker before it gets lighter. I’ve had a very hard year. Next year might be harder still. I just don’t know. I wish I could offer a false sense of hope, but today, on this dark day, in this dark time, I’m struggling to find the light. I’m just not sure … Continue reading Its getting darker
John Wiens, Conductor 