pianist, opera coach, conductor, writer
I’m pleased to announce that in just a few weeks I’ll be a panelist for the Met Opera Quiz again! You can hear me at intermission of the Aida broadcast on Saturday, January 10. This link will take you to the radio broadcast schedule; check your local listings for stations and times. This … Continue Reading →
Tonight was the Butler Opera Center’s scenes program. I love scenes programs: the sheer variety of repertoire, the quick changing up of style, story, and singers. I love watching our student conductors lead with confident and expressive hands. I love hearing the surprises: a new steadiness of tempo, a beautiful … Continue Reading →
The singers and coaches of the Butler Opera Center, together with the collaborative pianists from Anne Epperson’s studio, performed a recital of Richard Strauss’ Lieder at UT tonight. It was an enormous, challenging program, from the earliest songs to the Vier Letzte Lieder, from beloved favorites to rarely performed treasures. It … Continue Reading →
I’m reeling (in a good way) from a jaw-dropping, soul-embiggening trio of performances here in my adopted home state. In a span of five days, I heard music at the Houston Grand Opera, at a chapel on the Trinity University campus in San Antonio, and in UT Austin’s own Bates … Continue Reading →
I like a lot of music, and that means I like a lot of easy music. By that I mean: music that is a pleasure to hear, that requires no preparation on my part. Maybe it’s something to dance to, something that energizes or mellows a gathering, something that just … Continue Reading →