Category Archives: Music, opera, etc.

Kevin Garry, author of the Learn to Play Guitar Pack from eMedia, resurfaces in my life. Way back in the late seventies, Kevin shared a house with several other students at the University of Iowa.  One of them was Linda, … Continue reading →

One of the great joys of my life has been, and remains, my acquaintance with the music of Richard Strauss. It’s astonishing how he is able to engage all senses through the sense of hearing, how his music tracks the … Continue reading →

How wondrous, though halting, it was to discover opera in my early twenties! I had been fortunate, trombone player that I was from 4th through 12th grade, to have an after-school music theory and appreciation class from our assistant band … Continue reading →

I have a musical background:  Went to Oberlin College (though not in the Conservatory) as an undergrad 1965-69, did chorus and some leads in lots of Gilbert & Sullivan, sang in many choirs and a few local operas, went nuts … Continue reading →