80: Now we are 80!
Foreword: when I originally wrote this Post, I was reluctant to admit that I was just a few days short of my 8oth birthday, so I wrote this allusive, enigmatic, … Continue reading
75: Improvisation
Improvisation – the ability to think on your feet, live by your wits, adapt quickly to changing circumstances – is one of life’s essential skills. Along with empathy, it is … Continue reading
74: Five Hundred Years or more…
Reflecting on the horrific murder of George Floyd, the protests and civic unrest that it unleashed worldwide, I remembered a powerful piece, Worksong, from the Grand Union Orchestra canon a … Continue reading
67: Down by the Riverside…
It was just the best Easter Sunday ever, in New Orleans with my daughter Lily! Following the parades through the French Quarter, we ended up in Jackson Square. As the … Continue reading
44: In Memoriam Cengiz Saner
RIP Cengiz Saner It’s with a heavy heart that I have to record that Cengiz Saner died last month after a short illness. Cengiz was one of the most valued … Continue reading
26: In Memoriam Vladimir Vega
On Tuesday September 11th 1973, the democratically-elected socialist government of Chile was overthrown by an army-led coup in the capital Santiago and the president Salvador Allende assassinated. In the days … Continue reading
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