Posts Tagged ‘Peoria Symphony’
EPIPHANY
Today is the 12th day of Christmas, The Epiphany. The word epiphany has such wonderful connotations. It refers to a moment when something is revealed, something wonderful that changes one’s life. Whether great or small, these changes bring new perspective, new knowledge – wisdom. I usually send out holiday cards around this time of year…
Read MoreGustav Holst: The Planets
I am very excited to be conducting Holst’s The Planets once again – this time with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra on November 10. The project involves a new film commissioned by the PSO and created by the young, award-winning filmmaker Max Fedore and me. The project has given me an opportunity to look at Holst’s…
Read MoreSolemn Autumn. Solemn Harvest.
There’s a wonderful work for Flute and Harp by the American composer George Rochberg called “The Slow Fires of Autumn.” I must admit I knew about it long before I heard it because the title conjured such strong associations for me: leaf piles, leisurely wood fires somewhere in the distance, cold weather and warm cider,…
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