Ruminations

I am overwhelmed with gratitude to have received one of the Borletti-Buitoni Trust’s 2024 Artist Fellowships. The nomination process asked me to dream about what I could accomplish with the kind of latitude that this funding and administrative support would represent, but I found the range ofContinue reading “Borletti-Buitoni Trust”

In April 2023, I had the great good fortune to tour a program featuring György Kurtág’s Einige Sätze aus den Sudelbüchern Georg Christoph Lichtenbergs and Amy Beth Kirsten’s yes I said yes I will Yes with double bassist William Langley-Milletich and Musicians from Marlboro. Ahead of ourContinue reading “Interview: WETA”

FALSE AZURE RECORDS LAUNCHES INAUGURAL ALBUM, THE LABOR OF FORGETTING, ON NOVEMBER 4; INCLUDES THREE WORLD PREMIERES Art song and works for solo piano by American composers Katherine Balch and Dante De Silva shimmer in this release from this new independent record label. KINGSTON, N.Y. — FalseContinue reading “the labor of forgetting”

During this time of uncertainty and separation, as we willingly sacrifice opportunities to gather in the hope that we might shorten the virus’ hold on all of us, Ryan and I offer this small program, “Out of Silence.” We are extraordinarily grateful to The Stissing Center andContinue reading “Program notes for ‘Out of Silence’”

As all musicians know, the COVID-19 pandemic has been disastrous for the arts community. With personal gatherings banned, we have all lost months of income with no recourse for unemployment or other aid measures; meanwhile, the future is still very much in question. I was asked toContinue reading “Some Early Thoughts on Covid-19”