The Trinity gets a bum rap these days. Most people equate it with Christian dogma about the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – a theology that seems strictly theoretical at best – and irrelevant at worst. But I think it’s useful to ponder how three-ness makes life work. In the world of dimensions, it means … Read more
A Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: With all of the dialog about guns, rights, Constitutional Amendments, and fear-mongering (on both sides of the equation), I am hoping that the American media will use this as an opportunity to educate the public as to the facts about the Second Amendment. Then: · When Secretary of State, … Read more
I’ve always wanted to do that! But taking an organ, piano, or harpsichord outdoors has always seemed like a virtual impossibility, especially when compounded by the issues of staying in tune. Last week I took part as a continuo player in the Bay area’s Midsummer Mozart Festival. We did the Grand Mass in C minor … Read more
I realized, when I climbed inside a car yesterday, that it was the first time in six days that I had been inside a moving vehicle. At first, I thought that this shouldn’t seem odd at all, until I realized that, quite possibly, never in my adult life (since college) had I gone that length … Read more
It took me ages to figure this out. My special skill in music can be summed up in one word: Collaboration. I’m really surprised that it’s taken me this long to figure it out, even though it’s been obvious for a very long time. Whether I’m performing with other people, or performing a solo organ … Read more
It’s not very often, at my age, that I get asked to go dancing, most especially when it’s Bavarian folk dancing! Concert work took me to the town of Ottobeuren, not too far from the Alps, to play on a couple magnificent instruments in an enormous baroque basilica. The Riepp organ (1766) is justly world-famous … Read more