My musical education took a wonderfully eccentric turn when Alexis and I discovered Seattle’s Ballard Sedentary Sousa Band—a marching band that enthusiastically plays Sousa while steadfastly refusing to march. At 82, I am reminded that there are still whole worlds … Read More
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that after more than eighty years of life, I had never attended a chamber music concert—so I finally decided to go and see what I’d been missing. What I discovered was an unexpectedly intimate and … Read More
When people ask me how old I am, I reflect that there are really several ways to think about age — not just the number of years I’ve lived, but how I feel, how I act, and how engaged I … Read More
