The "Cento" or "found" poem below is inspired by Cy Twombly's paintings, and the poetry scribbled, scrawled, scratched, painted over and...

The Pity of War: A Recital commemorating the 75th Anniversary of D-Day Below are some of the images to be projected, interspersed with a...

(The "Fantastic Opera Scenes" cast of WLU students, L-R: Sarah Gabrielle Lynch, Hayley Allen, Haochen Tu, Keren Katz, Levi Lebsack, Troy...

Below is a new poem as a gift for the awesome team who brought Rossini's Barber of Seville to colorful life this past weekend at Opera...

What would you title this piece from Bob Trotman's installation, "Business as Usual," at the Taubman Museum. Post your replies on my FB...

So, what do you hear when you see this painting (Seascape, by William Dodge. Taubman Museum.) If you're on FB, comment on the post with...

Rosemary Laing: greenwork (aerial view) in the exhibit "Outside Eyes" at the Taubman Museum of Art. I was thrilled when my friends at the...

Just a few subjects to be touched upon anytime the TMA and I collaborate on L2P: poetry to travels, Cityscapes, Nightscapes and...

Thanks to everyone who came out on a wintry day in central Virginia for my first Winterreise. It means so much to me that family and...

This is a postscript to my previous post. Reading the (2-sentence!) paragraph below reminded me anew how Mann's protagonist Hans Castorp...

Below are my program notes (in the form of 24 anecdotes) and select images which will be projected during an upcoming performance of...

I'm still processing the powerful and disturbing day spent at Dachau KL earlier this month. Here are some images from our 9-day trip to...

This Tuesday Temple Emanuel hosted our 4th presentation of Jewish Music in the 20th century. We spent the evening in the company of...

We talked about Terezin and Jewish musicians in the Nazi era at Temple Emanuel just three weeks ago. (see my previous post). Last night...

Per request, here are some images and notes from my presentation at Temple Emanuel on Jewish Music in the Nazi era. Jewish Music in the...

This month I'm leading a series of three Adult Education programs at Temple Emanuel on Jewish Music in the 20th c. Tuesday night we...

It's the penultimate day of the Jewish year (5778; Rosh Hashanah begins tomorrow at sundown). Today is the last day of the annual BBC...

To my TOI "H & G" friends: bravi tutti on a great run this weekend. Best wishes as you start the next year / season. Here's a link to a...

I have maintained certain superstitions across my professional life, like the infamous taboo in the theatre of using the title name of...

It's the end of Harry Potter's birthday and the first dress rehearsal of TOI's new Hansel & Gretel, it's late and I am thinking about...