patterns | patterns
Apr.08.2013
And within those small spaces? As a piece of music develops and heads to its conclusion, what about the bits and pieces that fill them, the patterns that emerge and develop into other patterns that make the work interesting and coherent?
Brahms's Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 1 is built on very slim...
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Feb.13.2013
My mantra has typically been about trying to find balance and sustaining the will to press on regardless.
The mantra doesn't seem like it's always needed. There does seem to be emotional, physical and intellectual patterns my mind and body follow, independent of what I'm eating or...
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Jul.25.2010
January 28, '97 A while ago, the editor who published a book then #7 on the New York Times Bestseller List was asked by a reporter, "You spent over $1,000,000 promoting it. Don't you think that money could have been better spent publishing literature?" The editor...
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Jun.30.2010
If we observe the people who walk into our lives – whether they are there to stay, or are only briefly touching our existence with their presence – we will see that they often resemble one another in character. It is not uncommon to hear people say: “I’ve married my mother” or “I’ve married my...
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Sep.11.2009
On this Memorial day, remembering September 11, 2001, I would like to honor all the heroes who gave of themselves to help during and after the World Trade Center catastrophe. It changed who we are and how we view the world. It continues to change us. It is also bringing to the forefront a new...
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