Articles for Strings
This Year's Model - Portraits of Five String Players
A feature for Strings, this piece explores what it takes to leave music — and to come back to it, following five string players who have had extremely varied career paths and who have woven music into their lives in a vast array of fulfilling ways.
On Faurè's Après un Rêve
This piece was for the “PlayIt!” section of the magazine, and begins with an exploration of Gabriel Faure — his life and relevant works — before continuing into a study of an arrangement of his Après un Rêve for viola and piano.
Book Review: Elgar, Vicat Cole, and the Ghosts of Brinkwells by Carol Fitzgerald and Brian W. Harvey
A review of a “unique work that falls somewhere in between a biography, a historical novel and a history book.” Not to quote myself or anything...
Music Review: True Divided Light (for solo viola), by David Carlson
A review of a devilishly hard solo viola work, premiered by Geraldine Walther.
Music Review: The Fiddler Playalong, arranged by Edward Huws Jones
Despite the slightly juvenile title, this collection was a delight to play and review...and brought up a reflection of what it means to trace music “back to its roots.”
Book Review: Unlocking the Masters: Debussy by Victor Lederer
Why do we want to know people's stories? Why do we revel in gossip, why do children ask for stories from their parents’ own childhoods, why do we read biographies in the first place?You'll have to read the review!