I Helped Cure Polio
I like to joke that I helped cure polio. And in a very small way, I did. Last March, I stumbled across this headline: and I thought, “wow, already?” We all work for causes, and donate to organizations...
View ArticleThank heavens for Delta airlines
This weekend I am full of gratitude for Delta Airlines and for a particular symphony administrator. You’ll see why if you read on. Since I didn’t fly enough on American last year and therefore lost my...
View ArticleI Heart Chamber Music
Right now I’m headed to Santa Fe to sing Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Santa Fe Pro Musica’s baroque ensemble. A week ago I got home from singing concerts in Ann Arbor with the award-winning chamber...
View ArticleDiva-tastic
Last weekend I was in Alabama to sing Mozart and Vivaldi with the Mobile Symphony Orchestra. The guest conductor was Patrick Dupré Quigley, the director of Seraphic Fire and a good friend who has given...
View ArticleBack on the Road
You might have noticed a lull in the postings on this blog… For the past five months I’ve been up in a different kind of air: the whirlwind of new parenthood. Baby A was born on September 17 in perfect...
View ArticleMusic on a Mission
As the Swara Sonora Trio began to plan our Indonesian tour, we decided that we wanted there more of a purpose to our travels than the personal excitement of performing on the other side of the world....
View ArticleReflecting on a life-changing experience: Indonesia 2009
Five years ago, my performing travels led me on one of the greatest adventures of my life: three and a half weeks singing, teaching, and touristing in Indonesia. 11 years before that, I took a college...
View ArticleMoons and Loons
I have to admit, I’ve traveled to many beautiful places in my life. Quite a few of them I could describe as paradise: Bali, Carmel, the Tuscan countryside… And now I have another paradise to add to...
View ArticleSoprano in Tuscany
One of the best things about my trip to Rome last month was that I got to see a lot of my best friend Lauren, who is living and working there now. On Lauren’s balcony On my last weekend in Italy, N had...
View ArticleLa Spiaggia: At the beach, Italian style
The Italian vacation to which I alluded in January is come and gone. And it was wonderful. I ate so much great gelato, pizza and pasta that I will have to do a separate posting on the food. Since N...
View ArticleGigging on the rails
I spend an awful lot of time on airplanes, but my true love, transportation-wise, is the train. Relaxing in a quiet train car is so much more comfortable and civilized than being buckled into a tiny...
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