Use the talents you possess – for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except the best. Henry van Dyke, American author, poet, and playwright

RIP Pete Postlethwaite

Pete was one of those great character actors whose face would pop up almost anywhere. You’d see him, and think, “I know I’ve seen him in something else … what was it?” My first (and still favorite) exposure to him …

March, 2011 Concert

Mark your calendar for Friday evening, March 11th, 2011!  My daughter, Haley, will be giving an encore performance of her Senior Voice Recital from the University of Virginia, and we (I’m the accompanist) will be performing it at St. Paul’s …

New Blog! (Again!)

Once again, my previous blog host went belly up.  The last time this happened, I had some warning and was able to retrieve an archive of all of my past posts.  This time, no such luck — I’ve lost everything …