The great poet Robert Frost suggested that choosing the road less traveled can make all the difference. For some, that is just not an option. Take the life of a professional cello soloist. There just isn't the same large body of repertoire for the cello that there is for, say, a violin or piano. As... Continue Reading →
Transcription, Recomposition and Reimagining
I wrote a little on what my idea of Good Music is in a recent post about Nina Simone. That idea is at the center of what this blog is about. Another notion I expressed in the “About” page of Good Music Speaks, is the thought that the musical experience is ultimately a three part... Continue Reading →
College Albums 1 : Glenn Gould
I have this image in my head of three albums that were almost required of a college student in the early 1960’s. Albums that were essential to a resident of a dormitory at one of the universities on the east coast of the United States. There was so much great music in the sixties, but... Continue Reading →