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Thought for the Day
“Immature religion creates a high degree of cognitively rigid people or very hateful and attacking people—and often both. It is almost the public image of Christianity today, yet God’s goal is exactly the opposite.” —Richard Rohr
A Third Way
There are two things you have to look out for, two extremes:On the one hand, an impractical realism,and on the other hand, a sort of passive realism.The impractical idealism is the kind that says, “I’ve worked it out beforehand, and that’s the way it’s got to be.” Both these views are basically static. They never get […]
Playlist of Advent and Christmas Carols for Classical Guitar
Over recent years, I have tried to create a performance video of a favorite Advent or Christmas Carol to share. I thought I would post a link to my Youtube playlist of ten of those performance videos reaching back to 2014. Hope to have a new one for 2022 up soon.
Four Short Pieces
Here are four short pieces I recently performed for the “DC Corner” group of Classical Guitar players who gather monthly to play for each other and gain some performance experience. The first piece is by Alexander Scriabin – Prelude, Op. 16, No. 4, in E flat minor (for piano). Scriabin went on to write a […]
Liturgical Guitar in the Pandemic
Apart from being an appreciative student of the classical guitar, I am fortunate to serve part-time in a local Episcopal community of faith, St. Paul’s in Ivy, Virginia. This week, I was asked to offer a prelude for the virtual YouTube service on Sunday. In this time of social distancing, my position has been somewhat […]
Classical Guitar Summer School
In June at the Annual Classical Guitar Corner Academy Summer School we undertook a rather special project that brought together over 60 guitarists, cellist Dr. Jacques Lee Wood, and Maestra Janet Agostino. Janet is currently undertaking a Ph.D at New South Wales University in Sydney Australia and her focus is on arranging for guitar ensemble. […]
The Practice of Performance
“Your central tasks are finding inner peace and strength, on the one hand, and being very well-prepared for your performances, on the other.” —Eric Maisel, author and psychologist A common theme among classical guitarists who aspire to offer solo performances for the public is the management of stress and anxiety when taking the stage and playing […]
“Let Go” – In Gratitude for the Life and Artistry of Mary Oliver (1935 – 2019)
To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let go, to let go. From “Blackwater Woods” – Mary Oliver (1935-2019)