I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
Taix in 1956 (Courtesy LAPL) It's not quite L.A.'s oldest restaurant, but
Taix French Restaurant is certainly one of the city's most beloved. The
venerable...
Beloveds. It’s been a minute since I’ve blogged about it, but now I’ve got
something to blog about, so blog about it I shall. Over the last 18 months,
I’v...
This season has been filled with some magical moments, and taking the stage
at Knoxville’s Tennessee Theater during the Big Ears Festival was certainly
o...
Hey all,
I've got a whirlwind West Coast jaunt beginning tomorrow. All shows solo,
but will attempt to bring power and light. Tapers welcome. Bring your ...
Reading about the British Government's poetry recitation initiative for
school children, *Poetry By Heart,* in The Guardian over the past few days
brings...
Hey out there! Just a heads up to let you know that this blog has moved!
All this content has been migrated over to my primary website,
alexandragardner.ne...
*My father (on the right) singing with my Uncle Mooney.*
*This photo was taken in Chicago, Illinois about 1952*
*“Father’s Day 2011”*
*by D.A. Taylor*...
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Videos: Levin on Mozart What I did on my summer vacation, pt. 1 Thank you
for follo...
I was just gonna Facebook status these, but then I was getting kind of
wordy and I thought to myself, ‘Gee I wish I had an appropriate venue for
sharing mo...
Annealing Scott's ring...the heat turns the gold black. Once annealed I let
the ring sit in the pickle for over an hour to get rid of some excess
copper th...
3 steps? 4? Does the walking sequence have to end with a solid landing? Or
is a crash acceptable at the end of a series of steps? We aren't sure
exactly ho...