World traveling Conductor/Organist/Pianist
New York City / Scarsdale
Joined June 2009
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Now to cook lamb for 4 dear friends and open a treasured 1982 Mouton Rothschild (purchased 30 (!) years ago during COLLEGE - I am a dedicated and patient oenophile lol.
My fantastic 3 string players from MOO Modus Orchestra and brilliant cantor did a wonderful job. It is not my usual Easter tradition of Beethoven 7 full orchestra and 10 voice pro schola but we will be back next year! – at Manhattan, NY
Happy Easter! Even though we at St. Mary's Long Island City have been in person since July - 3 masses a weekend following rules and all has been fine (architecture spacing helps)- it was glorious to celebrate Easter in person today. – at Manhattan, NY
Welcome to Modus Opera Orchestra MOO’s historic first Instagram post! You will never forget where you were when you saw this. Follow us and we promise to fascinate you with our posts as we begin this awesome journey… instagram.com/p/B9nT_XNB3IS/… – at Queens, NY
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well said! enough with the self important patronizing faux do gooders. – at Manhattan, NY
I adore people who care about me enough to worry, but if someone else gives me completely unprompted advice on how to wash my hands again I think I’m gonna scream.
Opera singers have been professionally staying well for our whole careers. Trust... we got this as well as one can.
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Amen well said. – at Manhattan, NY
Panic buying is a symptom of a dysfunctional society diseased with individualism
To those with litres of soap at home- do you realise that to slow the transmission of COVID-19 you need other people to be cleaning their hands too?!
A fortress of toilet paper will not protect you
Thinking of John, Gerre and McNeil. Come Sunday to St. Thomas 5th Ave for my recital at 5:15 in honour of these dear 3 friends and mentors of mine of blessed memory. Fantastic organ indeed! instagram.com/p/B4TS2C_A8zf/…
‘Tis the season to build little orange towers:). instagram.com/p/B4N1mzwgO3O/…
Manhattan School of Music- Mentoring workshop, co-hosting our Distinguished Alumni Awards recipients panel and then attending the President’s Alumni BBQ while wearing my Alumni Council Vice Chair hat. I love my MSM:).#MSM100 – at Manhattan, NY
Hm.....in the lounge and come upon a sign - no bathrooms at the moment sorry- seriously Delta?? Lol - see you soon NYC.
...Tnks to Eugene for the commission of a Phos Hilaron for yesterday's Evensong and invitation to present an improv concert based on hymn tunes. The Choir did an amazing job! Waco is wonderful/welcoming place-love the English architecture + palm tree - fun for this New Yorkah:-).
I had a wonderful time at St. Alban's Waco Texas yesterday - what a wonderful parish! An amazing rector who is a true leader and a good person - perish the thought! - who supports Eugene Lavery's amazing and growing traditional music program 110%...
Heading home 3 weeks at my home away from home-oman. Great musical experiences equally wonderful times with dear friends old and new alike. I will spare you the grandiose artist “insights” so many feel compelled to spew. Super simple- grt music grt friends grt experiences. Amen! – at Muscat, Oman
Finally, the 4 manual Klais was amazing to perform on again - always a joy. Its warmth and versatility makes it an ideal instrument especially in works with orchestra. Fun times! – at Al Seeb, Oman
Of course, closing the concert with the Barber Toccata Festiva was a real treat and barnburner as they say (enjoy the pedal cadenza photo lol). Needless to say, these were all Middle East Premieres:-). ..... – at Al Seeb, Oman
David Archer Pascal Deville Lasse Tronstad. It was a pleasure to learn the never performed Whitlock Poem for Organ and Orchestra and Guilmant's Allegro for Organ and Orchestra. The Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Organs is an unusual and fascinating work and a great concert opener... – at Al Seeb, Oman
of my old friend Steven Lloyd-Gonzalez. A huge kudos to Ian Hockley, Royal Organist and dear friend, for spearheading and managing this huge concert. It was also great to have so many friends in Oman join the orchestra including Martine Varnik Christopher Paul Thomas.... – at Al Seeb, Oman
Congrats and thanks to everyone involved in the 500 Year Organ Journey Annual Concert at the Royal Opera House here in Muscat Oman last week! A pleasure to perform with the Capital Symphony Orchestra Offenbach am Main (Dr. Ralph Philipp Ziegler General Director) under the baton.. – at Al Seeb, Oman
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