Monthly Archives: May 2008

Rough Tokyo flight impressions -updated

LAX 5.28.2008 907 AM It is bittersweet to fly in …past the Cajon Pass…with San Bernadino to the right…thoughts of Rose…of LA 60 years ago…orange groves..trees…fewer people…more water…thoughts of my grandmother at USC around 1930.. 80 years ago…yet the mountains … Continue reading

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Tokyo Documentary: Old and New, the Vanishing Shitamachi

I will be in Tokyo working on my documentary film. I plan to stay at the Hotel New Azuma where you can contact me if necessary. I will also have access to email while away. I am excited to have … Continue reading

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Den Haag May 6th, 2008 Beethoven Spring Sonata Mvt. IV segment

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Driebergen, May 8, 2008 Fazil Say Sonata “Grotesque”

This was recorded during a performance May 8th in Driebergen, The Netherlands. Fazil Say is known as a pianist who tours the world. This violin sonata combines East and West, Jazz and Classical, modern and folk, and reflects his international … Continue reading

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Den Haag May 6th, 2008 Fazil Say “Perpetuum Mobile”

This is the “Perpetuum Mobile” of the Fazil Say Sonata for Piano and Violin, performed May 6th at the Eurythmy School in Den Haag, The Netherlands. The tour was a success and I had a wonderful time in Holland.

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Back from Europe

The tour went well and Imke Jelle van Dam was pleased with the performance we gave of his pieces in Driebergen. I will work on his Fuge with cellist Terry Muir and make a recording that will perhaps help Kaya … Continue reading

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