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Happy Easter Monday, Music Nerds! 1 Apr 2013 | 06:01 pm
And Happy Passover to everyone still celebrating! A few years ago when I began my church organist job in Boston, I started a tradition of making a Badge of Completion to share with everyone involved i...
Hail, Fredonia! 20 Mar 2013 | 08:09 pm
Notes for a talk I’m giving at SUNY Fredonia this afternoon. Thomas Merton, 1915-1968 Catholic writer and mystic Trappist monk Poet, social activist, student of comparative religion Retreat at St. Gre...
Hug a Medical Student Today – It’s Match Day! 15 Mar 2013 | 04:49 pm
I have a little tradition here at Music Nerd Central: every year around this time, I bring you a list of medical-themed songs. What is it about the Ides of March that calls for such a theme, you ask? ...
MMN on WQED! 14 Mar 2013 | 03:59 pm
Good morning, music nerds! I got up a little while ago and ran to turn on WQED, my local classical radio station, because who doesn’t like to hear beautiful classical music in the morning? But this mo...
Pittsburgh Symphony Plays Mozart and Bartók: Grace, Charm and Tritone Power! 13 Mar 2013 | 08:25 am
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor Shai Wosner, piano Friday, March 8, 2013, 8 pm Program: Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Serenade No. 6 in D major for Two Small Orchestras, K....
Someday I’ll Drool on These Keys: Miss Music Nerd’s Piano Practice Diary 12 Mar 2013 | 12:15 am
Happy Monday, music nerds! This is a big week for me, as I’m counting down the days until my recital this coming Sunday. Luckily for me, I get to practice on the piano in the recital venue every day t...
Alison Peters Fujito, Pittsburgh Symphony Violinist: “Never Say Never” 8 Mar 2013 | 06:18 am
So, where did you have lunch today, Miss Music Nerd? Why, at the Symphony, of course — where else?! Earlier this morning, I was minding my own business, drinking coffee and reading the internet like a...
MMN in Concert! A Book of Hours, 3/17/13 in Pittsburgh 4 Mar 2013 | 09:20 pm
In the midst of jetting around having musical adventures, I do occasionally find time to write music and practice the piano! My most recent work is a set of piano pieces inspired by the writings of Th...
Renée Fleming in Recital: I Could Have Listened All Night! 4 Mar 2013 | 08:42 am
Renée Fleming in Recital: Back Home Again in Indiana! Richard Bado, piano Saturday, March 2, 2013 Fisher Auditorium, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Every once in a while, a live performance goes b...
55th Grammys Wrap-up, Part 1! 3 Mar 2013 | 02:26 am
Happy March, music nerds! (How did that happen?) I’m overdue on the tales of my adventures at the 55th Grammys, as I’ve been alternating attending concerts at home in Pittsburgh (about which more late...
