PIANIST
So, I don’t know if you know about this yet, but Garth Newel is not only on Facebook, but on Twitter, Youtube, Soundcloud, Instagram, and Google + (which…does anyone use Google +? Our profile is up in case people do, but I … Continued
Like a typical teen, I tried to do the opposite of everything my mom did. Chopin was her thing, so I went in the spikier direction of Bartok, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich. From the years from age 15 to 24, I … Continued
We are 2/3ds of the way through our Richmond tour, and wanted to update everyone with how its going so far. But because Richmond is so ravishingly beautiful, it seemed more appropriate to let pictures tell most of the story. … Continued
The following thoughts occurred on March 9th, during our concert at VMI Are we all ready to bow yet? I’m having trouble standing without falling over – Jeannette You guys, wait for me. I’m still walking. Seriously, if you guys start bowing … Continued
Last night was a revelation to me. Herter Hall was packed. PACKED. Shawn was gleefully pulling out more and more chairs for people, his stentorian “Welcome!” on rapid repeat throughout happy hour. Ahh, I thought, they must be here for … Continued
The thing that hooked me into new music was my addiction to solving puzzles. Rapidly oscillating 9ths up and down the keyboard with too small a hand? Regroup and quickly throw! Passagework which squirrels away from any comfortable hand position? … Continued
At college, I wound up mostly hanging out with string players. There were a multitude of reasons why I was drawn to them; they shared and encouraged the same geeky excitements I had, they loved to sightread and discover new … Continued
