by admin | Sep 8, 2026 | News and Notes
I got the idea of doing a new piece about immigrants a few weeks ago. I talked with several people about it that were knowlegeable about the subject of what happened to immigrants in Minneapolis this year. But yesterday and today I talked with two immigrants that...
by admin | Aug 19, 2026 | News and Notes
I saw this quote by Australian artist Stormie Mills at an exhibit in the Western Australia Gallery of Art, a museum in Perth. “I’d rather live an artistic life than have an artistic career”. Some food for...
by admin | Jul 26, 2026 | News and Notes
Yesterday I saw a short animated film called Imaging Torah, by Jeremy Kagan with music by Yuval Ron. This was an attempt to communicate the whole content of the Torah, the Pentateuch, through about 70-100 drawings by the film-maker, Kagan, with transitions made by AI...
by admin | Jun 22, 2026 | News and Notes
I’m reading Dr. Faustus of Thomas Mann. It is very interesting to read a book written by a writer that knew his music and lived at a time when Classical Music was a vibrant part of the cultural scene. It brings back memories of my mentor, Mario Feninger, a...
by admin | Jun 22, 2026 | News and Notes
I am bringing out a new, pared down version of my blog. A sentence or a paragraph about an idea, about a piece or about something that I’m doing. Whenever the spirit strikes me.
by John Eberhard | Jun 9, 2026 | News and Notes
by admin | Dec 11, 2022 | Thoughts on Music
We live in a time when most classical music organizations are constituted as non-profit entities. I live in the U.S. and that’s how it is around here. I understand that in Japan, classical music supports itself nicely and does not need subsidies to survive. That...
by admin | Nov 17, 2022 | Music appreciation, Thoughts on Music
I have observed that many choirs include arrangements of popular songs in their programs. This has always sparked my curiosity. Having such a broad catalog of works written for choir, why include pop songs in a concert? Well, after some careful thought and...
by admin | Aug 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Recently, I got back to the piano because I may want to play some of my works in recital soon. And as I was playing my old pieces, I realized I was hitting some wrong notes. “Well, it’s the lack of practice”, I thought. But as I continued...
by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Well, I have been doing a podcast for a couple of years now, but I have not written much in my blog. And I usually use my blog to talk about a musical concept, explain some of my musical ideas or deal with creativity issues. But today, I am going to share with you a...
