News and Notes
On Imaging Torah
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...
June 17, 2026: On Dr. Faustus
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 great...
June15, 2026
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.