Musings on ballet, classical music, the violin, and life
If it’s not about classical music, ballet or the violin, you’ll find it here.
I have a new classical-music Halloween fave this year: Carmina Burana. The irony is that it’s been on my Top 10 Halloween classical list for a dozen years, hiding in plain sight. The truth is, I never listened to the whole shebang, only the first four minutes. (I know. Some classical-music expert I am, huh?) … Read more
Rebirth, at the risk of stating the obvious, is an experience that arises over and over in life. New job. New relationship. A decision to join a gym after years of procrastinating. Finding religion. Finding God (except not through organized religion). For example, finding God in the redwood forests. Oh, wow, that’s me. Specifically, in … Read more
I hate deaths. At the risk of stating the obvious, they hurt. They leave a giant gap. You walk around with an ache that can’t be assuaged. Those are precisely the reasons I love “celebration of life” events for the recently deceased. Sure, you’re still going to grieve. Cry. Feel that emptiness. But the word … Read more
I know what you’re thinking. “It’s winter. It’s the dead of winter. We’re in the grips of the coldest of cold winter this week, and The Classical Girl is talking about … poison oak? She’s in the Northern Hemisphere, right?” Turns out poison oak is a thing, any time of the year. Even in long-dead … Read more
You might notice more white space on this blog. Less words. That’s on purpose. Space feels great. It’s a hard commodity to come by as we approach the holidays and the end of the year. Everything gets squeezed in, condensed. More food than usual. More family time than usual (leading, admittedly, to … Read more