The following posts, listed in chronological order, concern my beginnings as a pianist, how I decided to be an opera coach, and some memories of my 15 years with Houston Grand Opera and the Houston Grand Opera Studio. Mr. Darcy, Me, and S. A. D.
The Young Pianist
Enter "Ms. von"
The Anxiety-Ridden Chorus Master
The Tunnel-Visioned Flunkie
The Freelance Musician
Handel and a Turning Point
Move to Houston
On Being in the Houston Grand Opera Studio
On What an Opera Coach Does
Just What Exactly Goes On in That Prompter's Box?
A Glimpse of Heaven: Beethoven's Sonata Op. 109
Rekindling My Inner Pianist
My Greatest Inspiration
"I" is for Intermission (memories of Houston Grand Opera)
"J" is for January, June, and July (memories of Houston Grand Opera)
"M" is for March and May (memories of Houston Grand Opera)
"O" is for October (memories of Houston Grand Opera)
Birth and Death of a Conductor, Part One
Birth and Death of a Conductor, Part Two
Birth and Death of a Conductor, Part Three: Burial
The Music Audition
The Ersatz Organist
Saturday, and I'm No Longer at the Opera
A Woman or a Two-Toed Sloth, It Matters Not
