Aweigh in A Major
A composer's thoughts about music and musicians
A Thousand Eyes
BOBBY VEE IS DEAD didn't know he was a Minnesotan, born in Moorhead. According to Chris Riemenschneider’s obituary in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Robert Thomas Velline and his band “were recruited to fill in for Buddy Holly at the Moorhead...
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Things I Learned En Route to Other Things
August, 2016 s a kid, I enjoyed the syndicated column of Sidney J. Harris (1917-1986), which appeared on the same page with Ann Landers and Erma Bombeck. Like those writers, Harris helped you navigate the real world with insight and humor....
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An die Musik Award
From The Schubert Club David Evan Thomas received the An die Musik Award "in recognition of outstanding dedication and commitment to the work and mission of The Schubert Club" at The Schubert Club Annual Luncheon on June 8, 2016 at the Ordway Center for the Performing...
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Ladyslipper and Chives
Now! Hear the songs! I know not what are the words But they sing in my soul of the things our Fathers loved. number of the American modernists developed their art under the aegis of another profession. Poet William Carlos Williams...
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On Another’s Sorrow
Recently I attended a memorial service, a beautiful service for a man I didn’t know. That was my loss. He was dear to all present, had died suddenly and too young, and I wish I had known him. I knew his widow but a little; we had sung together in a choir. On this day,...
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A Welsh Bard in Saint Paul
his coming Wednesday, April 20, 2016, The Schubert Club will welcome the Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel back to Saint Paul. There is no better ambassador for Welsh song—for song, period—than Terfel. That’s “Terrrvel.” (For pronunciation help...
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