GRECCHINOIS
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER
…Last week’s Thanksgiving holiday was chaotic and delicious in all the ways it’s supposed be. Noah and I hosted roughly 25 friends and family members, with multiple generations gathered (and running around) the dinner table. After the last few years of somber Thanksgivings navigating various family tragedies and health struggles, we are both hopeful that last week marks the beginning of a new chapter of joyful holiday gatherings with the incredible community we feel so lucky to have surrounding us…
REBECCA CLARKE: HER LEGACY REVEALED – A NEW DOCUMENTARY
I filmed and produced a new short documentary — Rebecca Clarke: Her Legacy Revealed — which premieres today on YouTube.
Created while recording our new album Rebecca Clarke: The Complete Songs for Signum Classics, this 40-minute film tells the story…
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER
I send you greetings from Rome, where we are in the midst of preparations for the opening of Kaija Saariaho’s Adriana Mater at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma next week. It’s a joy to reunite with my Grammy-winning colleagues from San Francisco and to have another chance at this extraordinary opera we all worked so hard to learn a few years ago in the Bay. The sweltering summer temperatures lingered on…
SONG IN A FRACTURED WORLD
“…Each day, our newsfeeds are filled with stories of conflict in our increasingly polarized world. The very technology meant to bring us closer together now often seems to be driving us apart. Social media’s algorithms, rather than fostering genuine connection, feed on division, amplifying outrage, and eroding empathy. As these societal rifts widen, the Internet relentlessly delivers images and videos of violence…”
NO BARRIERS
Episode 12 of #BACH52 is now live! This episode features an interview with Dr . Reginald Sanders, Professor of Music at Kenyon College, who chats about leaving the Tech Industry to devote his life to the study of Bach’s music, and how he feels there really are no barriers to enjoy it.