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Duo Noire soundchecking our transcription of a Bach duetto at The Boiler Room in Pennsylvania last weekend. This piece never gets old! #bach #duetto #classicalmusic #counterpoint #classicalguitar #guitar #acoustic @brilliantmusicians @talented_musicians (at Hawley, Pennsylvania)
“The only thing that remains really true is the feeling that at the end of the day, I know that I really played good or I didn’t. Or that I made some progress and I understand something that I didn’t understand at the beginning of the day, or I don’t. This to me, is the real currency of what it is to have a life of a musician. This accumulated wisdom and insight into the reality of music, and as much of a stretch as it might be sometimes, therefore into life and living…The main thing in my life, even as I stand here right now, right this second, is that I really need to go home and practice.”
Musicians are nothing without their luthiers! Big thanks to Patrick’s Guitar Repair in Brooklyn for helping me out today. Thanks Patrick! #luthier #supportyourlocalluthier #guitar #brooklyn #backbuzz (at Brooklyn, New York)
It has been a wild 48 hours (!!!), but worth it to promote the Dream Unfinished Orchestra, Lincoln Center Education, and Tania Leon’s music on BronxNet TV. I need some sleep! #classicalmusic #classicalguitar #bronx (at Lehman College)
“That is positive elitism — embodying the pursuit of excellence rather than money or credentials — for which no one need apologize and to which anyone can aspire.”
“We make art, and it simultaneously makes us. Shouldn’t it follow, then, that we can change ourselves by changing the art we make?”
My knee gave out. My second ascent of Mt Whitney -the tallest mountain in the contiguous USA (14,505 ft)- and my frickin’ knee gave out a quarter of the way in. I limped up the mountain with hiking poles and accepted a knee brace from some kind strangers who wanted me to make it to the summit. It was an emotional day and I’m still recovering physically but…WORTH IT. #grit #mtwhitney #sierras #hiking #mountains (at Mt. Whitney)
TOMORROW is the night! On 5/24 @ 7:30pm Duo Noire is playing a full program of commissioned works by brilliant women composers for the NYC Classical Guitar Society. It’s at the Diller Quaile School of Music. Be there! (at The Diller-Quaile School of Music, Inc.)
Tonight’s the night! Duo Noire is premiering THREE incredible new pieces at UC Santa Cruz’s April in Santa Cruz Festival! Joining us on stage will be our friends “backing tracks,” “slide guitar,” and “spoons???!” :-p #gityrazaz #gabriellasmith #marykouyoumdjian #classicalmusic #newmusic #classicalguitar (at UC Santa Cruz)
I had an amazing time performing in Philadelphia with soprano Alicia Hall Moran after a panel discussion on the book “The Meaning of Michelle” (Obama). It was about Michelle Obama’s impact on multiple writers and the panel featured essayists Veronica Chambers, Benilde Little, Alicia Hall Moran, & Damon Young and was broadcast nationally on CSPAN’s Book TV. It was an honor to be among such great company.
