Conducting Beethoven
Three and a half years after conducting Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 in 2003, I was again fortunate — for a second time in a lifetime — this time to conduct Beethoven’s Prometheus Overture. The late Maestro Sidney Rothstein, my friend and mentor, suggested a more complex piece this time and Creatures of the Prometheus filled the […]
Ridgefield Library: It’s All About Attitude with John Patrick
The Ridgefield Library is pleased to have author John Patrick back for his fourth visit. The lively talk, called It’s All About Attitude, will be at 7PM on Thursday, April 5. John believes many opportunities and problems have their roots in attitude. He also believes the solutions and ways forward are based on attitude. In his revealing talk, […]
Doo-Wop: Why They Keep Going
Most of my posts in the music category are about classical music, but there are a few about Doo-Wop. Last night at the Flagler Auditorium in Bunnell, Florida was was a different kind of “classical” music. The Pop, Rock & Doo-Wop Live! Concert featured Shirley Alston Reeves, original lead singer of The Shirelles, Dennis Tufano, […]
Eradicating Polio
It was a pleasure to speak to the Rotary Club of Flagler CountyPalm Coast, Florida at their monthly luncheon meeting. As is their custom, the club made a donation on behalf of their guest speaker to the Polio Plus Program of The Rotary Foundation. The donation will enable immunization of 25 children against polio. Polio is […]
Tuscany Beach Club Party Raises $6,800 for Flagler Habitat
On Sunday evening, February 18, a fund raiser was held at the Tuscany Beach Club at Hammock Dunes in Palm Coast, Florida. Lindsay Elliott, Executive Director of Flagler Habitat for Humanity, presented a moving and compelling summary of the great work the organization is doing, including now having built more than 100 homes in the […]