Conducting Mozart – part 3
Yesterday was my third conducting lesson, thanks to Maestro Sidney Rothstein. He pronounced me as “acceptable”; i.e. that I had learned enough about conducting to not embarrass myself and the orchestra. He magnanimously offered me many great suggestions for how to improve my technique and add more expression to the conducting. Earlier tonight was my […]
Lehigh – 35th Reunion
Hard to believe that 35 years have gone by since I graduated from college. Surprising to me that less than 10% of graduates go back for their reunion — even for those anniversary years which are multiples of five or ten. The 35th reunion at Lehigh University brought 40 of us back to celebrate. It […]
The Book Tour – Canada to Connecticut and the Airwaves
Reflection – written November 3 , 2001 We arrived in Calgary on Sunday and rented a car to drive to Banff which is about 80 miles west. It is a beautiful ride through the Canadian Rocky Mountains. We stayed overnight at the Banff Springs Hotel and on Monday took a ride further west to Lake […]
Book Party in San Francisco
My thanks to Fitzgerald Communications and Truste for hosting a book party in San Francisco on Monday night October 22. I have never been to a book party before, let alone be the one whose book was the subject of the party! I was quite honored. The origin of the party idea goes back to […]
Delivering a keynote talk is so exhilarating
Reflection – written February 13 , 1997 It is so exhilarating to be up there at the podium sharing a vision of the future of the Internet with 2,500 people! I know when I address such a large audience that some of the people know a lot more than I do and that some will […]
