Took a little time to get away for a Ghost Walk in Brentwood

I was invited by my daughter and her mother-in-law to participate in a ghost walk in Brentwood,CA. Their downtown section has quite a history of bootlegging and crime it appears, with secret underground tunnels that date back to the early 1900’s. We got a chance...

Philharmonia Baroque December 2013 performance

Always a thrill to catch the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra in concert. For me as a musician it doesn’t always work out that I have a free day off to catch them but when I do match a day off then it’s really something to look forward to. The First...

Concert of Handel’s Dettinger Te Deum

On many an occasion throughout the year we members of An Elegant Touch of Strings perform with other ensembles to put together great masterworks such as Handel’s Dettinger Te Deum and the Messiah and also perform with various symphonies as well. Here’s a...

An Elegant Touch of Strings performs at City Hall

       Another view of SF City Hall, An Elegant Touch of Strings   An Elegant Touch of Strings often performs in various Civic Center famous landmarks. Here’s the greatest of these, City Hall. I wanted to get a pic of the outside dome as it...

Bonnie and her ‘baby’

My youngest dog, Bonnie, loves her toys. One day I brought her home a doll. I didn’t know it lighted up red and blue when it played Brahm’s Lullaby. Several of my students have seen it (in action) and they all say ‘creepy’. Bonnie knows how to...