November 10, 2025 I was excited to learn that Joan Ellison includes songs in her Judy Garland show that were orchestrated by Nelson Riddle. He was one of the preeminent arrangers of his time and a collaborator of Garland, as well as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Linda Ronstadt, and even the opera star Kiri Te Kanawa.   I’ve always thought it a shame that Riddle’s catalogue of masterful orchestrations has been largely forgotten. Then an idea struck me: instead

My first concerts of 2023 were with the Rogue Valley Symphony, featuring Borodin's Symphony No. 2, "Heroic," and Shostakovich's Violin...

Translation of a chat with Hudobný život (Musical Life), published in its 7-8, 2022 issue. Photo: Chelsea Majkut Andrea Serečinová: As we...

March 27, 2022 was a day to remember: when the full auditorium greeted the full orchestra once again. We opened the concert with the...

March 14, 2022 A list of twenty-five questions arrived. Some of them prodded me to go a bit deeper into what a conductor does. Hopefully,...