In memoriam Raymond Paul Knecht (1922-2013)

I’m heading off to Florida for my grandfather’s funeral.  What an incredible man he was!  Here are some pictures of him teaching small engine repair to Liberians. There are also some of him standing in front of the plane that he put together out...

Aesthetics: didacticism in art

 I had a brief conversation with Fr. Jerry Thompson about didacticism in art. The problem is always a thorny one, and I have written about it before in the context of Aristotle. (You can read that here.) Since I’m once again traveling through a Tillich...

Support your local fire department!

I was thinking of the thorny bit of Poulenc I had just sight read for an auditioning DMA student when I got on the bus.  At the main depot downtown, a couple entered and sat across from me.  I don’t think that they were homeless, but they could pass...

Avi’s new chart

The head from Avi’s new chart.  Pretty hip stuff from a 17 year old.  Many thanks to Bob Krueger’s masterful leadership of these young musicians.