by Cybele | Nov 28, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
Finally! My website (version 1.0) is up and is home to my blog that I started on my dad’s 100th birthday exactly four weeks ago. I’d like to give a huge shout-out to my husband, Max, for spending many hours building this site, in spite of having to work with a really...
by Cybele | Nov 21, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
There’s a story that I want to share with you today that actually has nothing to do with me as a musician or the book I want to publish, but rather it’s about my husband. I’ll explain why in a minute. This story is one that I’ve told and retold many times over the...
by Cybele | Nov 14, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
I began my own musical journey when I was four years old. Well, sort of. I was given a cereal box with a ruler stuck on the end of it and instructed to hold it like a violin. When I explained to my teacher that I didn’t want to play the cereal box, but that I...
by Cybele | Nov 7, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
I wrote a short story about 10 years ago that I really want to publish. It’s a fun, whimsical story told in poetic form about the joys and power of music and music-making. I envision it as a picture book for children ages 5-8 years old, but while the words to the...
by Cybele | Oct 31, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
Today is a very special day for me. For as long as I can remember, October 31 was not just a day to dress up and go trick-or-treating, it was a day our family would get together and celebrate my father’s birthday. Yes, my dad was born on Halloween and today, on this...