by Cybele | Dec 17, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
I went to three different public libraries this week to do some research for my book project. I wanted to find out what sorts of books about music the libraries currently have on their shelves in their children’s picture book section. I looked up the call number...
by Cybele | Dec 10, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
A few days before the first performance of Handel’s Messiah, an announcement was published in Faulkner’s ‘Dublin Journal’ that read: “Yesterday Mr. Handell’s new Grand Sacred Oratorio, called, The MESSIAH, was rehearsed… to a most Grand, Polite and crouded...
by Cybele | Dec 5, 2023 | 2023, Strings & Stories
As we head into this Christmas season, I love seeing all the decorations and the festive lights, but most of all I love the music. I am particularly grateful this year for the many opportunities I have had to perform with local ensembles. Live music is making a...
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...
