“This week, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center has a special broadcast of a performance Franz Schubert’s epic, cantata-like song for tenor, horn, and piano, Aud dem Strom from 2016. I have a lot of very happy memories with this piece, having had the privilege of performing this piece many times over the years…”

“I almost didn’t get this post in today.

This week was a busy one, filled with tasks and preparations for this weekend’s Winter Lieder Lounge broadcast, and I allowed myself the luxury of a lazy day off today. I spent the morning watching a movie, followed by a long nap. This evening…”

“My day today has mostly been about making sure everything ran smoothly for this weekend’s broadcast of CAIC’s Winter Lieder Lounge, which is streaming through this weekend. I wrote recently about how much I enjoyed producing this recital, and how rewarding it has been to be able to work with my friends and colleagues in this way over the years…”

“The first day over the hump. Day 16.

Honestly, this is one of those days where I am really not sure what I am going to write. But I’m sticking with this exercise and braving the blank page in front of me, trusting something will come. It’s coming.

Looking to the day ahead…”

“I didn’t sleep well last night.

After the losing the day yesterday to running around the Bay Area attending to errands, I found that I still had a grant application to finish for CAIC. I stayed up a bit too late in order to get in my portion of the application before the deadline, but this morning my internal alarm clock didn’t care…”

“Today was a rather unremarkable Tuesday filled with quotidian tasks and appointments. A chat with my accountant about taxes. A chat with another singer seeking advice about making an album. Sorting through my finances. A visit to the...”

“The expression ‘When it rains, it pours,’ really feels applicable in an interesting way right now. In just the past six days, I have been approached by four different singers about advice on how to record an album. It’s exciting to see everyone’s independent spirit rising to the fore, and I wonder if this is perhaps a symptom of the lockdown…”