Geoffrey DeanAug 13, 20235 minSummer 2023: Four More Opera HousesThis summer I visited four old-time opera houses in three different states. All are in current use: the Stoughton Opera House in...
Geoffrey DeanMay 29, 20233 minThe 1907 Farewell Playlist (Alwin's Gap Year, Part 1 Encore)In the leadup to his departure from the US, Alwin Schroeder's 1907 farewell concerts started with a February 3 program at Boston’s...
Geoffrey DeanMay 28, 20234 min1907-8: Alwin's Gap Year, Part 1“His technical command of his noble instrument is infallible, his tone full and pure and his style free and genial, like his personality....
Geoffrey DeanApr 30, 20235 minA Composition Update and Remembrance of Dimiter ChristoffIt has been about a year since, on a fine spring day in 2022, after the last April snow “surprise” hereabouts, I started to compose. I...