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Until I’m “Ready-To-Ring,” I’ll be Practicing Pedaling Backwards While Counting
Almost a year to the day since I attended Handglockenchor Gotha’s concert at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Westerville, I finally gave handbell-ringing a try. Still on the lookout for something...
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“All Is Well,” Now That I’ve Traveled to the “Crossroads of the West” and...
Watching the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s annual Christmas concert on PBS, tuning in to its weekly Music and the Spoken Word broadcast and listening to the choir’s recordings have made me a fan of these...
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Christmas Carols and the Weiland’s Christmas Food Display Are Two of My...
As the song from The Sound of Music says, schnitzel with noodles, crisp apple strudels and warm woolen mittens are some of my favorite things. This weekend, I reveled in the arrival of two more of my...
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Easter Dinner in Wooster Taught Me Some New Things About Two Old Friends From...
After 49 days of anticipation, we drove up to the Wooster Inn for its Easter buffet yesterday. Sitting in the main dining room overlooking the College of Wooster’s golf course, we feasted on chicken...
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There Are 600 Madame Alexander Dolls at the Zanesville Museum of Art!
My grandparents gave me many wonderful presents over the years, but none are as special as my 26 Madame Alexander dolls. Beginning with two Huggums baby dolls, my collection quickly grew to include...
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Gorgeous Georgian Piles, Portraits and Prose Filled Five July Days at...
A dreary January Saturday brightened considerably when my mailman delivered the brochure describing Washington and Lee University’s Alumni College and W&L Traveller programs for 2013. Organized and...
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If You Were At Capital University’s Mees Hall on Friday the 13th, You Were...
While I still get a lot of grief about why I visited Salt Lake City last September, I try not to pay too much attention. After all, I got to hear a Mormon Tabernacle Choir performance in person not...
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Pack a Hearty Helping of Art, Music and History Into Your Lunch Hour at First...
First Congregational Church’s First Tuesday lunchtime concert for February was a welcome, restorative break from fussing with Fearless Leaders, Monday-meeting minutes and strategic planning...
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Before Traveling to Bach’s Eastern Germany, I Got Straightforward Instruction...
There are 15 red-letter days on my calendar this year. Two of them have to do with Johann Sebastian Bach. One of those days, I’ll be at the Bachhaus in Eisenach, Germany, where Johann Sebastian Bach...
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Otterbein’s Humor in Music Festival Made Me Decide That “If I Ever Had to...
A 15-minute drive takes me to one of my favorite destinations: Otterbein University. At Courtright Memorial Library, I spent a semester completing my library school practicum. At the Hanby House, I...
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“Today a Rude Brief Recitative” On How 207 Westerville Musicians Sailed...
I hit the jackpot for my first assignment as a Westerville Symphony Orchestra volunteer. What better job for an Anglophile librarian than to hand out programs and tear ticket stubs for a rare...
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Think of the Westerville Symphony Orchestra for Fantastic Summer Concerts
“Summer Afternoon” may have earned Henry James’ vote for the two most beautiful words in the English language, but I cast my ballot for “Summer Concert” as the two most beautiful synonyms for this...
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The “Sounds of Summer” Included Plenty of Fun Facts
No day is complete without learning a fun fact. During the Westerville Symphony Orchestra’s recent “Sounds of Summer” concert at Alum Creek Park, conductor Peter Stafford Wilson shared several fun...
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Bach, Mendelssohn and the Gewandhaus Make Eastern Germany a Classical...
Johann Sebastian Bach may have brought me to eastern Germany, but after an afternoon at Felix Mendelssohn’s home and an evening of musical fireworks at the legendary Gewandhaus, I left realizing that...
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Splendid Seasonal Music Filled Two Sacred Settings
“Let’s approach this Advent in a new and different way, folks,” wrote the Very Rev. Michael Lumpe, rector of Saint Joseph Cathedral, on the first Sunday of Advent. “Let’s all begin our lives of faith...
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I Played “Carmen Ohio” on the Bells of Orton Hall
While the highlight of Commencement Week at The Ohio State University is receiving a diploma at Ohio Stadium, participating in a “Things You Never Got to See Tour” is a close second. This week, both...
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Columbus Commemorated The 150th Anniversary Of Abraham Lincoln’s Death With...
Until June 1, the west portico of the Ohio Statehouse will have a distinctly somber appearance. The towering limestone pillars are wrapped in black bunting, just as they were on April 29, 1865, when...
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Anyone Visiting Tullie House Might Well Fancy They Have Dropped Into A Dream...
When William Morris saw thrushes stealing strawberries from his garden at Kelmscott Manor, he was inspired to create one of the most iconic designs of the Arts and Crafts Movement: “Strawberry Thief.”...
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Meet At The Eagle To Hear A Grand Organ Recital
He’s hefty, hails from Frankfort, Germany, and has 5,000 feathers. After flying in from being on view in the German arts and crafts exhibit at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition, this 2,500-pound bronze...
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Stretch Your Fingers And Your Appreciation Of Music Under A Tinted-Glass Ceiling
Three more hours in Philadelphia until I had to leave for the airport. Do I squeeze in lunch at City Tavern and dessert at the Franklin Fountain? How about running through the just-opened Museum of the...
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