Message received: On January 17, Mary O’Reilly, who was the first violinist in our orchestra from 1988 to 2003, died. Mary O’Reilly was born in Irvington, New Jersey, and her musical journey took her to […]
From our agony aunt: Dear Alma, I am mom to a precocious 11 year old violinist who is moving from a 3/4 size to her first full size. She has a talent show at school […]
After two disappointing orchestral releases (from John Wilson on Chandos and, especially, Barbara Hannigan on Alpha Classics), followed by 2 that I was more than pleased with (featuring music of Mel Bonis), I was thrilled […]