"What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?"

...I will mourn the loss of the Republic which so many brave souls lived and died to create. But we will find our way because character...

The day after tomorrow is Election Day. What matters most to me is that it is a referendum on America and what we stand for. What the...

Yes, I think the piano has infinite possibilities. But I do not. I have to respect the limits of my body, mind, heart, and soul and not...

At the Portland Conservatory's Noonday Concert on Thursday, July 11th at 12:15, I will be playing 5 piano preludes I wrote early in my...

I log in to update my blog and I am inundated with prompts to use AI. No AI for me, thanks. I'd rather dig into my own human...

It's official! Breathing Space is off the shelf. My new quintet for flute, alto sax, viola, cello and piano which had its premiere...

At the Portland Conservatory of Music 12:15 - 1:00 The Program From Visions Fugitives By Sergei Prokofieff I.     Lentamente...

Volume 1, No. 1 In today's world, where lies are the new truth, the situation is reminiscent of the slogan of the Ministry of Truth in...

A prophetic excerpt from The Martian Chronicles (1950) by Ray Bradbury (This first part predicted our present state....) "...I was honest...

....a moment to pause and reflect on what really matters in these strange and difficult times... Be back soon.....

Robert Gans Sr. 1930 - 2023 Evelyn Gans 1928 - 2023 I have many fond childhood memories of my dad and my stepmother Evelyn… putting up...

Once again, I've been lax in keeping this blog current. I guess I've been caught up this summer in these strange and difficult times....

It's been almost 3 months since my last post because I've been devoting as much time as possible to composing Breathing Space which is...

I recently read a collection of essays and interviews in a book entitled Contemporary Composers on Contemporary Music. I especially...

3/4/23 Update: The PCM Faculty Concert Fundraiser has been cancelled due to blizzard conditions. I was hoping for a postponement but it...

Jeff and Sandra Beck at the Grammys I haven't been moved to write an epitaph since pianist/composer Chick Corea departed, but this week I...

Confidences by Pierre Auguste Renoir Some years ago, I was asked to submit some love poems to be considered for a Valentine's Day reading...

I will be playing two sets of jazz covers and originals at the Stroudwater Distillery at Thompson's Point in Portland, Maine starting at...

La Tempesta by Giorgione (ca. 1500) I am almost done re-reading a truly great novel called A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin in...