Lincoln Portrait: During the July 17, 2019, Concert on the Square, I narrated Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in a performance with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra before an audience of about 25,000. Lincoln’s words ring as true today as they did when he … Continue reading
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During the July 17, 2019, Concert on the Square, I narrated Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait in a performance with the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra before an audience of about 25,000. Lincoln’s words ring as true today as they did when he wrote them. … Continue reading
June 22, 2019 “There’s Always a Woman” Our Wisconsin Public Radio 9XM Players production of the 1930s madcap mystery There’s Always a Woman kept a lively audience guessing and laughing at the Racine Theater Guild. Each of our talented (and versatile!) actors … Continue reading
On Thursday evening, May 30, 2019, at 7:30, the Middleton Community Orchestra will perform Mozart’s Two-Piano Concerto and two works by Camille Saint-Saens, his Organ Symphony and his Carnival of the Animals with verses by Ogden Nash read by yours … Continue reading
On May 24, 2017, it was my pleasure to give the keynote address for the UW Colleges colloquium at UW-Fox Valley. The audience of faculty from around the state was lively and attentive. The topic “Teaching Today: Frontiers or Frontlines?” … Continue reading
Saturday, February 17, 2018 From sound without pictures–radio–to pictures without sound–silent films. Yesterday I co-hosted the Duck Soup Cinema vaudeville with veteran emcee Joe Thompson onstage at the Capitol Theater in Madison prior to the showing of Mantrap starring “It Girl” Clara … Continue reading
Sierra Club founder John Muir (1838-1914) was one of those rare scientists who was also a great storyteller. Muir and his times come alive through his prose in The Story of My Boyhood and Youth and other writings. It’s great stuff! And … Continue reading
On Sunday, November 11, 2018, at 2 pm at First United Methodist Church in Madison, I’ll be hosting a performance by the lively Kat Trio. Their repertory ranges from Russian classical music to Americana, with the distinct sound of clarinet, … Continue reading
Radio Madness and I Return to Green Bay On Saturday, May 19, 2018, at 3 and 7 pm, I’ll host two Old-Time Radio recreations presented by Radio Madness in the Brown County Central Library. Saturday, February 17, 2018 … Continue reading
On Sunday, March 18, 2018, the Madison Symphony Orchestra will present Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” at the Overture Center for the Arts. In an hour-long “Beyond the Score” production, rich with visuals and featuring American Player’s Theatre actors James Ridge, … Continue reading