Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

One of my favorite pieces is Hector Berlioz' Harold in Italy, a tone poem for solo viola and orchestra. Having grown up in Hunterdon and Somerset counties in north-central New Jersey, I got to play 'Harold' with…

And now we go backwards…..we'll tell you a little bit about our trip from Vermont to New York:

Since we sold our car, we had to rent a car to get down to New Jersey. I swear that I chose…

Over forty years ago, Barbara Barstow started me on violin (and later converted me to viola!) in her home teaching studio in Belle Mead, New Jersey. Barbara was also the conductor of many of the orchestras at the New Jersey…