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Jacob Greenberg

October 24, 2009

what in that world was real?

“Was war wirklich im All?” is the question at the center of the Rilke poem which I’m setting, wordlessly, in my solo piano piece. “You playmates from a long-ago childhood…”

Staying in tonight, a rainy weekend night in Brooklyn, and I’m choosing some edits for my solo disc. The work is progressing slowly; I have to remember that it will all pay off in the end.

October 7, 2009

a delicate balance

It’s been a balancing act lately, as teaching hits full stride and my performance projects also gain steam. It’s a joy to practice repertoire for Claire Chase, for our upcoming recital tour: Donatoni, Bach, Boulez, Schumann, and others. And as soon as I get another Close Range show behind me–that pesky Ives Concord Sonata–I can narrow my focus a bit.