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Playing With Wolfgang: My Dog Ate My Minuet

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: My Dog Ate My Minuet2013-10-22T15:41:19-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
The first time I ever worked on a Bach dance movement I felt like I had encountered an alien landscape. I had grown up on Bach chorales but somehow those…
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PA Shorts: Boundaries

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: Boundaries2013-10-08T16:10:25-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
"You can’t fill up when you’re holding your breath. And writing is about filling up, filling up when you are empty, letting images and ideas and smells run down like…
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A Personal Lesson In Promise

Gail Fischler A Personal Lesson In Promise2013-09-17T12:14:06-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
The following is a portion of a speech I gave last Saturday at the local kick off for the National Veterans Creative Arts Competition. I was asked to speak, to…
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Rocking Piano Down The Runway

Gail Fischler Rocking Piano Down The Runway2013-06-05T11:35:12-07:00 The Piano Addict Muses
“Whoa! Not many people could pull that dress off,” I thought as I gazed at the pictures on Pinterest. The dress was low cut and red, with the bodice made…
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Playing With Wolfgang: Ives for Boston

Gail Fischler Playing With Wolfgang: Ives for Boston2013-04-16T15:25:07-07:00 Playing With Wolfgang
A few years ago I got out Thoreau from Ives’ Concord Sonata and decided to discover it. As you all know I’m a sucker for pieces about the outdoors, plus…
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PA Shorts: As Time Goes By

Gail Fischler PA Shorts: As Time Goes By2013-04-09T10:46:07-07:00 Pianistic Shorts
Last Thursday, film critic Roger Ebert lost his long battle with cancer. I was listening to a Fresh Air interview by Terry Gross and was struck by the following: I…
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Matching Quiz

Gail Fischler Matching Quiz2013-04-02T15:20:29-07:00 The Lighter Side
Tomorrow evening is our EAC Piano Recital. We always try to do something to make the evening special for both the performers and the audience. This spring, we decided to…
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Artist Portrait: Shai Wosner

Gail Fischler Artist Portrait: Shai Wosner2012-11-20T12:12:05-07:00 Artist Portraits
It’s good for your health as a musician to be in the company of other good musicians. I don’t think I could really exist as a musician without that. And,…
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