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		<title>Diva Power-A Recital by Denyce Graves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If the devil knocked on my door and said, &#8220;I&#8217;ll turn you into a great singer, Deb, but you have to give me your little finger – on both hands,&#8221; I&#8217;d say &#8220;yes!&#8221; Nothing moves me more than great singing, maybe because my father has a beautiful tenor voice. Growing up, I often accompanied him [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/06/24/diva-power-a-recital-by-denyce-graves/</link>
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		<title>Conversations with Paul,  Part One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the words of the late Karl Haas:
&#8220;Hello Everyone!&#8221;
To celebrate the re-instatement of my website, I&#8217;d like to introduce you to one of my favorite people, pianist and composer Paul Romero. Enjoy, and let&#8217;s hope that the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico will also soon be fixed.
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		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/06/04/conversations-with-paul-part-one/</link>
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		<title>To Produce or to Play?</title>
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Would you rather be Chopin or Artur Rubinstein? Stravinsky or Maria Callas? Sofia Coppola or Scarlett Johansson?
        Would you rather create art or re-create (perform and interpret) it?
        My friend, the acclaimed short story writer and essayist Robin Black, believes that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/04/27/to-produce-or-to-play/</link>
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		<title>For the Love of Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At age 18, when I first started dating my husband Tom, he wanted to major in classical guitar. This, along with his shoulder-length red curls and his subvervise-looking military jacket, sent my parents into fits of hysterical worry from which they still haven&#8217;t quite recovered. Within one semester, however, Tom decided that performing onstage in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/04/07/for-the-love-of-music/</link>
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		<title>The Price of a Star</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in September, my husband called with the breaking news that Dr. V. B. was selling her Metropolitan Opera tickets and we had to let her know by tomorrow what we wanted.  &#8220;I&#8217;ll get right on it,&#8221; I said, knowing the tickets would be snapped up if we dawdled. We were lucky enough to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/03/31/the-price-of-a-star/</link>
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		<title>Charm o&#8217; the Irish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On St. Patrick&#8217;s Day, I like to wear green and toast the Irish. Who can resist a culture that has produced writers like James Joyce, Frank O&#8217;Connor, William Trevor and Edna O&#8217;Brien, as well as such musical icons as the Chieftains, and Danny Boy? Let me now add to that list the pianist John O&#8217;Conor, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/03/19/charm-o-the-irish/</link>
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		<title>Brahms and Healing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
         For young musicians, being accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia is like winning a golden ticket; it&#8217;s a world-renowned school of music, and all study tuition-free. Two years ago I was thrilled to learn that one of my daughter Alysa&#8217;s nicest friends, Justine [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/03/17/brahms-and-healing/</link>
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		<title>Talkin&#8217; Tea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last year a friend gave me tickets to Opera Philadelphia&#8217;s performances of Fidelio and Gianni Schicchi. I loved both productions. In Fidelio, Beethoven&#8217;s sublime music was well-served by Christine Goerke&#8217;s tremendous soprano voice, and the story was given a fresh sensibility by Jun Kuneko&#8217;s whimsical video set design. In Gianni Schicchi, the cast&#8217;s superb comic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/02/28/bland-tea/</link>
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		<title>Making the Connection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long ago, if you lived in Paris, and  loved art, and were lucky in friends, you might be invited to the salon of a wealthy, discerning patroness, and hear Chopin or Liszt perform their latest works. You would drink champagne and discuss what you&#8217;d heard with other art lovers. You would make a personal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/02/24/making-the-connection/</link>
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		<title>Portrait of the Musician as a Young Man</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Students often ask me what it takes to enjoy a successful life in music. Well, talent is a must, of course. Beyond that, I think you have to be both 1. single-minded and 2. open-minded.
One young man who possesses all these qualities is Isaac Harlan. Right after graduating from Penn State University with a major [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/02/10/portrait-of-the-musician-as-a-young-man/</link>
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		<title>Lebewohl to a Titan of the Piano</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Earl Wild passed away Saturday, at the age of 94. He was my most brilliant teacher and one of the funniest and most remarkable people I&#8217;ve been privileged to know.
I grew up listening to Earl Wild&#8217;s recording of Rhapsody in Blue with Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops; as a child, I mistakenly thought he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/01/25/lebewohl-to-a-titan-of-the-piano/</link>
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		<title>Wizard Hamelin astonishes at the Kimmel Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the joys of blogging is that I get to write about remarkable artists and cultural events that fly below the radar of mainstream media. However, on occasion, exceptions will be made, and there&#8217;s no better case for it than a concert played last night by Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin. The Philadelphia Chamber Music [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/01/14/wizard-hamelin-astonishes-at-the-kimmel-center/</link>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Gift &#8212; Diabelli Variations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not many pianists would attempt to perform Beethoven&#8217;s Diabelli Variations at all, let alone right after Christmas, and especially not a few days after getting married! But Matthew Bengtson, just wed, tackled Beethoven&#8217;s monumental late composition fearlessly. I was one of the fortunate to hear his sensitive and virtuosic rendition on December 30, along with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2010/01/04/new-years-gift-diabelli-variations/</link>
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		<title>Christmas Gift &#8212; The Nutcracker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My older daughter has been living and working in Germany since August, and I&#8217;ve missed her so much that having her home for two weeks was what I wanted most for Christmas. When I asked her over Skype what she wanted for Christmas, she said without hesitation, &#8220;Can we see the Nutcracker?&#8221;
&#8220;Of course,&#8221; I said, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2009/12/27/christmas-gift-the-nutcracker/</link>
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		<title>Heidi and Julia, Part Two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On December 1, Bryn Mawr College hosted a cultural double bill called Julia Alvarez: Words and Music. Last week, I wrote about the first part of the evening, which showcased the four new songs Haverford music professor Heidi Jacob composed to poems of Julia Alvarez. Today I&#8217;ll talk about the second half of the show, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2009/12/21/heidi-and-julia-part-two/</link>
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		<title>Heidi and Julia, Part One</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several years ago, my colleague Heidi Jacob took a sabbatical from conducting and teaching at Haverford College in order to study for her Ph.D. in composition. I was impressed; having earned two terminal degrees myself, I would not want to become a doctoral student again. Heidi was excited by the prospect, though; I could tell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2009/12/14/heidi-and-julia-part-one/</link>
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		<title>Manhattan Diary &#8211; Holiday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manhattan Diary – Holiday
Friends and I often muse about how we may have wanted to live in Manhattan when we were younger, but now that we&#8217;re older, we know it wouldn&#8217;t be worth the noise, the commotion, nor, most of all, the expense. Yet after spending a magical day there, I change my mind again.
Case [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2009/12/06/manhattan-diary-holiday/</link>
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		<title>Liszt-loving pooch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, my husband and I took the plunge and got our daughters a dog. It was only after we brought Kizmit home for the first time did I belatedly read the dog training book that advised &#8220;choose a docile, eager-to-please eight-week-old puppy that you can train and socialize easily.&#8221;
I realized we had done [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2009/11/29/liszt-loving-pooch/</link>
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		<title>When the Orchard Dances Ceased, upcoming premiere by Curt Cacioppo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most haunting compositions I heard last season was Curt Cacioppo&#8217;s Lenape Refrains, a large-scale orchestral work premiered by the Philadelphia Classical Symphony, Karl Middleman, artistic director. Refrains is a deceptively mild term for this eight-movement work, which depicts the celebration, dances, and fate of the Lenape people, who are native to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2009/11/22/when-the-orchard-dances-ceased-upcoming-premiere-by-curt-cacioppo/</link>
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		<title>Angels on the Ohio</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to a bit of ongoing drama lately, I&#8217;m behind in writing about my concert with The Ohio Valley Symphony, but here&#8217;s the short version: it was a wonderful homecoming. Beautiful weather along the beautiful Ohio River, and a sensitive and energetic orchestra. The musicians come from six states, and they&#8217;re young – a lot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.debralewhardermusic.com/blog/2009/11/15/angels-on-the-ohio/</link>
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