Three Heart Riddles (song cycle texts)I’m publishing this because my song cycle has made it into a music history class, and I was asked where one can find the poetry. It isn’t…Apr 23, 2023Apr 23, 2023
The Beauty in my BlacknessNote: this poem was written for mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, as the text to an art song for which I also wrote the music. I’m posting…Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022
“Whatever Kind of Music You Enjoy”: A Conversation with Maria Thompson CorleyBY PETER J. RABINOWITZAug 30, 2022Aug 30, 2022
My very last GOAT post for the forseeable futureHow about this — I have no idea. At the very least, no more pontificating until Nadal and Djokovic have retired!Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
The hardest part of loveMy daughter started talking about moving out shortly after she graduated from college. Actually, she started talking about it in her senior…Apr 23, 2022Apr 23, 2022
Living Things Grow and Change; Classical Music is no Exception (originally published on…I recently read a blog post* that attempted to put a wall around classical music by defining what it “should” be. Attempts to stem the tide…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Maybe Heaven is Integrated?I am the organist for a predominantly white church. My congregation has treated me and my children like family since the beginning, about…Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Is Lover’s Rock Oversexualized?During a recent ZOOM chat with friends, I mentioned how much I’d enjoyed Lover’s Rock, episode two of Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s…Dec 26, 2020Dec 26, 2020
Big Yellow TaxiI wrote the poem on which the song at the end of this post is based when Notre Dame was actually burning. The song was written in May…Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
