I’ll be giving a talk on “Negotiating Problems of Nostalgia: Music for Buster Keaton’s The General,” prior to a screening of the film with live accompaniment by Andrew Simpson on 18 January 2018 in Pollard Hall, room 204, at Mary Washington University. The event, which is open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Writing Irene Curie
I have a post up on writing an aria for Irene Curie for Marie Curie Learns to Swim at http://www.mariecurieopera.com/2017/10/28/librettists-log-writing-irene-curie/.
Coming up on 18 October: Money, Sex, and Organs
I’ll be presenting “Money, Sex, and Organs: Preliminary Research on Women Musicians in the Silent Cinema,” at the Newberry Library at 4:00 p.m. on 18 October 2017. Admission is free; refreshments will be served starting at 3:30.