Sometimes It’s Useful To Have Something In Writing!
Adding a program note to your printed material — concert programs, handouts, CDs, ensemble & personal websites — is a good way […]
Author: Warren Senders
Warren Senders is a vocalist and composer based in Boston, Massachusetts. His training is in jazz and Indian classical music; his motivation is in environmentalism and citizen activism.
Mili Bermejo Sings For The Planet, 2010
Back in 2010, we produced “Singing For The Planet,” with Warren Senders, Dominique Eade, and the great Mexican songwriter and vocalist Mili […]
How To Stay Ahead Of The Conversation
I had some family business at the other end of the state a few days ago, so I rented a car to […]
Mercy, Mercy, Me!
We’ve known about this for a long time, haven’t we? I remember the first Earth Day. I was 12. “Mercy, Mercy Me […]
From Frog To Tip
If you play a bowed instrument, you may already have discovered that there’s a big problem: Professional violin bows are made from […]
Saturday’s Endangered Music: Sunda and the Indonesian Chamber Traditions
Years ago, a Dutch lady loaned me an lp of music from Indonesia. While I had already heard and admired the island […]
On Nurturing Long-Term Understanding
Mary Pipher: “All of us are community educators, whether we know it or not. With our every word and action, we have […]
Punking Global Climate Change
Thanks to Laura McLay for pointing me to this gem, in (of all places) the Wall Street Journal: Mick Jones: The initial […]
Friday’s Recycled Instruments: A Bass Kalimba
Here’s how it goes: Step 1: Make a box. If you can locate a discarded chest of drawers, you can use that. […]
Playing For The Planet: April 22, 2011
This concert showcased three different violinists and their ensembles: Mimi Rabson (jazz-rock), Tara Bangalore (Carnatic classical music) and Beth Bahia Cohen (middle-Eastern […]