Unpunished Rapture

"If I were to begin life again, I would devote it to music. It is the only cheap and unpunished rapture." Sydney Smith, British author

Friday, February 27, 2009

What Regional Opera Houses Can Do To Compete with the Met Movies

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This article in the New York Times has had me thinking recently about what regional opera companies can do to capitalize on the Met's ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Introducing the Really Terrible Orchestra

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A friend of mine who lives in London just introduced me to the Really Terrible Orchestra (RTO), a group of amateur musicians from Edinburgh...
Monday, February 2, 2009

Two Violinists Take to Subway Busking

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I loved this profile in the New York Times' online edition. Henrique Prince is a self-taught violinist who jams in the Times Square sub...
Monday, January 26, 2009

A Night at the Ballet

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I had the opportunity recently to watch two full-length story ballets, which is unusual for me since I don't follow ballet with the same...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Quartet for the Beginning of an Era

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Change. Hope. Yes We Can. While all of that was very exciting, what I was looking forward to most at this morning's inauguration was the...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The Food of Love

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The week before Christmas, I was excited to see the cover of The Economist magazine bear the headline, "Why We Love Music" . The ...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

In Memory of John N. McBaine, 1941 - 2008

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My father, John Neylan McBaine, passed away on August 27th, 2008, after an 18-month battle with melanoma. It's appropriate to remember h...
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Neylan McBaine
Brooklyn, NY
Neylan McBaine is a Brooklyn-based writer who specializes in creative nonfiction. Her work draws on her experience as a Mormon woman growing up in Manhattan and attending Yale University. She currently lives with her husband and three young daughters.
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