September 25, 2025
Haters gotta hate I guess. I posted a comment on social media recalling how visual artists originally held photography in low regard but once the artists learned to use the medium properly they came to accept it as new art form. Although it took a while. With that in mind I wondered how true artists would use AI and if that too would become a separate art form. The post only got a few responses and they were all negative. Some people even snuck in a little name calling. I would, however, be interested in your honest opinion on the subject of AI…sans the name calling (unless it’s really imaginative).
In case you missed it…
Award winning violinist Hongyi Mo talks about studying at the Central Conservatory of Beijing, playing with the Detroit Symphony, working with Eminem, and his new album “Metamorphoses” with pianist John Etsell featuring the music of Francis Poulenc.
Coming up…
Musician/Artist Sally Taylor has created a program to help teach and promote and inspire creativity called Consenses. Now in its 14 year we talk about where it started, how it has evolved, and its various components. I think you’re going to find this fascinating. (Fun fact: Sally is the daughter of James Taylor and Carly Simon.)
In other news…
Louise Dubin just released her new album Passages on September 5. I’m definitely looking forward to hearing it soon.
I had the pleasure of interviewing Suzanne Stumpf and Daniel Ryan, the founders of the Musicians of the Old Post Road this week. This album is an absolute delight. If you like early music like I do, you are going to enjoy it. The interview will post in a couple of weeks. Watch this space….
On Tuesday, September 23, Lee Kesselman’s “Wagon of Shoes” was performed at the Vilnius Shalom Festival. Congratulations Lee!
Beginning on September 26 Sinfonia Varsovia is kicking off La Folle Journee City Vibrations in Warsaw. Three days, six concerts, fifty-seven concerts featuring hundreds of musicians. So, you happen to be in the neighborhood…..
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