by Jeannette Fang | Aug 28, 2016 | concert recap, GNPQ Blog, Jeannette, summer 2016
this was me this weekend: because …. piano piano piano! but also…. 50 billion notes! 4 pianos + over-the-top epic rep = broken strings and lots of scampering The pianos at Garth Newel got a lot of use this past week, because not only were they being played...
by Jeannette Fang | Aug 21, 2016 | blast from the past, concert recap, GNPQ Blog, Jeannette, summer 2016
One of my favorite chamber music memories was during my first semester as a masters student, where I was assigned to play the Poulenc Sextet for wind quintet and piano. I didn’t know the first thing about playing with winds, had never even heard the piece, and...
by Jeannette Fang | Aug 15, 2016 | blast from the past, concert recap, GNPQ Blog, Jeannette, summer 2016
When I moved to Bath County at the beginning of September 2015, I was there just in time to catch the blowout string extravaganza that was last summer’s finale. Always the gracious host, Shawn and the Garth Newel crew invited me to all the festivities, even...
by Jeannette Fang | Aug 8, 2016 | emerging artists fellows 2016, GNPQ Blog, summer 2016
I’m terrible with goodbyes. Because how do you encapsulate your appreciation for someone in a hurried moment? It’s one of those instances where words fail me, but oh well, goodbyes must be said. They’re just a reminder that while goodbyes might...
by Jeannette Fang | Aug 1, 2016 | emerging artists fellows 2016, GNPQ Blog, Jeannette, summer 2016
You know, I have never met a less complain-y group of 18-25 year olds than this one. Not one whiner in the bunch. It’s remarkable, really. Maybe they’re being real secretive about their whining, but that’s not really in the nature of complainers. I mean, they had...
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