Art & Culture

Mahler: July’s Man of Music

Once you have heard Mahler’s music, you’ll likely go back for a second helping. My first Mahler experience was the Fourth Symphony. The orchestration was amazing. The melodies unforgettable. A deep thinker wrote this music. […]

Art & Culture

SAVORING THE MUSIC OF JUNE

Lyracist Oscar Hammerstein II nailed it when he wrote, “June is bustin’ out all over” for the musical “Carousel.” Salubrious June. Health-giving, beneficial, agreeable, beautiful, select, nice June. Often June gets hot, like much of […]

Art & Culture

CONSTANT COMPANION

It was a fairly common if not typical January evening on the outskirts of Lincoln, in southeastern Nebraska. The air was cold and brittle, the atmosphere calm and clear. The moonlit snow sparkled on the […]