Marlboro is the place where every musical moment, phrase, and tempo marking is questioned as to how the music can be brought to life. Curiosity sustains music-making.
After years of studying scores, analyzing music, listening, perfecting, trying again, I have learned that the process of discovery in itself is true joy. One of my goals and challenges as an artist and pedagogue is to nurture creativity. The lessons of how to engage in the creative process stem from my summers at Marlboro where I have explored musical thought and sound, where I have been inspired by my colleagues, who after weeks and weeks of rehearsals are still full of questions, and who, after the performance, continue discussions backstage and into the late hours at the coffee shop.
