Author Archives: luciamay

Say hello to Jiyoung’s baby girl!  Danah arrived on June 22. Congratulations to Jiyoung and her family. We miss you and look forward to working again in the fall!

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Dear Parents, That was a wonderful recital on Sunday. I’m very excited by how far your kids have come this semester. I promised that I would let everyone know what my teaching days would be for the next six weeks. … Continue reading →

Just a reminder about our dress rehearsal Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and our recital the following Sunday, June 1 at 2 p.m. Please give me an idea of how many relatives and friends you’ll be inviting. It will be … Continue reading →

Saturday night the SPCO with Roberto Abbado and Veronika Eberle transported us to the halls of God, even us secular humanists. I kept wondering what it would be like for Beethoven himself to be there. He certainly never heard his … Continue reading →

Believe it or not, it has been one month since our last Performance Class! Our next is this Saturday, May 3. Meriel, Finn, and Giovanna can come at 8:30 to rehearse with Jiyoung. During this time, Imala and Anna can … Continue reading →

Hi, Parents and Students, A friendly reminder: performance class on Saturday, April 5. At 9:15 Jiyoung and I will rehearse with the Group A students, then have class immediately following. Break is at 10:15. The Schubert trio will rehearse as … Continue reading →

Look what just came in my snail box: The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra would like to offer you and members of your studio $10 best available tickets to upcoming performance of Haydn, Stravinsky and Kernis—a savings of up to $32 … Continue reading →

Our Witherspoons are all over this.

Please check out this evocative book trailer made by Jon Engman for my book, Blond Boy. It is from another side of my life; I promise to keep these page-crossings rare. Main.