As we come to the Northern Hemisphere's end of summer, a musical summary.   The 24 Impromptus commissioned in 2024 came to completion this past July, more than two years after the first performance in London of two pieces of…

Watch my description of this arrangement here (external site)   One of the first recordings I ever heard, when my parents were able to afford a vinyl LP player, “Verklaerte Nacht.” was one of the greatest discoveries of my youth,…

SENTENCE, CRIME: JANUARY 26, 2026…860 DAYS AFTER MY ASSAULT 860 days after I was stabbed by a person with whom I had never talked, and with whom I never will. The assault was perpetrated on September 19, 2023 at about…

EGC Productions presents Journey of Faith: A Musical Tribute to Mother Teresa September 6, 2025 at the Music Center at Strathmore Concert builds on successful performance at Carnegie Hall in February 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – EGC Productions brings “Journey of Faith:…

A memory of the second and third performance of "The Voyage", after my premiere on October 4th, 2024, in the Klaipedos Valstybinis Muzikinis Teatras, in Lithuania. It was a pleasure to be back in the theater where I conducted "La…

EGC Productions Inc. and Legato Arts present Journey of Faith: A Musical Tribute to Mother Teresa Featuring Dante Santiago Anzolini, conductor; Catherine Wethington, soprano; and Sean Michael Plumb, baritone Additional Repertoire from Nico Muhly, Missy Mazzoli, and Philip Glass Saturday, February 22, 2025…

I conducted the premiere of Philip Glass' The Voyage in Klaipeda, Lithuania. First time in Lithuania's history for a Glass opera production. It was also the first production rehearsed, produced and performed in the newly restored and reconstructed theater of…

We have received a report on how the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador (pop. 3.8 million) went about selecting a chief conductor and artistic director for its symphony orchestra. It’s an object lesson in transparency. Why can’t others do the…