Blogging the Cliburn (Finals Day 2)
The final round format has changed this year so that instead of the competitors playing their classical concerto first and then their showpiece concerto...
Blogging the Cliburn (Finals Day 1)
Spent my day off watching Man of Steel at a preview screening. You'll have to wait until next week to find out what I...
Texas Troubadour Abroad: En Route from Verona to Fidenza
My name is Keegan McInroe, and I am a singer-songwriter from Lubbock who’s been living in Fort Worth off and on since 2001, when...
Cliburn Finalists Announced
We all stayed up until 11:30 on a Tuesday night to find out the six pianists who have gone through to the next round,...
Blogging the Cliburn (Semifinals Day 4)
I'm glad the weather is heating up. This isn't because it's usually hot during the Cliburn and the heat feels like part of the...
Blogging the Cliburn (Semifinals Day 3)
Apparently, something really terrible happened on Game of Thrones last night. Please, nobody tell me what it was.
After Chernov wreaked Game of Thrones-level violence...
Blogging the Cliburn (Semifinals Day 2)
Hate to admit it, but the Star-T had a provocative article today about the Cliburn jurors whose students are competing. The practice of including...
Blogging the Cliburn (Semifinals Day 1)
Wish I could say I took the day off to sleep and decompress, but instead I went and caught up with my other duties...
Texas Troubadour Abroad: En Route to Verona
My name is Keegan McInroe, and I am a singer-songwriter from Lubbock who’s been living in Fort Worth off and on since 2001, when...
Cliburn Semifinalists Announced
Okay, so after about 15 minutes' worth of speeches in Bass Hall, the semifinalists were announced. I must admit, the first-round performances had me...
