by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Feb 17, 2017 | Music
Forgiving the homogeneity of the photograph I conceded to buying our son the yearbook this year. When I was school age we had two yearbook offers: one in 9th grade at the end of junior high and the other in 12th at the end of high school. This generation has a...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Feb 17, 2017 | Art, Events, Inspiration, Music, Philosophy, Photography, Poetry, Spirituality
Creative Circles I had the utter joy of attending an Artists’ talk and Round Robin at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts hosted by Geri Holland and Cynthia Franca. I wish I had the millennial savvy to have brought my cellphone to share with you the works of art...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Feb 17, 2017 | Art, Family, Inspiration, Literature, Music
When you least expect it. In researching my ‘Tatterhood by the Sea’ family musical I came across this children’s book: ‘Dare the Wind’ by Tracey Fern, pictures by Emily Arnold McCully. So I open to the first page and see Marblehead...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Feb 10, 2017 | Events, Family, Inspiration, Music, Philosophy
Our son Sam takes trumpet lessons. He recently auditioned for Districts. Roger Cagnon, his private music teacher since 2nd grade, is by trade a fabulous trombonist with chops enough to teach other instruments. He brought music into Sam’s life in an engaging,...
by AmandaMaffeiMusic | Feb 10, 2017 | Art, Family, Inspiration, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Spirituality
http://www.virginiahamilton.com/virginia-hamilton-books/her-stories/ Researching my musical, Tatterhood by the Sea, I found a rich book of African American Folklore: Her Stories by Virginia Hamilton. I LOVE hearing the lilt and lift of dialects, languages, etc. Let me...
