Joan was invited by Pastor Don Loving, of Milan Presbyterian Church, in Milan, Ohio, to give an organ recital in honor of the congregation’s ongoing celebration of 200 years as a congregation. Memorial Day weekend may seem like a strange time for such an event, but in this case, it was perfect. This was a traditional time of celebration for the congregation, with people coming back to town to participate. Special displays in the fellowship hall traced the long history of the

Doug, Melissa, Allison It was an honor to have my Four States of Mind, for oboe and piano presented at the annual conference of the International Double Reed Society, held at Lawrence University, in Appleton, Wisconsin last summer. Melissa Bosma, who first performed the pieces at Heidelberg where we were colleagues, submitted the piece for performance at this international convention and it was accepted. Wonderfully expressive performances were provided by both Melissa and he

"My God, it's full of stars!......." -Arthur C. Clarke, 2001: A Space Odyssey 2018 brings the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. With this comes the usual selection of articles, commemorations and (so rare in these days and time) an actual re-release of the film to theaters, or at least “selected” ones. Director Christopher Nolan, who has worked behind the scenes to produce brand new prints of this masterwork, is determined to take