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Compose, Decompose, Recompose
I spend a significant amount of time worrying. What am I worrying about? Oh, everything. I worry about my kids. Will they make friends?...

Adrienne Dorman Hickey
Jul 5, 20217 min read
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Song Without Words
Quite a few weeks ago, Joel and I played at Faith Presbyterian Church. Our audience was the sound engineer and his wife, who adjusted mic...

Adrienne Dorman Hickey
Feb 13, 20214 min read
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A Reward of One's Own
I’m trying to clean my Inbox. I have thousands and thousands of messages and I’m overwhelmed all the time. Thousands and thousands,...
Sky Island Chamber Soc.
Jan 19, 20217 min read
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Classical Music for Reading
I’m sure I have a completely discernible profile in a faraway database so companies the world over can manipulate my purchasing behavior,...
Sky Island Chamber Soc.
Dec 20, 20206 min read
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So I heard this podcast...
I can’t stop myself from sprinkling podcast summaries into most of my conversations. “I listened to this really neat podcast about Indian...

Adrienne Dorman Hickey
Jun 30, 20205 min read
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What's That, Callie? You're Running Late?
The idea behind this little corner of the Internet was that each of the members of the Engelmann Quintet would throw a little something...

Adrienne Dorman Hickey
Jun 11, 20203 min read
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Etude Unaccompanied
There was no performance this spring. There will not be a performance this summer. We’ve had no rehearsals since early March. I’ve had no...

Adrienne Dorman Hickey
Jun 4, 20203 min read
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Have You Practiced Today?
So with COVID-19 happening, I've had more time to practice. Which has made me think about practice habits and just habits in general. So...
Sky Island Chamber Soc.
May 29, 20202 min read
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What's That? The Danish String Quartet is Still Brilliant?
Our heroes were featured in a New Yorker article about ECM Records. Check it out!
Sky Island Chamber Soc.
Nov 27, 20191 min read
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Practice Makes Progress
Performance is in some regard about the illusion of spontaneity. A great performance feels immediate, like everyone is in a musical and...
Sky Island Chamber Soc.
Sep 7, 20191 min read
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