Introductions

I was trained as a pianist at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto in the aftermath of Glenn Gould, but decided to pursue a career in book publishing instead of music. Upon retirement I have resumed my musical studies, the Goldberg Variations being a major project. I started playing the harpsichord to avoid what I considered distortions required in playing this work on the piano. I commissioned a two-manual instrument based on Ruckers from William Horn in Brescia, Italy, which I now have in my apartment in Boston. I enjoy playing Louis Couperin, Louis Marchand, and Rameau as well as J. S. Bach, and have given a few performances in private venues in Italy and the U.S. I have learned to maintain the instrument myself as I guess we all have to.