I realized that the vehicle itself was a form of art. And my unsuspecting salesman had no idea what movement he played such a small, but fundamental part in. Because of the manifestation of one creative solution to a problem, because of one artist, millions of people in my generation had become blessed with a method of advanced transportation.
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April 20, 2010, at 7:30 am — Arts and Culture | Audio | Poetry | poetry reading | Writing — Nicky Schildkraut / poem / Poetry / poetry reading / THEME: poetry
It was never hysterical. She had fled the border, into a different border. The professor referred to her as his only power, the flower of her torso spreading a stemmed shadow across his floor. April 19, 2010, at 7:30 am — Arts and Culture | Audio | Poetry | poetry reading | Writing — Nicky Schildkraut / poem / Poetry / poetry reading / THEME: poetry
It was never rhetorical. After the only tractor in the village died and the last weeds were gathered for dinner, she fled across the frozen Tumen river, across the border into yet another border. April 18, 2010, at 7:30 am — Arts and Culture | Audio | Poetry | poetry reading | Writing — Nicky Schildkraut / poem / Poetry / poetry reading / THEME: poetry
It was never autobiographical. They said to write, I gave you up, out of love. Next door, the washer thumped in heat, and the other girls were embroidering in the kitchen, god god god. April 17, 2010, at 7:00 am — Arts and Culture | Audio | Poetry | poetry reading | Writing — Nicky Schildkraut / poem / Poetry / poetry reading / THEME: poetry
It was never allegorical. He stood in the center, slightly displaced from the others. One thinner leg, withered from polio. Thick glasses. April 16, 2010, at 2:08 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | Poetry | poetry reading | Writing — Nicky Schildkraut / poem / Poetry / poetry reading / THEME: poetry
A boy hurries to the grocery for fresh bread, but finds it already closed. Returning home, his father spanks him. The moral of the story is: It doesn’t matter if you hurry. April 15, 2010, at 6:42 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | Music | music tracks — classical music / Derek Polischuk / Music / musician / orchestra / pianist / piano / piano concerto / Shostakovich / strings / trumpet
The Avocado Jungle is excited to share with you an excellent performance of the Shostakovich Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet, and String Orchestra, Op. 35. Pianist Derek Polischuk is on the stage with Richard Illman on trumpet and the Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra. Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 1 – I. Allegretto April 15, 2010, at 6:38 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | audio interview | Interviews | Music — classical music / Derek Polischuk / interview / Mozart / Music / musician / pianist / piano / Shostakovich
I had the pleasure of an interview with concert pianist, educator, and great guy Derek Polischuk. This is the second part of two. Listen to part two of the interview. Or go to part one. April 10, 2010, at 11:00 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | Music | music tracks — classical music / Derek Polischuk / Mozart / Music / musician / orchestra / pianist / piano
The Avocado Jungle is thrilled to share with you a very fine performance by pianist Derek Polischuk and the Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra of Mozart’s Piano Concerto in D Minor. April 10, 2010, at 9:00 pm — Arts and Culture | Audio | audio interview | Interviews | Music — classical music / Derek Polischuk / interview / Mozart / Music / musician / pianist / piano / Shostakovich
Teaching at Michigan State University’s College of Music in East Lansing is an incredible pianist and teacher with a sharp mind and an infectiously positive outlook, Derek Polischuk. I had the pleasure of an interview with him. This is part 1 of 2. Listen to the interview. |
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