April and Nina's Salon Newsletter

January Blog Spot

My Journey to the Podium – part 1

by Nina Kennedy

In this article I am following April's advice and writing/documenting my conducting career, thus manifesting my future success. This series serves as a preview of my autobiography, focusing primarily on my work as a conductor.

 
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My Journey to the Podium – part 2

by Nina Kennedy

Upon my graduation, it felt like studying at Juilliard and living in New York were inevitable. So I left my live-in babysitting job in Philly, packed up my little Subaru, and drove to my new live-in babysitting job on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

 
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My Journey to the Podium – part 3

by Nina Kennedy

After I graduated from Juilliard, I was on my own when it came to finding places to practice. I had a small upright piano in my little apartment, but I couldn’t really develop the nuance required for a full size 9-foot concert grand.

 
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A Day of Protest: January 21, 2017

By Nina Kennedy

 

As an American citizen, a woman, and a person of color, I must write a few words about the Women's March in DC.

 

 
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Saying “Thank You” to Martin, and “Farewell” to Barack

by Nina Kennedy

Our first Salon of 2017 took place on the final Sunday of the Obama administration, which happened to be during the Martin Luther King Holiday weekend. All of us were horrified and traumatized by Donald Trump’s nomination of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions for Attorney General, so I decided that we should open the Salon with a group therapy session. 

 
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Guest Bloggers Welcome!

The writer Anais Nin boldly created her own opportunities in life through her own courage. Her daring stories on female sexuality were certainly not to everyone’s liking in the early 20th century, but she didn’t let that stop her. Today, Anais Nin is praised as being one of the finest writers of female erotica.

 

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