Hello

[musiclives]

I am a new member here, but not new to classical music!  I used to post on the old MozartForum, run by Gary Smith and Dennis Pajot, which is defunct.  I see that one of your members is Gurn Blanston, who used to post there too.  I'm a pianist and give lectures on classical music in the New Jersey - New York area.  My specialty is Mozart.
This looks like a really large site, so I need some time to look around and explore.  I hope no one minds if I post a link to my site here:

www.mozartseurope.com

I give tours to Europe specializing in Mozart, and a book on Mozart is coming out in the fall, written with a musicologist from Cornell University.  It will feature undiscovered images and new research pertaining to Mozart; the book is published by Pendragon Press.  There's more about the book on the above site, if you click on the "About Us" icon.  Neal Zaslaw, a leading Mozart scholar from Cornell University helped to secure the book publisher for me. It will focus on Mozart's years, 1756 - 1781. 

Thanks, and I look forward to meeting everyone online.

Catherine Sprague

[Karl Henning]

Welcome, Catherine!

[bhodges]

Hello, Catherine, and welcome! Hope you enjoy yourself here. PS, if you like, feel free to put the link to your site in your signature (as many here have done) - perfectly acceptable. In any case, have a good time browsing the board.

--Bruce

[musiclives]

Thank you for the warm replies. I should have mentioned that I also give programs (not just on Mozart) but also on the music of Versailles ---from about 1650-1789.

[mc ukrneal]

Welcome and enjoy!

[mn dave]

Welcome! And I'll wear a dress if it makes you feel more at home.

[musiclives]

Sorry that women are rare here. Classical music is gender-neutral, even though 99.9% of composers were men.  How many members do you have, if you don't mind my asking? 

Thanks,
Catherine
www.mozartseurope.com

[Ken B]

Welcome.

[North Star]

Welcome, Catherine!

Sorry that women are rare here. Classical music is gender-neutral, even though 99.9% of composers were men.  How many members do you have, if you don't mind my asking? 

Thanks,
Catherine
www.mozartseurope.com

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The ratio of active members is probably worse.

[Lisztianwagner]

Welcome to the forum, Catherine, I hope you will have fun here!

[TheGSMoeller]

Welcome! 

[musiclives]

Thanks for the nice words. There is a very strong interest on the site in 19th and 20th century music, which surprised me. I lean towards the 18th and 17th century and in the historical, cultural and social facets surrounding composers of this period.  I am sure I will meet a lot of nice people here and am looking forward to it. 
Here is a picture that some might find interesting.  In Vienna, the Kaerntnertortheater (Carinthian Gate Theater) was one of the major theaters, along with the old Burg Theater.  Here is a picture that shows the Kaerntnertortheater, a 1870 photo side-by-side with an engraving from the early 18th century. That was the year the theater was razed to the ground.
The photo confirms the notion that while engravings gave a general idea of a site, photos are more telling of the actual image.  The engraving does not give a clear idea of the space between the façade entrance and the larger structure.

Catherine
www.mozartseurope.com

[North Star]

Here is a picture that some might find interesting.  In Vienna, the Kaerntnertortheater (Carinthian Gate Theater) was one of the major theaters, along with the old Burg Theater.  Here is a picture that shows the Kaerntnertortheater, a 1870 photo side-by-side with an engraving from the early 18th century. That was the year the theater was razed to the ground.
The photo confirms the notion that while engravings gave a general idea of a site, photos are more telling of the actual image.  The engraving does not give a clear idea of the space between the façade entrance and the larger structure.

Catherine
www.mozartseurope.com

I am somewhat interested in visual arts, so I wonder how do you tell that the photograph is somehow better or more accurate depiction of the scene, and that the difference isn't mostly due to the different vantage point, and time? And how do you induce from this that photographs in general are more accurate than engravings, drawings, paintings, etc?

[ibanezmonster]

Hello!

[Hollywood]

Hi Catherine! Remember me? I used to post on the MozartForum as well. Welcome to this forum and looking forward to hearing more from you. Just like old times...