by Roberta Hoffman | May 23, 2021 | Events, News
What do you do when your G string breaks 4 minutes before the end of an all-Beethoven recital? One option is to forge ahead, dealing with three very sharp strings (from the change in tension on the cello) and having to improvise crazy fingerings which avoid the...
by SICA-USA | Apr 2, 2021 | News
I have been on the SICA-USA Board since November 2018 and Chair since November 2020. In that time I have witnessed great potential for the cultural wing of Subud, have gone through a bit of a purification (as with every Subud position) have seen the board grow into a...
by Roberta Hoffman | Mar 21, 2021 | News
A little excerpt from a recent music appreciation class about Schubert in which I shared Schubert’s writing about the nature of true happiness: Although Schubert was very ill during his last years and died at the age of 31, he was vividly aware of the source of...
by Roberta Hoffman | Mar 12, 2021 | News
As a Subud member since 1975, I have had a long and deeply rewarding relationship with SICA which has included musical performances in Australia, Mexico and Germany. I have also become close to wonderful people from all over the world, and among them are incredible...
by SICA-USA | Mar 2, 2021 | News
The poignant “Asturiana” from Siete Canciones Popularas Españolas by Falla, from an Inside Chamber Music class presented by Friends of Chamber at Portland State University on May 7, 2018. Performed by Past SICA-USA Chair Hamilton Cheifetz and Janet...
