I’m breaking in a new editor at the newspaper: having, as usual, turned in 1700 words against a 1200-word limit, I was wholly expecting this to be his reaction. Instead, he sent me a proof of the layout in the fastest turnaround I’ve ever seen, and a compliment into the bargain. Next time, I must try harder…

Watch for my article on Princeton composer Frank Lewin and the Princeton Pro Musica revival of his 1969 work “Mass for the Dead (Requiem for Robert F. Kennedy)” at Princeton University Chapel on May 9 (on the same concert as Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms”).

If I understand correctly, the article will run in the Princeton weekly U.S. 1, online and in local vending machines tomorrow.