Hello!

I think to begin by introducing myself would be rather redundant, so I am going to skip the formality and just say - welcome to my very first blog!

I am very excited about this new feature on the ParnasMusic website, as I hope it will give viewers and my fellow music lovers a chance to get to know me better. It's great to be able to meet people after the concerts, but unfortunately the excitement and bustle of it all often leaves our conversations cut short. So, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to write me a post - I would love to talk to you!

For those of you who are college students, I'm sure you share with me that feeling of relief and joy when the semester comes to a close after finals week. I have been enjoying the first one-and-a-half weeks of my month-long Christmas vacation, and it has been a refreshing change to wake up in the morning and open my violin case rather than the door to a frost-covered car bound for school.

Indeed I had a trying time this semester as I struggled to balance my life between music and homework. My course schedule was such that practice hours were crammed and left to the, shall we say, less desirable times of day, often making it a challenge to focus and maintain effectiveness. Now I have been spending six hours a day in the practice room, with lots of time left afterwards to relax and have some fun. My next project is an attempt at baking Christmas cookies without burning the house down.

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thanks for visiting my blog; I look forward to meeting you.

~Madalyn