by johnhongclarinet | Nov 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
“They should come more often, honestly.” ~ third-year Juilliard violist Andrea Fortier The past few weeks, I’ve been mostly bedwetting about the election and constantly refreshing FiveThirtyEight (The Donald is at a 33% chance of winning as of 11/3),...
by johnhongclarinet | Sep 4, 2016 | Uncategorized
Today I was made aware of this gem of an advertisement in my news feed: There’s no debating the implications of this statement. Saying “An actor today, a botanist[ref]You fucking denigrate acting for <i>botany</i>? Not coder or engineer? What a...
by johnhongclarinet | Jul 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Hi, the Juilliard legal counsel (Hi Mr. Edelson!) will send me haunting and passive-aggressive emails about my breach of their social media policy if I do not include a disclaimer, so I am doing it here: Please be aware that this post is not sponsored in any way by...
by johnhongclarinet | Jun 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
THIS IS A BABY. We all start our lives looking like this–an amorphous blob of skin and appendages that usually manages to look adorable anyway–with some sort of variance on our facial features, skin tones, and decibel projection. We also start our lives...
by johnhongclarinet | Jun 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
“He was the greatest of all time, and it has zero to do with what he did inside the ring.” LeBron James ON FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD, Muhammad Ali died at age 74. This statement means different things to different people. For my 23 year old self, Ali’s reign as The...
by johnhongclarinet | Apr 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
As I prepare for my final recital of my 20 year academic career (If you’re in New York, it’s April 15th, 6 PM, Morse Hall in The Juilliard School!) I’m away from the blog for a bit. But I found an incredible Quora post that hit home for me,...
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