PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS: 
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
Anna L Franco
Anna Franco completed the 2nd BA music program at Hunter College, City University of New York, with additional graduate courses. She also has an MA in the humanities from Claremont Graduate School.
She has written for Music and Vision Daily and PlaybillArts.com, and she has proofread music scores for Ovation Press. She currently teaches piano and writes in New York City.
Articles by Anna L Franco
Celebrating the Mendelssohn anniversary at Mannes College
A lecture-concert by M Zachary Johnson and his ensemble
Music for guitar played by David Isaacs. '... expressive performance ...'
Stanley Wilson sings Cole Porter
Daniel Felsenfeld's 'Tchaikovsky - A Listener's Guide'
'Antal Doráti and the joy of making music' by Richard Chlupaty
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg and Anne-Marie McDermott in New York
Music by M Zachary Johnson
J S Bach for guitar
Songs for children
Saxophone music by M Zachary Johnson, reviewed by Anna Franco. 'The performers show their total dedication ...'