Kimberly Rowe

Kimberly Rowe

Sun, Fun, and Done!

Sun, Fun, and Done!

Eight weeks, three states (not counting the travel in between), one transatlantic crossing—and this has potentially been the longest summer of my life, and it’s still only the first week of August. This year I had the great fortune to be involved in...
NMF 2015 Recap

NMF 2015 Recap

Four harps onstage at NMF 2015!My fabulous NMF 2015 Apprentices (back l., Peggy Houng; back r. Kimberly Rowe; front l. Allison Janney; front r. Rebekah Efthimiou). Rehearsing “Raga” at Bob Ortiz’s woodworking studio. A long day. Our final performance...
Where in the World is Brno?

Where in the World is Brno?

Back in the U.S. for a short visit, one of the first questions I’m inevitably asked is, “So, how is Prague?” Despite having told people again and again that we live in Brno, which isn’t anywhere near Prague, and is in fact closer to Vienna,...
A Lot of Brass

A Lot of Brass

Our apartment in the city center can be quite noisy at times. But sometimes the noise brings an unexpected surprise. Last Sunday we were lured out of our morning routine by the sound of this brass quintet. At first I thought it was coming down the street from Namesti...
Piklz Goes to Brno

Piklz Goes to Brno

This is the blog where I describe the ridiculousness of taking your pet to a foreign country. (In this case, our cat Piklz and our move from Philadelphia to Brno, Czech Republic.) Piklz is packed and ready to go. Piklz made it through security with flying colors....