In Monday’s (4/27) Self magazine, Dallas Symphony Orchestra Principal Harp Emily Levin is interviewed as part of an ongoing series profiling “people from a wide range of backgrounds whose lives have changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally, Levin’s days are packed, revolving around Dallas’s Meyerson Symphony Center, teaching harp at Southern Methodist University, and serving as artistic director of the Fine Arts Chamber Players.” Levin says, “Some aspects of my life, like writing emails and organizing projects, are still very much the same. Others, like going to the hall to rehearse every day, or going in to teach, are gone, and it’s an empty feeling…. I have time to do work and still have time to read, work out, and enjoy nature…. I did a live-stream recital from my living room early on in the quarantine…. We had a virtual DSO get-together this morning, and it was nice to see people, but there was this hanging feeling of sadness…. There’s no substitute for being on stage with 90 of your colleagues making this one giant piece of art together…. When our only form of connectivity comes virtually … it’s made the non-virtual world a sweeter place.”
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