Richard S GinellMusic critic, lecturer, and program annotator Richard S. Ginell is a frequent contributor to the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Classical Voice, Musical America, and Classical Voice North America, the latter for which he is currently West Coast regonal editor. Ginell was chief music critic of the Los Angeles Daily News for 12 years, where his beat included classical music, jazz, folk, and home audio. He wrote over 1,600 reviews, essays and bios for the All-Music Guide, and his work has appeared in many publications, including The Gramophone, Variety, Chicago Tribune, Montreal Gazette, Emmy magazine, and The Strad. He has written program notes for the Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, and Los Angeles Opera; liner notes for Verve, Telarc, Naxos and Fantasy; and contributed a dozen discographical essays to The Essential Listening Companion: Classical Music (Backbeat Books). He also plays keyboards and drums, and curates an extensive collection of recordings in all genres. He currently lives in Frazier Park, California. Read More Read Less