Sylvia Chan

If It’s My Time

If It’s My Time

Since April 2017, the first anniversary of my foster brother’s death, I’ve opened my Schirmer’s edition of Beethoven’s complete sonatas and sat at the piano for half of each day, replaying songs I’ve known since I was a child. I repeat the ritual two to five times a year, during important dates of our relationship. …

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