In Music
The New York Times
Keith Jarrett Confronts a Future Without the Piano
The New York Times
8 min read · 93 saves · 2020-10-21 · Nate Chinen · The pathbreaking musician reveals the health issues that make it unlikely he will ever again perform in public.
NPR
Clarinetist Anthony McGill Kneels, Pleads And Plays For Justice
NPR
7 min read · 12 saves · 2020-06-04 · Tom Huizenga · With the help of a few "wrong" notes, the principal clarinetist of the New York Philharmonic turned "America the Beautiful" into a solemn protest of police violence.
In Music
youtube.com
Andrea Bocelli: Music For Hope
youtube.com
191 saves · 2020-04-06 · Andrea Bocelli · On Easter Sunday (April 12, 2020), by invitation of the City and of the Duomo cathedral of Milan, Italian global music icon Andrea Bocelli will give a solo p...
In Philosophy
Aeon+Psyche
How the philosophical paradox of aspiration is resolved by a new theory of self-creation
Aeon+Psyche
1 min read · 150 saves · 2020-04-03 · Let's say you’ve decided to enrich yourself by learning to appreciate classical music, even though you didn't have much previous interest in it. Such a resolution is hardly uncommon, but acting on the…
In Music
Rolling Stone
The Music Industry Is About to Put Out a Lot of Very, Very Uplifting Songs
Rolling Stone
4 min read · 44 saves · 2020-04-29 · As social distancing stretches on, songwriters, labels, and music supervisors all want one thing: Songs that are happy
In Music
Vulture
‘Those Were Memorable Times. But I Don’t Want to Live There.’
Vulture
8 min read · 28 saves · 2020-05-27 · Jazz musician Reggie Workman played with John Coltrane, won a Guggenheim at 82, and can’t wait to get back to rehearsal.
In Music
Guardian music
Lockdown playlists for every mood, part two: chosen by Norah Jones, Joe Talbot and Flohio
Guardian music
8 min read · 38 saves · 2020-05-24 · Jude Rogers · Music stars pick soundtracks to get you through the next phase - for when you’re feeling peaceful, spiritual - or full of energy
In Music
NPR
The Countermelodies That Changed Us: A Lifetime Of Loving Indigo Girls
NPR
~19 min read · 23 saves · 2020-05-21 · Karen Tongson · For over three decades, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have, with music as their conduit, accomplished the very best of what both queer theory and queer politics always aspired to achieve.
In Music
The New York Times
The Case for Music in Times of Loss
The New York Times
3 min read · 48 saves · 2020-05-21 · Chris Sikora · As a hospice chaplain, I know that the path through grief is mourning. Music can meet us on the path and help us keep walking.
Literary Hub
Alexander Chee and Rebecca Solnit on Planting Seeds and Activism
Literary Hub
2020-05-12 · Bookable features established authors and emerging talent in conversation with host and author Amanda Stern, perhaps best known for creating the Happy Ending Music & Reading Series at New York&…
In Music
bachtrack.com
harpsichord playlist
bachtrack.com
2 min read · 10 saves · 2020-02-28 · As part of keyboard month, we take a look at some of the most important composers who wrote music for this fascinating instrument.
In Music
Classic FM
A school transformed itself by giving every student a violin
Classic FM
2 min read · 27 saves · 2019-10-15 · 15 October 2019, 12:27 Frederick Bremer School gives every new pupil a violin. Picture: Getty Every new pupil at this forward-thinking East London school is given a violin and free music lessons. Now,…
