Clarinetist Anthony McGill Kneels, Pleads And Plays For Justice
7 min read · 12 saves · Jun 4th · 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…
Andrea Bocelli: Music For Hope
1 min read · 191 saves · Apr 6th · 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…
How the philosophical paradox of aspiration is resolved by a new theory of self-creation
1 min read · Paywall possible · 151 saves · Apr 3rd · 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…
The Music Industry Is About to Put Out a Lot of Very, Very Uplifting Songs
4 min read · 45 saves · Apr 29th · As social distancing stretches on, songwriters, labels, and music supervisors all want one thing: Songs that are happy
‘Those Were Memorable Times. But I Don’t Want to Live There.’
8 min read · Paywall possible · 28 saves · May 27th · Jazz musician Reggie Workman played with John Coltrane, won a Guggenheim at 82, and can’t wait to get back to rehearsal.
Lockdown playlists for every mood, part two: chosen by Norah Jones, Joe Talbot and Flohio
8 min read · 40 saves · May 24th · Jude Rogers · Music stars pick soundtracks to get you through the next phase - for when you’re feeling peaceful, spiritual - or full of energy
The Countermelodies That Changed Us: A Lifetime Of Loving Indigo Girls
~19 min read · 24 saves · May 21st · 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…
The Case for Music in Times of Loss
3 min read · Paywall possible · 48 saves · May 21st · 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…
Alexander Chee and Rebecca Solnit on Planting Seeds and Activism
May 12th · Bookable features established authors and emerging talent in conversation with host and author Amanda Stern, perhaps best known for creating the Happy Ending Music…
harpsichord playlist
2 min read · 10 saves · Feb 28th · As part of keyboard month, we take a look at some of the most important composers who wrote music for this fascinating instrument.
A school transformed itself by giving every student a violin
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…
Five tips for improving your mental wellbeing with classical music
5 min read · 2019-10-09 · Here are five evidence-based tips for using classical music to support your wellbeing from operatic soprano and clinical psychologist Greta Bradman.