Jen Tolnay | December 11, 2012
On November 5th of this year, the classical music world lost one of its giants. Elliott Carter would have celebrated his 104th birthday today, most likely by attending a concert or composing a new piece.
Born in New York…
Rebecca Minor | July 5, 2012
A continuation of the discussion of the value of cinematic soundtracks to the world of both serious music and to music education…
Each year, as Hollywood offers the movie-going community an array of new film scores to appreciate, publishers…
Rebecca Minor | June 20, 2012
Summer has hardly begun, but the summer movie season is already in full swing. Every year, a parade of blockbuster films compete with each other for the millions of dollars moviegoers will spend in search of a journey into the magic…
Heidi Norris | February 8, 2011
A few months ago I came across a program on PBS called On Canvas: The Ahn Trio which presented a live performance from Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Three young ladies, Angella, Lucia, and Maria, are sisters…
Crystal Desch | September 21, 2010
World-renowned pianist and Beethoven expert Robert Taub has replaced his piano sonatas with software… at least for now! A few years back, Robert had an idea to create a software platform that musicians could use use as a
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Tiffany Woods | July 23, 2010
Recently I met with one of my former professors, a terrific mentor and now colleague. Addressing him by his first name is a bit surreal after many years of sitting in his classroom. The purpose of the meeting began rather…
Ryan Blauvelt | April 28, 2010
When we think of classical music we conjure sounds of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel, Wagner, and Copland, among others. But it’s no secret that with that love of the classics often comes a noticeable hesitation to embrace contemporary classical…
