Author: Jen Tolnay

Summer can be a welcome break from the usual school-year routine and offers some unique opportunities for your private piano students. No school (or homework!) allows more time to experiment…

For the past few months, the Pepper editors have listened to mountains of music to find the best choices for our Pepper Live events, and we’re looking forward to sharing…

Why join the choir?  Well, for one reason, you’d be in some very good company.  Here’s a rundown of some former choir members:

On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress authorized a brand-new flag – the Stars and Stripes — for a brand-new nation, the United States of America. Though President Woodrow Wilson…

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…

When I was in college, one of my music theory professors would begin each class by sitting at the piano and singing a standard – one of the great songs…