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As we enter autumn and the FOURTH QUARTER of 2020 is staring me in the face, I'm attempting to catch up with classical releases stretchi...

What is it about a song - an idealized, often compact blend of melody, harmony, rhythm, and words - that can lift you up, comfort you, an...

From choruses to individual singers, there is something about the sounds of other people's voices that can elicit strong emotions - a...

We had plans in 2020, didn't we? One of my plans, before the virus laughed in my face, was to feel my way into being a concert pr...

We can't go to movies. We can't go to concerts. We can't even invite that loquacious and knowledgeable friend over to sit on ...

"The classical period is certainly, visually, one that is very structured, with gilded moldings and perfection naturally associated...

Typically, the way I make these lists is by scanning through my posts from the year, looking at Spotify playlists, and then dragging song...

Here are three albums that combine the organic with the synthetic in such an integrated way that such a divide becomes irrelevant. The en...

For most of my life, I've used music as my voice when I was too shy to speak, whether it was finding community at shows or being welco...