Collaboration: A Chamber Musician’s Self-Actualization Through Swing Dance
How can learning to swing dance make you a better chamber musician? Read about pianist Katherine Petersen’s very personal journey and its unexpected rewards.
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Songs Without Words: A Brief History of Musical Reuse
Our Lost in Translation concert features two works that started life as vocal material before being adapted for instrumental ensemble. Instrumental adaptations have been undertaken countless times by some of…
Guarneri Hall: Origin Story
Did you know that the story of Guarneri Hall’s origin involves a paradoxical vision, two office relocations, numerous construction challenges, and a pair of acoustical wizards? Keep reading to learn…
A Brief History of the Mechanical Metronome
The use of a metronome while practicing is one of the most ubiquitously recommended methods for mechanical improvement. This contemporary use, however, is a product of shifting pedagogical and aesthetic…
Suite Talk: An Interactive Lecture Platform Goes Digital
Contemporary music is often dismissed as unapproachable. The very idea of a “composer” too often conjures the image of an out-of-touch intellectual. The thinking might go like this: why listen…
An Alternative to the “Scarcity Mindset”
When I auditioned at Juilliard at the age of 17, I was told that I had two viable options for a musical career: 1) be a soloist or 2) play…
