Consider the clarinet. What an oddball musical instrument! It is not the mighty piano, whose range is from the most…
The organizers of the August 3 Detroit music festival AfroFuture Fest sparked outrage when the organization charged “people of color,” or POC,…
Concert tickets are expensive. It’s risky to rely on music reviews to choose which performances to attend. Critics are fallible….
Leftists are at war with the freedom of conscience … again. Pop star Taylor Swift released the music video for her…
Frederik Chopin was a Polish pianist whose passionate compositions continue to stir the soul. His music is associated with the…
Let’s think about how we would answer this question. Maybe Lin-Manuel Miranda for his marvelous, creative, catchy musical Hamilton with…
The Muse has descended on the curriculum developers at Columbia University: they have designed a class entitled Pop and Social…
Richard Wagner’s music is an acquired taste. A more difficult acquisition than most. I’ll admit to being much attracted to Mark Twain’s sarcastic take, which was (relying on my memory here, so I may not have the exact quote): “Wagner’s music is a lot better than it sounds.” Just so.
February 7 starts National Marriage Week. I propose that, in conjunction with this annual event, we identify, and create, music…