The Changing Role of Music Editors in Classical Music
The role of the music editor in classical music, and expectations of their work, has clearly changed over time quite significantly.
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Cellist Miranda Wilson on Finding Lifelong Inspiration with Bach
It’s not that I’m unhappy, exactly. Yet here I am, a cellist weeping over a book full of unplayed notes. But then a voice in my head says, “You’ve still got Bach.”
The Attacca String Quartet Navigates Its Middle Years With Love and Humor
But as it reaches the elusive place known as “mid-career,” the New York–based Attacca comes by its youthful vibe honestly, with its eclectic, try-anything ethos.
An Educator’s Guide to Teaching the Music of Underrepresented Composers
Educators are beginning to conserve, understand, & teach the underrepresented music and musicians beyond what classical musicians have traditionally been taught.
Luthier Rozie Deloach Draws Out the Stories of the Violin-Making World
Luthier Rozie DeLoach not only repairs stringed instruments and bows, but she brings their stories to life as co-host of the popular Omo podcast.
Violinist Kenneth Gordon Recounts an Extraordinary Musical Existence
Kenneth Gordon's long life as a classical musician includes a stint with the U.S. military’s entertainment branch and 46 years with the New York Philharmonic.
How Moonlighting Classical Musicians Contributed to Motown, R&B, Pop, and Rock Music History
String players helped shape the sound of pop music from Motown & beyond, while establishing a blueprint for orchestral arrangements that is followed to this day.
Violinist Vijay Gupta Finds New Path With Unconventional Inspiration on Debut Solo Album ‘When the Violin’
With this album violinist Vijay Gupta initiates a new project: to record all 6 Bach sonatas & partitas alongside a newly commissioned work in the next 6 years.
Tango Titan: Remembering Composer and Bandoneon Master Astor Piazzolla at 100
Composer and bandoneon master Astor Piazzolla’s (1921-1992) transformed the tango by blending jazz and symphonic influences.
Violinist Jennifer Koh’s ‘Alone Together’ Captures the Pandemic Lockdown Experience
For "Alone Together," violinist Jennifer Koh commissioned 20 composers to write a 30-second “micro-work,” asking each to recommend a younger composer to debut it.