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Is video game music “serious” music?

Jul 13, 2018 | All Posts, Food For Thought

Some would say video games are saving orchestral music. At the very least, concerts of video game music have become a popular among younger audiences. Listen to the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra perform music from the classic video game, “The Legend of...

There’s nothing more fun than a euphonium solo

Jul 11, 2018 | All Posts

Steven Mead, the brilliant British euphonium soloist, demonstrates just what a beautiful (and fun) instrument the euphonium can be. Take a minute to enjoy this tiny tuba tomfoolery! ...

A young virtuoso on the reason why classical music is dying

Jul 9, 2018 | All Posts, Food For Thought

Charlie Albright, a gifted young pianist and recipient of the prestigious 2014 Avery Fisher Career Grant, is known as a youthful voice in classical music. His article published on CNN asks the common question, “why aren’t more young people showing an...

Lancaster’s (not so) musical road

Jun 28, 2018 | All Posts

A novel attraction in the California desert is the “musical road” – a stretch of highway with special bumps that make a melody when they rattle your car. A less than musical melody. Tom Scott explains below: Let’s hope Rossini doesn’t...

This hilarious sketch reminds us how hard conductors work in rehearsals

Jun 25, 2018 | All Posts

It’s difficult work leading a full orchestra and choir. So many moving parts to watch, so many entrances, and who’s going to keep everyone in time? Hats off to you conductors, keeping it all together in rehearsal. This brilliant sketch from The BBC’s...

This hilarious sketch reminds us how hard conductors work in rehearsals

Jun 25, 2018 | All Posts

It’s difficult work leading a full orchestra and choir. So many moving parts to watch, so many entrances, and who’s going to keep everyone in time? Hats off to you conductors, keeping it all together in rehearsal. This brilliant sketch from The BBC’s...