Story Bites
October 16, 2021
Growing up in a small town where music, especially classical music, was not valued, composer and pianist Missy Mazzoli felt out of place in her love for music. Mazzoli also did not know of many female classical composers she could look up to. One would see these disadvantages as a reason to give up on […]
July 15, 2021
John Cage’s goal was to have his audience observe the sounds of their environment, rather than be distracted from the sound of music. Cage saw the beauty in his surroundings. But did anyone else?
June 24, 2021
How far would you go to accomplish your goals? How many ‘no’s are you willing to hear before you get a ‘yes’? Florence Price was resilient, going as far as creating a pseudonym. Did it work?
May 21, 2021
Most people would do anything for love, but would you sue someone’s father? Clara and Robert Schumann did just this. Were they successful?
May 13, 2021
Most composers aren’t ones to get into a sword fight, but George Frideric Handel was one of few to buck that trend. Did he manage to survive?
April 1, 2021
The story of a brilliant mind who was a jack of all trades and a master of many. A playwright and a songwriter who was never formally educated in either art.
March 25, 2021
The story of a brilliant mind who was a jack of all trades and a master of many. A playwright and a songwriter who was never formally educated in either art.
March 8, 2021
One of the most influential figures in classical music, the life of a man who mastered the Organ instrument.