Music has become something in the background of my life. I do not remember the last time music moved me in a particularly strong emotional way. The music I spend the most time listening to now is the ...
Writing about music is like writing about wine. A million words about tobacco notes or the slate slopes of the Mosel will miss the point that human beings have been drinking it for 7,000 years to get ...
Music sure has a universal language, but its meaning is different for every musician. Recently, during an exclusive conversation with the American pianist and composer Chad Lawson, we learnt that for ...
When the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the music industry was put on pause. Thankfully, Shawn Mendes found a way to use his free time to be creative, and thus, making a whole… By ...
As Meridian releases its latest album Finding Light, conductor Irene Messoloras reflects on sacred choral music as a space for vulnerability, contemplation and connection For me, conducting has never ...
In this modern-day, fast-paced, ever-changing world, find a moment of calm and peace with this sublime collection. The music in this album is drawn from composers such as Arvo Pärt, John Tavener and ...
Most of us think about stillness as something which is either/or, binary. We assume we are in a situation which is either still or not. Many of us have a difficult time recognizing the qualities of ...
Practicing a musical instrument can reveal a restless, unfocused, and agitated mind. If we consider the mind to be like an expansive lake, or even the sea, we can understand that some days the mind’s ...
If you’re into complex, instrumental guitar music, basically guitar shredding, then this double set would be just the thing for you. Rock: If you’re into complex, instrumental guitar music, basically ...