Musings from a graduate student, teacher, and dazed and confused musicologist. i spent a very emotional hour talking about the Brahms Requiem and its place in my life. And i think i have Brahms to thank for that.

The Art of Jürek Zamoyski and Jeffery van der Visse at the Whitney Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, March 17 to late April. Five in the Afternoon, and morethe Boston Classical Season, So Far. The Berkshire Review for the Arts.

As a teacher, Ludwig sets exactly the right tone by asserting herself firmly as the person in charge, yet with an inviting warmth and charm. She is not shy about bestowing compliments when warranted, but she is an exacting teacher, not reluctant to cut off a singer after two or three notes to correct an errant rendition.

The Big List of Classical Music Blogs. The Big List of Classical Music Blogs provides links to English-language blogs and other online information sources about classical music. Some of these blogs are connected to newspapers, magazines or radio stations, while others are unaffiliated. Some are written by professionals, and others are by amateurs. All are ongoing forums for opinion and news. Launched on November 27, 2011, the BLCMB has grown to become the largest index of classical-music blogs online.

Top 10 Roller Skating Rink Tunes. Being the one who was not voted to wai.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Two weeks ago, the students in my Orpheus seminar introduced their preliminary paper proposals to the class. Last year, I had many of the same students in Writing About Music, the first year graduate course where we walk them through a paper proposal, outline, first draft, and final draft.