Music Education
The Symphonic Debutante Piccolo: Was It Really Beethoven’s Fifth?
Literature declaring the piccolo’s grand entrance into the symphony is widespread. Sharing debutante status with the trombones and...
The Essential Piccolo
“I don’t own a piccolo,” was one of the first statements the principal flutist of a local community...
Music for eye as well as ear
My son’s piano lessons afford me an opportunity to look at piano sheet music up close. Piano scores seem...
Long Live the Operetta!
Operetta, a precursor of the modern musical, is often considered less serious than opera. We delve into the...
Conflicts and Resolutions: Musical Adaptations of Romeo and Juliet
Ahead of the Autumn 2022 Season of the Symphony Orchestra of India which features three widely regarded adaptations...
The Music in His Words
In his brief life, Alexander Pushkin wrote poems, plays and novels that transcended continents, cultures—and the literary realm....
The Kids Are Alright
Why is opting for a career in music, especially Western classical music, not an easy decision? We learn...
Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut”: Three Powerful Excerpts
Manon Lescaut, Giacomo Puccini’s 1893 opera in four acts, tells a haunting story of ill-fated love. Des Grieux,...