Episode 7 of #BACH52 is now up! A moving interview with Grammy-nominated countertenor Reginald Mobley, who generously shares of his personal experiences performing Bach’s music and speaks powerfully about how we can’t hoard his music and how it should be accessible to anyone who wants it.
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Episode 6 of BACH 52 is now available!
This episode features a moving and insightful chat with San Francisco Conservatory of Music Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Michael Roest, who is also the founder and director of the International Pride Orchestra…
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Episode 5 of BACH 52 is now live!
This episode's featured interviewee is Steven Zohn, General Editor of The American Bach Society and Musicologist at Temple University. We had a fascinating conversation about…
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“…For me, Buxtehude’s cantata, “Herr, wenn ich nur dich hab’ “ is a hope-filled prayer turning to whatever higher being is out there for some comfort. The world could definitely use some solace these days, and I think I am drifting towards this musical memory a lot this week, because Buxtehude’s music is a ray of sunlight in what feel like increasingly dark and terrifying times…”
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In the current cultural climate in which every tradition and piece of art by dead, white men is being questioned for its validity, I find that I am often asking myself: is classical music really for everybody? On the one hand, it’s a tenet in which I have always believed. On the other, as the classical music community examines all the racism, misogyny, and homophobia baked into a lot of this music and its institutions, it’s hard to think…
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In general, as one gets older, it gets more and more difficult to find true mentors - something that is so important for any artist's continued growth. As classical musicians, we are lucky that our art form still has its elder statesmen: the conductors who keep trekking along…
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