“What we have called matter is energy whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter.” Albert Einstein
Our wanderings have led us to ideas that we think may pique your interest
The Andalusian cadence; your oldest musical friend
An interview with busy young composer Nico Muhly
New evidence of mental benefits from music training
NY Times’ Anthony Tommasini gives dissonance its due
Pianist Byron Janis: How music heals
Leon Botstein slams the SAT Test
Paul Bisceglio asks “Is Music a Language?”
Why are the world’s oldest pianists often the greatest pianists?
Classical music isn’t dead; let’s stop trying to kill it – The New Yorker
How Anita Wallfisch rescued the Carmel Bach Festival
A = 440 cycles per second, right? Wrong!
Esa-Pekka Salonen: 10 tips to becoming a conductor
How did ancient Greek music actually sound?
John Eliot Gardiner’s book, Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven
Do looks matter more than artistry at piano competitions?
Inspired sacrilege: Timothy Andres rewrites and performs Mozart
KPFA Historical Archives now available for free listening