When performances have unplanned 'extras' I get to revisit a particular core memory involving viola and "shrieking kid". 🎻👼😂🤓

I had a super nerdy chat with Colorado Symphony Chorus Director Taylor Martin about the difference between a chorus, a chorale, and a choir, and whether Mendelssohn should've used an ampersand to better market his "Lobgesang" Symphony Cantata.

W. A. Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn had a lot in common - both young talents with an affinity for the music of Bach, and a thirst for self expression through music composition. Learn about Mozart's 4th violin concerto and Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" Symphony-Cantata, plus SO MUCH MORE.

W. A. Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn had a lot in common - both young talents with an affinity for the music of Bach, and a thirst for self expression through music composition. Learn about Mozart's 4th violin concerto and Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" Symphony-Cantata, plus SO MUCH MORE.

W. A. Mozart and Felix Mendelssohn had a lot in common - both young talents with an affinity for the music of Bach, and a thirst for self expression through music composition. Learn about Mozart's 4th violin concerto and Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang"!

I made a video about navigating personal narratives with music. It's so meta... you can actually hear me playing music on this video too!

I made a video about navigating personal narratives with music. It's so meta... you can actually hear me playing music on this video too!

Armenian ethnomusicology pioneer Komitas Vardapet has been gone 90 years but his legacy still offers us fresh lessons. Listen to a performance video and learn about him in this post.

I had a super nerdy chat with Colorado Symphony Chorus Director Taylor Martin about the difference between a chorus, a chorale, and a choir, and whether Mendelssohn should've used an ampersand to better market his "Lobgesang" Symphony Cantata. For more info, check out the Complete Concert Guide: Mozart and Mendelssohn! Head back to the Backstage Pass subscriber page! →

All of Living and Dying in one symphonic work? Must be Mahler! His "cursed" 9th symphony really is all that and a bag of chips.