The coat of arms of Swansea, the second-largest city in Wales, is as elaborate as… Read the postWeek 556: “Ceffylau” by Catlin Finch and Seckou Keita
Up here in the northern half of the world, today is the winter solstice. And… Read the postWeek 554: “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Gustav Holst (arr. Gjeilo)
For years, I have wanted to feature Chopin’s “Prelude in E Minor” because it truly… Read the postWeek 549: “Prelude in E Minor” by Scott Twynholm
One of my favourite at-home memories from the past few months is the time when… Read the postWeek 524: “Inspirit” by Julianna Barwick
When I learned, probably sometime in my teens, that the history of Western art was… Read the postWeek 511: “Plus Tôt” by Alexandra Stréliski
Toronto went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, and this means… Read the postWeek 510: “Waende” by Ceeys
I’ve featured a fair bit of Christmas music over the years, and I’ve tried to… Read the postWeek 502: “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Sarah Spring
When I was nine, I joined a church choir. I wasn’t especially religious or prodigiously… Read the postWeek 472: “Serenade For Clarinet and Strings” by Derek Holman
There are three people behind this beautiful and tantalizingly brief piece of music, and two… Read the postWeek 465: “Spring 1” by Antonio Vivaldi (recomposed by Max Richter and Daniel Hope)
For 30 years, people walking 6th Avenue between 52nd and 55th streets in New York… Read the postWeek 458: “Chaconne In G” by Moondog
Traditionally, a pilgrim is someone who is on a journey to a holy place. But… Read the postWeek 452: “Pilgrim’s Hymn” by Stephen Paulus
One of the most heartbreaking things about being a parent is that you almost never… Read the postWeek 451: “An Ending, A Beginning” by Dustin O’Halloran
Of all the Christmas standards, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” is the one I… Read the postWeek 450: “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” by Ben Laver
Many years ago, I left my apartment early one morning to go to work in… Read the postWeek 441: “Horisont” by Lars Jakob Rudjord (Kid Koala remix)
Composers who do primarily instrumental soundtrack work are – excuse the pun but it’s actually… Read the postWeek 440: “Weightless” by Music Within
It might be a bit of a stretch, but I’m going for it: Johannes Brahms… Read the postWeek 435: “Brahms Intermezzo” by Joshua Spacht
As well as being home to composer Peteris Vasks, Latvia is home to a waterfall… Read the postWeek 421: “Pater Noster” by Peteris Vasks
Many people assume that working from home is absolute bliss. Make your own schedule. Work… Read the postWeek 409: “Wind” by Jamison Isaak
You know that feeling of floating between wakefulness and sleep? Of realizing that the thought… Read the postWeek 404: “Floating” by Jesse Brown
Matthew Bourne’s 2012 album, Montauk Variations, is one of those rare records that are compelling… Read the postWeek 382: “Juliet” by Matthew Bourne