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
“Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it… Read the postWeek 381: “Blooms” by Dead Light
Let’s take a second to appreciate the viola. Think of it this way: do you… Read the postWeek 376: “Simpson’s Point” by Vincent DiFrancesco
What did you do between the ages of 14 and 16? Start a band? Forge… Read the postWeek 363: “Growing Up” by Ben Sollee
For a long while, I wondered why Richard James, aka Aphex Twin, named this song… Read the postWeek 361: “Avril 14” by Aphex Twin
Discovering a new band, and discovering that you like virtually everything they’ve done, is an… Read the postWeek 356: “Motion Capture” by Snow Palms
We’ve approaching the midway point between Halloween and Christmas. It’s an odd time of year. It… Read the postWeek 341: “The Lamb” by John Tavener
This song deserves to be the “White Christmas” of Halloween songs. It should play in… Read the postWeek 338: “Half Sick Of Shadows” by The Parlour Trick
Let’s take a second to thank the country of Scotland for its uncanny ability to… Read the postWeek 320: “The Gallant Weaver” by James MacMillan
Does your family have that one Christmas album that gets played every year, even though… Read the postWeek 291: “Damascus” by Oskar Schuster