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Bach, Faith, and the Future of Classical Music

Last August, the Tanglewood Learning Institute hosted the first live-filmed conversations for BACH 52. The first of these features Chad Smith, President & CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, in a wide-ranging conversation

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Bach, Multiplicity, and Interpretation

In Bach, multiplicity can be generous: the same melodic idea can turn inward or outward, penitential or theatrical, depending on tempo, ensemble, and context. In public life, that same multiplicity can feel bewildering or dangerous. But in both cases, we’re confronted with the fact that meaning is not simply a matter of taste or preference, nor is it singular and fixed…

Nicholas Phan 1/7/26 Nicholas Phan 1/7/26

Theology, Music, and Modern Myths

Who was Johann Sebastian Bach really?

When we talk about Bach, it’s so easy to slip into big claims — greatest composer ever, universal genius, before and after Bach. And while there’s truth in all of that, this conversation reminded me how…

Nicholas Phan 12/31/25 Nicholas Phan 12/31/25

Art, Faith, & the Year to Come

…In a moment when despair can feel like the easiest response, it feels vital to resist it. My hope is to take action through art. To use it as a means of reflection, connection, and bridge-building, and to help keep a flame of hope alive as we wander…

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Bach, Faith, and the Future of Classical Music

Bach, Multiplicity, and Interpretation

Theology, Music, and Modern Myths

Art, Faith, & the Year to Come

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