GRECCHINOIS
The Wrong Season
…As I was packing to leave San Francisco for this multi-city jaunt, the idea of preparing to sing Winterreise as the heaviness of a Midwestern summer was settling felt like a perversely timed venture. However, …
Why Does Bach Still Matter?
…We explore what “relevance” really means and why it’s something we actively create rather than discover. Albert argues that Bach’s music serves as evidence of the human capacity for order—especially important when everything around us seems to be falling apart…
Looking Up
…something Krista said really stuck with me as the newscycle has sucked us into the mire with renewed vigor these past few days: "I believe that across all of our fractures and differences, most of us are walking around with hearts that are sore." …
An Offering
…The premise of Carnegie Hall's Well-Being concerts is a noble one: to combine world-class musical performance with elements of self-care and mindfulness. The concept touches on something most musicians and music-lovers already understand: music has therapeutic qualities…
The Thread That Never Goes Away
…In this episode of BACH 52, as we chatted about Ruben’s journey with Bach, I was compelled by his willingness to sit with the discomfort that can arise around Bach’s music. He talked about …
Remembering Helmuth Rilling
The Master Is Always the Student
…All of it flowed from his love for Bach’s music and from his belief in its power to make us better musicians, better artists, and better people…
Two Divine Images
On Blake, Vaughan Williams, and Our Fractured Moment
…But in such a bewildering moment, where the fractures that divide us seem increasingly impossible to heal, it makes me wonder: what does our “better angel” look like? As the chaos whips up more…
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