by Tamberly Ferguson | Aug 20, 2023 | Episode
If you take a really deep dive into the western classical repertoire, you’ll find that there are tons of compositions that highlight the intersections of music and other disciplines, like cuisine, geography, and even architecture. Well among the composers...
by Tamberly Ferguson | Jul 24, 2023 | Episode
Have you ever thought about how important wood is to classical music? You need it to build instruments, to create stages and theater seating…you even need it to write pieces of music like this one. Well, at least, the composer needed it. Hey y’all...
by Tamberly Ferguson | Jul 5, 2023 | Episode
The song known as “Dixie” can be a grim, and even hurtful reminder of America’s dark past, but for one enslaved Afro-American, that tune was the source of inspiration, hope, and a musical career that few other enslaved individuals could ever experience. My...
by Tamberly Ferguson | Jun 26, 2023 | Episode
Maybe you’ve heard an orchestral composition that really knows how to swing. Or, maybe you haven’t. Either way, that music does exist, and composers from the US, Europe, and even East Asia have taken on the task of fusing symphonic sounds with...
by Tamberly Ferguson | Jun 19, 2023 | Episode
Sometimes, composers write music that’s meant to sound like nature or busy, city streets. Others have written music that relays emotions or historical events. And then there’s one woman, who wrote a work with protest at it’s core. Hi there...
