Dec 18, 2025

A piece that I have been asked to cover probably a dozen times is Handel's Messiah. It's a piece I love, but a piece that I've never conducted or played, and so therefore I don't know it incredibly well. There are plenty of pieces like this in the repertoire, and so I've decided to start a new series on Sticky Notes,...

Dec 4, 2025

Mr. Holst, wherever you are, I apologize in advance for what I’m about to say. From my research, I know you resented this fact, but unfortunately, I think it’s true. Here it is: despite the large catalogue of music Gustav Holst composed, much of it wonderful, he is essentially a one-hit wonder in the classical music...