Our Blog: Scherzo
March 21st, 2022
Turtle on a Fencepost
There’s an old adage about a turtle on the fence post. It goes something like this. “If you see a turtle on a fence post, you know that he didn’t get there himself.” It’s a humorous way of summing up how some people help other people achieve greatness through their mentoring and generosity.
January 19th, 2022
All Music is Mood Music
When the world is filled with news that hurts, we have music to pull us from despair and remind us of the hope it took to create something beautiful.
December 3rd, 2021
Musical Friendships
Some of my favorite stories about musical pieces are about the people behind them: composers, performers, even publishers and impresarios, and the ways they worked together.
October 18th, 2021
Frederic Chopin: Changing the Course of Classical Music
Polish Composer Frederic Chopin was the most significant composer in the history of the piano. He didn’t like being a celebrity – he shunned attention and would have disapproved of his music being on the radio.