From Thin Air: Minimalist and Process Music from Africa to Arvo Pärt This lecture delves into musical forms which rely on the...
Divine Law, Human Prophet: Moses in Hebrew and Greek The Hebrew lawgiver Moses was compared to ancient Greek lawgivers...
Unwritten Laws? Legacies from Antigone and Lycurgus Sophocles’ Antigone refers to “unwritten laws”, as does Thucydides’ Pericles...
Breaking the Fourth Wall of Sound: The Paradox of Screen Music Sound and music hold a strange and powerful role in...
Unwrapping Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas" This festive lecture explores the unusual roots of the song...
Women at the Piano: A History Through Images This lecture explores the emergence of the "femme au piano"...
Bach’s Invention: The Divine Trickery of J.S. Bach Behind the sublime precision and expressive power of Bach’s music...