Category Archives: On Music

One thing I make sure to do every year while putting this feature together on a daily basis is to find stuff I’ve never heard before. Christmas music is such a huge genre that it seems a pity to only stick … Continue reading →

I heard this piece on one of the SiriusXM Holiday music channels yesterday, and…that’s literally all I know about it. Enjoy! It’s quite short. (Sometimes on this feature I go into depth talking about a longer-form work, other times I … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Taylor Swift. Today, Beyonce. I see no reason to have to choose between these two. I live in a time when they’re both doing amazing things.  

There’s no questioning that 2023 belonged to Taylor Swift. And I may have missed the Eras tour, but next time? I want to be there! I don’t know her music enough to call myself a “Swiftie”, but I like her … Continue reading →

In memory of my friend Robert John Guttke, I present one of his favorite works by a composer he dearly loved. Gerald Finzi was a British composer who lived from 1901 to 1956. His best-known output is primarily choral, and … Continue reading →

Never let it be said I don’t take requests! In comments to yesterday’s post, a reader asks about the possibility of the hammered dulcimer making an appearance in this series. I confess to not being familiar at all with this … Continue reading →

OK, today I provide a public service, if you so desire. You may be familiar with a game called Whamageddon, in which you try to get as deep into December as you can without hearing “Last Christmas” by Wham!. Why … Continue reading →

It’s December, so here we go. This year things feel markedly different. I suppose there’s only one way to avoid having to celebrate a first Christmas without your mother, and…well, I’m not signing up for that. But still. I’ve always … Continue reading →