Music and life intertwined
Facing writer’s block? Here is my journey from battling writer’s block to successfully getting music onto the page and premiering my pieces.
I attended the first-ever Chicago Clarinet Symposium this weekend at Northeastern Illinois University. It was two days filled with everything clarinet: master classes, concerts, vendor displays and sample instruments. I enjoyed my time there....
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Music appreciation / Wind band music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published March 5, 2019 · Last modified June 6, 2019
British composer Gustav Holst (1874-1934) paved the way for modern concert band music. Other composers had written for groups of wind and percussion instruments before (sometimes called “bands”), but Holst’s two suites for military...
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published November 8, 2018 · Last modified August 25, 2019
Sometimes the overture lives on for far longer than the rest of the show it introduces. Such is the case of Colas Breugnon, an opera by Dmitry (Dmitri) Kabalevsky. You may have heard of...
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by VoyageChicago, an online magazine. This is my first interview! Thank you to VoyageChicago for giving me an opportunity to talk about Tonal Diversions Music and...
Music appreciation / Potpourri
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published May 2, 2018 · Last modified August 28, 2019
Do you have to understand something to like or appreciate it? Think about all the cultural things we experience: art, music, theater, dance, cuisine, literature. And more. People study and hone their craft in...