Music and life intertwined
Music appreciation / Potpourri
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published May 2, 2018 · Last modified February 4, 2022
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...
I love classical music. Unabashedly. I’ve loved classical my whole life. My aunt used to tell a story about my four- or five-year-old self: We were in a store once, listening to some music...
Chamber music / Music appreciation
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published February 2, 2013 · Last modified February 13, 2022
I’m excited to introduce you to one of my favorite small ensembles – the woodwind quintet (or, wind quintet). This chamber ensemble consists of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn. Isn’t the horn a...
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published December 19, 2012 · Last modified October 18, 2021
Hearing the opening bars of Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride immediately evokes mental images of snow, Christmas, or just winter in general. Certainly not a summer heat wave! Yet Anderson composed this classic winter song during...
Music appreciation / Wind band music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published December 6, 2012 · Last modified October 16, 2021
Most people’s experience of concert band is probably listening to their kids’ beginning attempts in 5th or 6th grade or perhaps hearing the high school marching band. But many of us wind players continue...