Music and life intertwined
Music appreciation / Orchestral music
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published March 17, 2016 · Last modified September 30, 2021
In deciding which piece to tackle next, the fact that March is Women’s History Month meant that it’s a great time to talk about “Ouverture” by Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983). She was a prolific French...
Instrumental solos / Music appreciation
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published February 25, 2014 · Last modified September 30, 2021
(Third in a three-part series. For part one, click here. For part two, click here) From the melancholy of the previous movement, we fly into the third movement with exuberance! It’s a tough call...
Instrumental solos / Music appreciation
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published January 29, 2014 · Last modified September 26, 2021
I love this movement; I think it is absolutely gorgeous. It is so full of emotion: melancholy, hope, heartbreak, peace. I fell in love with it the first time I ever heard it. Poulenc’s...
Instrumental solos / Music appreciation
by Lori Archer Sutherland · Published January 7, 2014 · Last modified October 16, 2021
Ah, clarinet! I couldn’t wait too much longer to talk about a clarinet piece, but I did have a hard time deciding which of the many I love to talk about first. I’ve settled...