Nov 13 Blog Lara Downes – Amplify Pianist Lara Downes has a new project that has her closing the lid on the piano (just for a little bit), and opening a microphone. In “Amplify,” a new series from NPR Music, Downes talks with black musicians about the issues and challenges affecting their profession in general, and especially through a pandemic. The roster […] By Daniel Gilliam Nov 13 Blog Lara Downes – Amplify By Daniel Gilliam
Jan 29 Blog Mendelssohn in a Bookstore Watch one of today’s top string quartets, The Ebene Quartet, delve deep at a Brooklyn bookstore to play the dark-hued second movement of Felix Mendelssohn’s Op. 80 string quartet. (via NPR Music) By Daniel Gilliam Jan 29 Blog Mendelssohn in a Bookstore By Daniel Gilliam