After an unseasonably warm week and an optimistic prediction from a meteorological groundhog on Tuesday, I have become very excited about the prospect of Spring coming early to State College, PA.  Spring has always been my favorite season (for a few reasons to be discussed later in this post) and I think that my choice of music for this week's blog sums up the essence of everything joyful and exciting about the season of Spring. Antonio Vivaldi (born in 1678) was a composer during the Baroque Continue Reading

It’s just eight notes. Two sets of four. But those few notes carry much more weight than one might expect. Every listener, musician or not, recognizes and feels the power of those opening notes.  And that is why I've chosen to begin our musical journey with this remarkable symphony. The beginning of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor is perhaps the most recognized piece of classical music. Even if you couldn’t name the song it came from, I can almost guarantee you can sing the Continue Reading