Sometimes, the voice of an outsider provides a fresh perspective that adds richness to the status quo and pushes things…
The most common defense for insisting on genre classifications is that it “simplifies” discussions about music. According to Kelefa Sanneh,…
The popular perception of time is linear. One thing leads to another and then to another. But the passage of…
On December 12, 2025, the world lost a truly innovative voice. When any accomplished artist passes, there is a natural…
Folk music is often broadly defined as being a music “of the people.” But what does that really mean? Of…
Over the last half-century, a growing number of artists and theorists have explored the concept of ecomusicology, a theoretical approach…
Music has always pulsed through Montréal’s DNA, from its origins to the present. Legend tells that when the city's founder,…
Often, emphasis on genre improperly discards the lines of influence that transcend imposed stylistic segmentations. No artistic expression exists solely…
We continue our conversation with Patricia Brennan on ‘Of the Near and Far’ by delving deeper into her compositional process…
For eons, humanity has looked up at the vastness of the night sky in wonder. The pinholes of light shining…