Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.
TwinCities.com

Nonfiction authors entwined with their subjects, and some medieval history, too

Nonfiction today from two authors with Minnesota connections who will read here this week. Both write about how their lives are entwined with their subjects. For Janet Horvath it’s music and the ...
The New York Times

Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Historical response to the cello endpin, which anchors the instrument to the floor, has alternated between acceptance and pushback. By Max Keller ...
BBC

Medieval Hawick missal music inspires Goldie collaboration

The Oxford University academic said that Goldie was surely the first DJ to "mash-up medieval music" A piece of medieval religious music from the Scottish Borders has inspired a collaboration between a ...
The Washington Post

A 10-year-old wrote a score. Musicians around the world are performing it.

Olive Wallace didn’t want to do her homework, so she practiced the violin in her Pennsylvania home. The 10-year-old aimed to create a medieval-style melody, but when she played it after elementary ...