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MSO Mixtapes: Music for Sleep

Life is too short to listen to bad music, and in a time when every day feels like an aural assault of traffic, news bites, media clips, jingles, cliches, and slogans, ...

MSO Mixtapes: Music for Relaxati ...

Sometimes, when we are in need of relaxation, a moment of reprieve from the weight and pace of our schedules, our brains and bodies can’t simply get off the treadmill ...

MSO Mixtapes: Music for Meditation

Most of us have felt the benefits of music on our mood at some stage in our lives; be it attending a concert, or simply listening to our favourite tunes as we cook di ...

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Creating Compassion

Understanding Singer and Songwriter, Lior What impact did bringing Compassion to life and seeing it resonate so deeply with audiences have on you and how has it infor ...

That Nature is a Heraclitean Fir ...

This beautiful poem, full of extraordinary sound pictures, provides the inspiration for a sound world in which Lisa Gerrard will range freely, one that speaks of the ...

How the Scandalous Affairs of Lo ...

As a teen, Byron lusted after his cousin (who was engaged at the time). He pursued lovers during debt-ridden party years at Trinity College. And in adulthood, he laid ...

Stravinsky's Triple Whammy

It’s 1910 in Paris, and the Belle Époque is in full swing. The 20th Century has brought with it all manner of modern customs, thrills, and opportunities: new technolo ...

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Illuminating My Love of Britten

Having spent the better part of my lifetime forming and cultivating a relationship with the music of countless composers, few have made more of an impact than Benjami ...