Why do the best ideas and creative works seem to come effortlessly? The key to spontaneous creativity is relaxation, which opens our minds to inspiration.

If you speak to Mozart, he will speak to you of a beautiful tune, while speaking to Naomi Shemer might yield a beautifully worded poem. So, which is a song? Is it the words or the music?

The piano has been the star of the screen since before movies had sound. From Big to Amadeus, we look at some of the most ...

A Poem for Deep Thinkers, will feature a special series of live performances spotlighting the exceptional artistry of Mannes Prep students.

The poem was set to a tune called “The Anacreontic Song,” which was composed in the late 1700s by a man named John Stafford Smith. The song was linked to the Anacreontic Society, which was an ...

Erin Morley is a lyric soprano who can go way up high. She is also a vocal acrobat, handling coloratura with ease. Two of her customary roles are Zerbinetta and Olympia. (The first comes from ...

In December 2023, Emi attended COP28 in Dubai, where she performed her poem ‘The Song of the Earth’ and attended events focused on strengthening climate action in protracted crises and the ...

The musicologist Lawrence Kramer dates the “invention” of listening to the 18 th century, alongside the concept of the inner self. In his 2007 book Why Classical Music Still Matters, he writes, “All ...

And the park's renowned 53-foot Minnehaha Falls – made famous by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Song of Hiawatha" – have played an important role in the city's history, from serving ...

The first poem in legendary singer and songwriter Judy Collins' first ... A new album, also with all-new songs by Collins, is in the works. "Spellbound" includes the song "When I Was a Girl in ...