One piece of advice that is often touted as both concise and comprehensive is "follow your passion." While I'm not naive enough to think that any three-word phrase could provide all the answers to as complex a matter as finding personally meaningful work, something about "follow your passion" troubles me.


Making music, making a career: Why 'follow your passion' can be hard advice to follow

If we want the works we love to endure, we'll have to continue performing them and pass such treasures on to future generations. But we must be equally committed to supporting working composers and champion the progress of form, harmony, rhythm, and other foundations of music.


Why we should support new music - even if we don't like all of it

Many lovers of classical music first hear it via their parents or other family members while growing up. They can't remember a time when it was not present in their life. Others, however, can point to a specific memory of when classical music entered their life. Scott Sandersfeld fits into the latter camp.


As Class Notes artists, Mirandola Ensemble hope to spread the joy of music

Chords of all kinds, winding contrapuntal lines, interlocking rhythms, and multiple musical ideas create a full aural experience for the listener.


Choral music: More than the sum of its parts

In case any music lovers who live in Minnesota are unaware, we live in an area rich with choral music. This abundance is one of the many reasons our state is a great one for those who are passionate about music.


The Singers celebrate a triumphant tenth season

Somehow, though, I had completely missed what is considered not only one of Bach's finest compositions, but also one of the grandest and most esteemed works in the whole of music: the Mass in B Minor.


David Lindquist

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