link roundup

Link roundup is a weekly list of fun, weird, and just plain interesting things that you might not have seen before, from all corners of the classical music internet.

"The Four Seasons" for a Climate-Changed World

By Kendall Todd • Jan 22, 2021

A tree photographed over time, with one half in bloom and the other dead — Canva.com

A new series of compositions reimagines Vivaldi for the year 2050. Also, Yo-Yo Ma's stunning performance at this week's presidential inauguration, proof that music makes you smarter, and more, all in this week's roundup!

Is this $8 Item the Key to Choral Singing during the Pandemic?

By Kendall Todd • Jan 8, 2021

Baritone David Newman conducts a drive-in choir rehearsal, in a screenshot from his video "Physically distant drive-in ensemble rehearsal" — David Newman

We're fans of anything radio-based, so this is a win in our book. Also, the sounds of the Northern Lights, a new symphonic virtual reality experience, and more, all ahead in this week's roundup.

An Inside Look at Restoring a Grand Organ

By Kendall Todd • Dec 18, 2020

After the 2019 fire, the Notre Dame Cathedral's organ lives on. Also, celebrate Beethoven, make your own blob opera, and more, in this week's roundup!

New Collection Restores Early Recordings by Black Classical Musicians

By Kendall Todd • Dec 11, 2020

Recordings of the "Black Swans" were almost lost to history. That story, plus a plant piano, the Kreisler Workout, and more, all ahead.

Operatic Countertenor Makes Waves on "The Voice"

By Kendall Todd • Dec 4, 2020

This week in classical music, a baby that LOVES Chopin, the next Yo-Yo Ma-slash-Herbie Hancock of the harp, a countertenor shaking up "The Voice," and more! Let's get into it.