The Sacred Symphony Essays

One of my favorite college courses last year was a course called “Sacred Sounds of South Asia.” This class explored various South Asian...

If there’s any piece that encapsulates my childhood, it’s the Hummel Trumpet Concerto. I listened to Tine Thing Helseth’s beautiful...

Note: I wrote this poem while listening to the last three movements of Das Lied von der Erde: "Von der Schönheit", "Der Trinker im...

If you're like me, you love listening to podcasts with their transcripts. So, below is the transcript to the first episode of "The Sacred...

When I was six years old, I didn’t understand the concept of God, so I didn’t believe in him. I did, however, understand the concept of...

If I had to name one piece that consistently takes my breath away (without giving it back), it would be The Avatar for trumpet and piano...

Have you ever thought about how incredible it is that every species on this planet has risen from a simple biological organism to...

Kathleen Battle and Wynton Marsalis’s album “Baroque Duet'' captures the true essence of the word “baroque,” derived from the Portugeuse...