Society Archives an exclusive Classical Music e-Magazine Fri, 16 May 2025 00:59:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Will Trump’s Tariffs Destroy Music Education in America? https://interlude.hk/will-trumps-tariffs-destroy-music-education-in-america/ https://interlude.hk/will-trumps-tariffs-destroy-music-education-in-america/#respond Sun, 11 May 2025 16:36:48 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=136704 Since Inauguration Day 2025, the world has been scrambling to keep up with rapidly changing developments surrounding American tariffs. President Trump made the imposition of tariffs a central promise of his 2024 campaign, routinely calling the word “the most beautiful

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]]> https://interlude.hk/will-trumps-tariffs-destroy-music-education-in-america/feed/ 0 Forbidden Harmonies: Composers Whose Music Was Once Banned https://interlude.hk/forbidden-harmonies-composers-whose-music-was-once-banned/ https://interlude.hk/forbidden-harmonies-composers-whose-music-was-once-banned/#respond Sun, 04 May 2025 16:46:37 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=136548 Throughout history, music has been both a reflection of and a response to societal and political climates. Under authoritarian regimes, art—particularly music—has often been a target for censorship. Whether deemed politically subversive, ideologically incorrect, or culturally inappropriate, certain works were

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]]> https://interlude.hk/forbidden-harmonies-composers-whose-music-was-once-banned/feed/ 0 Nixon in China https://interlude.hk/nixon-in-china/ https://interlude.hk/nixon-in-china/#comments Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:03:57 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=134624 On 21 February 1972, President Richard M. Nixon arrived in China for an official State Visit. He was the first U.S. president to visit the People’s Republic of China since it was established in 1949. The principal aim was to

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]]> https://interlude.hk/nixon-in-china/feed/ 1 Manchester Camerata to Host the UK’s First Centre of Excellence for Music and Dementia https://interlude.hk/manchester-camerata-to-host-the-uks-first-centre-of-excellence-for-music-and-dementia/ https://interlude.hk/manchester-camerata-to-host-the-uks-first-centre-of-excellence-for-music-and-dementia/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 16:59:11 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=128737 The therapeutic benefits of music are well-known and widely documented. For people with dementia, music can help reduce anxiety and depression, help maintain speech and language, enhance quality of life, and have a positive impact on families and carers too.

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]]> https://interlude.hk/manchester-camerata-to-host-the-uks-first-centre-of-excellence-for-music-and-dementia/feed/ 0 Opéra-Comique at Salle Favart https://interlude.hk/opera-comique-at-salle-favart/ https://interlude.hk/opera-comique-at-salle-favart/#respond Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:36:32 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=128098 The biggest hazards for venues of performing arts are not bad management, horrid programming, or really bad performances; it is fire! Take the Salle Favart, the official Théâtre de l’Opéra-Comique, as an example. The first Salle Favart was built to

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]]> https://interlude.hk/opera-comique-at-salle-favart/feed/ 0 Cello Lament for The Sycamore Gap Tree https://interlude.hk/cello-lament-for-the-sycamore-gap-tree/ https://interlude.hk/cello-lament-for-the-sycamore-gap-tree/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:47:53 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=125262 Preserving our natural world has become vital for many of us but we sometimes are at a loss as to how we as individuals can make an impact. Italian cellist and composer Riccardo Pes had a visceral reaction when the

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]]> https://interlude.hk/cello-lament-for-the-sycamore-gap-tree/feed/ 0 The Gürzenich in Cologne https://interlude.hk/the-gurzenich-in-cologne/ https://interlude.hk/the-gurzenich-in-cologne/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:19:03 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=125069 The Gürzenich family tree goes back to the Middle Ages, and a castle and village by that name is already mentioned in 1232. Part of the knightly nobility, the family settled in the district of North-Rhine-Westphalia and acquired property in

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-gurzenich-in-cologne/feed/ 0 Meiningen Court Theatre and Orchestra https://interlude.hk/meiningen-court-theatre-and-orchestra/ https://interlude.hk/meiningen-court-theatre-and-orchestra/#respond Sat, 04 Nov 2023 16:33:47 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=124739 The small town of Meiningen is located in the southern part of the state of Thuringia. It was founded in the 6th and 7th centuries during the formation of the Frankish Empire, and over time it became the capital of

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]]> https://interlude.hk/meiningen-court-theatre-and-orchestra/feed/ 0 Counter-Revolutionary Activism From the Stages of Europe to the Soviet Gulag https://interlude.hk/counter-revolutionary-activism-from-the-stages-of-europe-to-the-soviet-gulag/ https://interlude.hk/counter-revolutionary-activism-from-the-stages-of-europe-to-the-soviet-gulag/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2023 16:13:26 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=121728 Published in 1962 with the approval of Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn tells the story of a typical day in the life

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]]> https://interlude.hk/counter-revolutionary-activism-from-the-stages-of-europe-to-the-soviet-gulag/feed/ 0 Weaponizing Classical Music https://interlude.hk/weaponizing-classical-music/ https://interlude.hk/weaponizing-classical-music/#comments Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:10:56 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=119474 For me personally, Japan is the most amazing tourist destination in the world. The country offers many unique experiences, including breathtaking natural scenery, beautiful temples, shrines, and Zen gardens, traditional arts and crafts, sumo tournaments, hot springs, and incredible food.

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