Guest Posts Archives an exclusive Classical Music e-Magazine Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 The Emotional Architecture of Chords: Major, Minor, and the Power of Dynamics https://interlude.hk/the-emotional-architecture-of-chords-major-minor-and-the-power-of-dynamics/ https://interlude.hk/the-emotional-architecture-of-chords-major-minor-and-the-power-of-dynamics/#respond Sat, 10 Jan 2026 16:21:14 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143529 In the world of music, chords are more than just a collection of notes; they are the colors with which a composer paints emotion. Most people learn early that Major sounds “happy” and Minor sounds “sad.” While this simple heuristic

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-emotional-architecture-of-chords-major-minor-and-the-power-of-dynamics/feed/ 0 Attunement and Experience – Classical Music Will Survive https://interlude.hk/attunement-and-experience-classical-music-will-survive/ https://interlude.hk/attunement-and-experience-classical-music-will-survive/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:48:28 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143180 Classical music is dying. Thus goes the lament of many headlines addressing the classical music industry. The younger generation sees no appeal in the concert hall. Classical music is an art form dwelling in the past whose patrons are slowly

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]]> https://interlude.hk/attunement-and-experience-classical-music-will-survive/feed/ 0 Veteran Composer of Musical Theater Turns To Symphony Composing: Frank Wildhorn’s Danube and Odessa Symphonies https://interlude.hk/veteran-composer-of-musical-theater-turns-to-symphony-composing-frank-wildhorns-danube-and-odessa-symphonies/ https://interlude.hk/veteran-composer-of-musical-theater-turns-to-symphony-composing-frank-wildhorns-danube-and-odessa-symphonies/#respond Tue, 25 Nov 2025 16:19:42 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=142201 A composer new to the classical concert music scene has emerged, offering riches of note. Perhaps the release of a first symphony could be ignored as simply a one-off — enjoyable on its face, but not necessarily a harbinger of

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]]> https://interlude.hk/veteran-composer-of-musical-theater-turns-to-symphony-composing-frank-wildhorns-danube-and-odessa-symphonies/feed/ 0 The Language of Ineffability: An Exploration of Charles Tournemire’s “L’Orgue Mystique” https://interlude.hk/the-language-of-ineffability-an-exploration-of-charles-tournemires-lorgue-mystique/ https://interlude.hk/the-language-of-ineffability-an-exploration-of-charles-tournemires-lorgue-mystique/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:22:01 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=140815 Charles Tournemire à Sainte-Clotilde Collection Odile Weber (Jean-Marc Leblanc, “Mémoires de Charles Tournemire: Édition critique,”L’Orgue. 2018 I–IV, nº 321–324, page 276) To Speak One’s Own Language The French organist Charles Tournemire (1870–1939) is one of the great enigmas in the

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-language-of-ineffability-an-exploration-of-charles-tournemires-lorgue-mystique/feed/ 0 Beyond the Baton: Bridging Cultures Through Music An Interview With Conductor Asieh Mahyar https://interlude.hk/beyond-the-baton-bridging-cultures-through-music-an-interview-with-conductor-asieh-mahyar/ https://interlude.hk/beyond-the-baton-bridging-cultures-through-music-an-interview-with-conductor-asieh-mahyar/#respond Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:23:42 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=139606 When the lights dim and the orchestra draws its first breath, the conductor’s baton becomes both compass and storyteller. For Asieh Mahyar, the new Director of Orchestras at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), each gesture is infused

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]]> https://interlude.hk/beyond-the-baton-bridging-cultures-through-music-an-interview-with-conductor-asieh-mahyar/feed/ 0 The Summer Soundtrack: How Classical Music Shapes Childhood Memory and Emotional Growth https://interlude.hk/the-summer-soundtrack-how-classical-music-shapes-childhood-memory-and-emotional-growth/ https://interlude.hk/the-summer-soundtrack-how-classical-music-shapes-childhood-memory-and-emotional-growth/#respond Thu, 19 Jun 2025 16:33:45 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=137624 Days are growing longer and bright sunshine paves the way for the summer season. Summer is a time for children to take a break from school and enjoy days filled with laughter and fun. Some of the summer memories for

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]]> https://interlude.hk/the-summer-soundtrack-how-classical-music-shapes-childhood-memory-and-emotional-growth/feed/ 0 Ray Chen’s Player 1: A New Paradigm in Classical Performance Practice or Commercial Experiment? https://interlude.hk/ray-chens-player-1-a-new-paradigm-in-classical-performance-practice-or-commercial-experiment/ https://interlude.hk/ray-chens-player-1-a-new-paradigm-in-classical-performance-practice-or-commercial-experiment/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 16:21:40 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=137368 Introduction: The Contemporary Context of Blurred Boundaries Last year, Ray Chen’s street violin performance in London garnered over 3 million views on TikTok. The image of him playing Korngold’s Serenade in a hoodie instead of formal attire, at a subway

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]]> https://interlude.hk/ray-chens-player-1-a-new-paradigm-in-classical-performance-practice-or-commercial-experiment/feed/ 0 Narration is the Key to Connecting with Audiences https://interlude.hk/narration-is-the-key-to-connecting-with-audiences/ https://interlude.hk/narration-is-the-key-to-connecting-with-audiences/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 16:04:47 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=136948 For the last 9 months, I have been on an eye-opening tour of the Scottish Isles, getting to know not only concert halls, but many out-of-the-way churches and arts centres across my adopted country. I have taken in part of

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]]> https://interlude.hk/narration-is-the-key-to-connecting-with-audiences/feed/ 0 Can Classical Music Help You Study? https://interlude.hk/can-classical-music-help-you-study/ https://interlude.hk/can-classical-music-help-you-study/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 16:09:22 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=136422 We often hear the popular opinion that music, especially classical music, helps calm thoughts and improve focus. You may have seen many people in cafès or libraries with headphones listening to music while working or studying—whether it’s Mozart, Bach, or

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]]> https://interlude.hk/can-classical-music-help-you-study/feed/ 0 Too Good to Be Forgotten: Serge Jaroff’s Don Cossack Choir https://interlude.hk/too-good-to-be-forgotten-serge-jaroffs-don-cossack-choir/ https://interlude.hk/too-good-to-be-forgotten-serge-jaroffs-don-cossack-choir/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:46:38 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=136409 Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, connoisseurs of classical choral music in Russia have been able to access Russian choral music the Soviets had long suppressed, such as that of the Don Cossack Choir of Serge Jaroff

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