Most people’s relationship with the recorder begins and ends with a plastic tube in a primary school classroom. For me, it was the start of a lifelong musical connection. The recorder is the only instrument I play with genuine fluency—aside from a l...

When the Orchestra is Missing but the Music Must Go On We’ve all been there: You want to program a classic masterpiece—something with the weight of Beethoven or the brilliance of a fanfare—but you’re facing two modern realities. First, there is the ...

One of my favorite memories of singing in the KwaZulu-Natal Youth Choir was performing the Miserere by Gregorio Allegri. There is something truly special about this work, and the memories of that sound will last my whole life. 1. The "Forbidden" Leg...