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Author: Shari Mathias

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Read more about the article Top 6 Surprising Benefits Of Classical Music

Top 6 Surprising Benefits Of Classical Music

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:May 13, 2016
  • Post category:Knowledge/Music

Type "classical music to" or "classical music for" into Google and you'll see that many people already know that classical music is great for studying, falling asleep, and listening to…

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About John Williams’ The Cowboys Film Score

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:April 20, 2016
  • Post category:Music

With a career that has spanned over five decades, it is not surprising that John Williams scored at least one Western. What is interesting, however, is that despite being a…

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Read more about the article Coffee’s Connections With Classical Music

Coffee’s Connections With Classical Music

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:April 11, 2016
  • Post category:Composers

Coffee and classical music have a lot of obvious similarities. They can be smooth at times, robust at others. There are connoisseurs of each and some of both. You might…

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Read more about the article What’s In A Name? Understanding Classical Music Titles

What’s In A Name? Understanding Classical Music Titles

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:April 7, 2016
  • Post category:Knowledge

Everyone from seasoned performers to those just discovering classical music has had questions about how works get their titles. Did composers like Beethoven nickname their own symphonies? What is an…

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Classical Music For Spring

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:March 16, 2016
  • Post category:Music

The first day of spring is right around the corner, although we've been experiencing sunny days and warmer temperatures for a couple of weeks now. Of course, Colorado weather can…

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10 Things You Probably Don’t Know About John Williams

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:March 7, 2016
  • Post category:Composers

  John Williams. You probably know him best as the composer of some of the most famous film scores including Superman, the Star Wars Trilogy, ET, Jurassic Park, and the…

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Musician Spotlight: Mary Nichols Performs Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:February 25, 2016
  • Post category:PSO Members

  Mozart's Clarinet Concerto was written shortly before his death in 1791. It is, in fact, one of his final completed works and his last purely instrumental piece. Interestingly, however,…

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Musician Spotlight: Cheryl Poules Performs Gabriel’s Oboe

  • Post author:Shari Mathias
  • Post published:February 23, 2016
  • Post category:PSO Members

 Ennio Morricone is certainly among the most celebrated composers of film music with over 500 scores written for cinema and television. While his may not be a household name, it…

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