Essays on music: the stories it tells, and what it leaves us to live by.


“Against the ruin of the world, there is only one defense — The creative act.” – Kenneth Rexroth

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” – Desmond Tutu

“Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” – John Stuart Mill