Music

The story of Ludwig van Beethoven’s confronting his growing deafness as he continued to compose and conduct has always provided special inspiration for me that transcends his music. Whenever I listen to his compositions, I hear more than notes exquisitely written and performed. I hear the voice of a fellow human being who is overcoming trauma, adversity and fear through his art, whispering to me not to despair, but like him, to make the most of what I have while I can in my own way.

Blacksound explores the sonic history of blackface minstrelsy (the first original form

A conversation with Morgan Bimm, Kate Galloway, and Amy Skjerseth, Guest Editors of the J