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Mary Noble Ours/I always enjoy telling the story of how the piano got its name. Piano means “soft,” in Italian, and it seems a little strange that an instrument that can… -
SC Public Radio/Mary Noble Ours/Page Turners - Part 2Turning pages for pianists is a pretty thankless job—the page turner is usually only noticed when he or she messes up. But for pianists who depend on page…
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SC Public Radio's new jazz series "ColaJazz Presents" will feature the music of world-class South Carolina jazz musicians interspersed with interviews with the artists themselves. -
Outdoor Performance of Composer's Nature-Inspired Work for Multiple Bassoons Scheduled for Saturday, April 10th
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It was George Bernard Shaw who famously wrote, “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” What Shaw forgot is that teaching is doing. And if you’re…
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It was George Bernard Shaw who famously wrote, “Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.” What Shaw forgot is that teaching is doing. And if you’re…
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Did it ever occur to Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven that their music would be played… forever?
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These days, with convenient hindsight we take it for granted that good music lasts, that pieces that are well known now will remain well known for years…
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On the first episode of ColaJazz Presents, we spotlight the Columbia, SC, ensemble Les Flat Out Strangers. The group specializes in gypsy swing, a European-tinged sound featuring popular music of the 1920s through 1940s, a seminal period in the development of the jazz idiom. Les Flat Out Strangers is a fixture in the Capital City, playing in clubs and festivals and offering a dance friendly vibe and sophisticated sound.
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One of the wonderful aspects of life as a musician: age differences don’t mean anything.
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One of the wonderful aspects of life as a musician: age differences don’t mean anything.
