Michigan Arts and Culture

During summer, it is easy to overlook beech trees.But this time of year, when leaves are gone from mature beech and almost all other deciduous trees, the…

In his first book of Preludes, Claude Debussy wrote a melancholy piece, which in English is called "Footprints in the Snow."Clearly, he intended to…

It seems early, but on one of our rare sunny days, I heard a chickadee sing his two-note mating call.The courtship season for birds will soon be…

In one of Shakespeare's tragedies, the one set in Scotland, an apparition of a child predicted that the king would never be vanquished until a forest…

People deal with anxiety in different ways ― some like to hike, some enjoy painting, while others might play music. For Traverse City resident Mary Van…

Classical IPR has created on-demand listening to accompany a few of the sculptures at Michigan Legacy Art Park. Inspired by specific works of art,…

"Are you going to Scarborough Fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme."When I say sage, I suppose most Americans think of sagebrush—the pungent plant of…

Halloween is the perfect time to listen to a recording of the musical "Into the Woods.""You go into the woods / where nothing is clear / where witches,…

I recently re-read "Station Eleven." This post-apocalyptic novel was the selection for the 2015 Great Michigan Read, so I read it then.The book, set…

Antonio Vivaldi wrote the Concerto for Flute in D in 1729. This work, known as "the Goldfinch," includes a birdlike cadenza and is filled with twittering…