This Day in Music – 1857: Death of Carl Czerny
Composer, pedagogue, and Pianist Carl Czerny was known primarily for his immense contributions to the intermediate ranges of piano music. A prodigy, Czerny studied with…
Weiyu Dang
Weiyu Dang
Editorial Assistant Weiyu Dang currently lives in Montreal because of his intense affection for the STM. While he attends McGill to pursue a double major in English and History, Young Wei purposefully lives far from school to capitalize on the metro commute potential. Musical interests include Bartok, Hard Bop, and YG. Weiyu worked for La Scena Musicale from July 4th to August 1st, 2016.
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Video of the Day – Jon Batiste Teaches How to Piano
Everyone wants to impress their friends on an instrument. Thanks to New Orleans jazz pianist Jon Batiste, you can learn the basics of piano in…
This Day in Music – 1682: Henry Purcell & Chapel Royal
Henry Purcell was the most important British composer of the mid-Baroque era as a cross-genre composer of church, stage, court, and private entertainment music. Son…
Video of the Day – Joshua Redman and James Carter
In this absolutely fire video, Joshua Redman and James Carter throw almost every saxophone technique possible at the Thelonius Monk standard “Straight, No Chaser.” From…
This Day in Music: 13 July 1951 – Death of Arnold Schoenberg
Known for his twelve-tone method, Arnold Schoenberg was an iconoclast in the classical music world of the early 20th century. His atonal works clashed against…
Video of the Day – Conrad Tao covers Beyoncé’s ‘Blue’ on Piano
At age 22, Conrad Tao has won honours ranging from the Davidson Fellow Laureate to the being the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Artist-in-residence for 2015–2016. In…
This Day in Music – 1895: Oscar Hammerstein II is born
Librettist Oscar Hammerstein II formed an iconic partnership with Richard Rogers on musicals such as The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!, and Carousel. The duo won…
Video of the Day – Caroline Shaw & Vanessa Goodman
Youngest winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Caroline Shaw is primarily a violinist, but composes primarily for contemporary, cutting edge chorale, drawing on eclectic forms of…
This Day in Music – 1937: Death of George Gershwin
Gershwin, one of the main catalysts for jazz to become America’s music, was a composer and pianist who bridged popular and classical modes. His prolific…
Video of the Day – Lullabies with Alessio Bax
In an adorable edition of “Tiny Desk Concert,” Italian classical pianist Alessio Bax plays classics by Bach, Brahms, and Rachmaninoff of his CD Lullabies for…
