“Why” has to be among the first words we learn. Little children have a way of repeating it over and over until we just wind up saying, “It just is. I don’t know why.” It is strange how this simple exchange seems to hold over the years.

Classical Music Is My Constant Companion | Sixty And Me
Recently, the young actor Timothee Chalamet created a stir when he stated that “no one cares about ballet and opera.” Although the backlash was swift and strong, there is no doubt that classical art forms are struggling in the modern world. The audiences are aging out, ticket sales and funding


