The New York Times recently posted this great article about Pandora, which takes a behind-the-scenes look at its team of musicologists and how the music genome project works.

"On first listen, some things grab you for their off-kilter novelty. Like the story of a company that has hired a bunch of “musicologists,” who sit at computers and listen to songs, one at a time, rating them… Continue

My wife, Caroline, and I visited Aspen, and AMFS/AOTC, for the first time this past week, July 30 - August 3, ostensibly to see our son, Ian McEuen (first-time AOTC student), perform in scenes from Handel's "Semele" on August 1 at the Wheeler Opera House. But we also visited a rehearsal and master class at the Castle Creek campus, saw Britten's "Rape of Lucretia," and spoke with many students and faculty. We were were awed by the high quality, high standards, astute critiques, effective producti… Continue

This is my first summer interning for the Music Festival and my first time living in the town of Aspen. Within my first couple of weeks working here, I quickly decided that I needed to take a back seat this summer. I decided that, with no background in classical music, it would be my time to sit back and learn. Thanks to those I work with, the volunteers at the Kiosk and my great roommates, my knowldge has grown fast and my ear for certain composers has begun to mature.

So far, my favorite day… Continue