Joan Wickersham

Anthony Inglis conducting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Australian Airforce Band at the Classical Specatular 2005 in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

2016 was rough. Listening to Bach helped.

December 26, 2016Music

In a recent essay for the Boston Globe, author Joan Wickersham makes that case that listening to Bach is not only good for the soul, but good in times of uncertainty.

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