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• Coffee versus Classical Music: Which is Better for You?
  Coffee Benefits and Classical Music Benefits Compared: Which Is Better for Your Health?
  Link to thecoffeebump.com, February 27, 2013.


• Classical music will endure as a niche radio market, says Midge Woolsey, exiting WQXR
  She was a host at the New York station for 20 years.
  Link to the New York Daily News, February 2, 2013.


• Classical musicians at extreme risk for hearing loss
  Is wearing hearing protection the answer?
  However, musicians find it difficult to perform and hear the others playing when using hearing protection.
  Link to the HearingAidDocs Blog, November 3, 2010.


• Hearing Loops Give Music Back to Composer Who Went Deaf in a Day
  Three years ago Richard Einhorn, an orchestra composer who reveled in the symphony and Broadway performances,went deaf – overnight.
  Link to abcnews.go.com, October 7, 2013.


• 10 Interesting Stories Behind Classical Compositions
  Here is a list of 10 fascinating stories behind either the composition or first performances of some of the most well-known pieces in the classical repertoire.
  Link to listverse.com, October 3, 2010.


• Top Five Comeback Stories in Classical Music
  Here are five comeback stories of musicians who returned from seemingly career-ending maladies to the stage.
  Link to wqxr.com, June 1, 2013.


• If Abraham Lincoln Had An iPod
  The Lincoln iPod would have needed a lot of memory, as the president apparently enjoyed all sorts of music and loved opera.
  Link to npr.org, February 16, 2009.

• 5 Reasons To Start Loving Classical Music
  No doubt there’s much wrong with classical music. Namely, it can be stuffy, pretentious, unnecessarily formal… And yet, there is still so much that can be taken from classical music.
  Link to thoughtcatalog.com, September 9, 2013.


• Top Five Cookbooks For Classical Music Fans
  Appetites among certain composers and musicians are legendary, and dishes bearing their names—Tournedos Rossini, Chicken Tetrazzini, and Peach Melba, for example—are proof.
  Link to wqxr.com, August 15, 2013.


• Diners 'spend more with classical music'
  Scientists have discovered that classical music makes restaurant diners feel more affluent and encourages them to spend more money.
  Link to MailOnline.com, October 10, 2013.


• Classical Music about the Moon
  The next time you gaze up at the full moon at night, enhance that experience with the music of these five classical "Moon" pieces. This article also has YouTube video clips of each.
  Link to lastroseofsummer2.hubpages.com, March 14, 2013.


• Studying The Science Behind Child Prodigies
  It's not clear whether a prodigy's brain is any different from the brain of other children...
  Link to npr.org, October 3, 2013.

• A Genius Finds Inspiration in the Music of Another
  Einstein was fascinated by Mozart and sensed an affinity between their creative processes, as well as their histories.
  Link to The New York Times, January 31, 2006.

Einstein and Music

• Bach to the blues, our emotions match music to colors
  Whether we’re listening to Bach or the blues, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the melodies make us feel, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley.
  Link to UC Berkeley News Center, May 16, 2013.


• Does Classical Music at Train Stations Really Deter Crime?
  Attention hoodlums (and loiterers) - look out!
  There is a new crime fighting weapon in town and that is… Classical Music!
  Link to wqxr.com, April 8, 2013.


• Does classical music at transit stations really help deter crime?
  Classical music has been used as part of a larger strategy of crime prevention through environmental design.
  Link to Minneapolis City Pages Blogs, February 17, 2012.

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