Enjoy three hours of a glowing fireplace with acoustic Christmas music in this ambient fireplace film. Brilliant flames and glowing coals paired with calm and soft instrumental hymns create the perfect holiday ambiance. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch…
Glowing Fireplace With Acoustic Christmas Music
December 6, 2022
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Love, Work, and Jimmy Webb’s ‘Wichita Lineman’
Life is hard. It’s also beautiful. It’s made of love and work and more love and, even though you know it’s going to end, you also know a part of it will somehow go on. I didn’t get this from a wise teacher or an ancient book. I got it from a 1968 pop-country song…
Yuletide Serendipity: ‘Christmas Bells in the Steeple’
More music is played during Christmas than any other holiday. A lesser-known song called “Christmas Bells in the Steeple” was penned for singing legend Perry Como by a young Nashville, Tennessee, songwriter in 1967. The song is a subtle reminder about the true meaning of Christmas. “Christmas Bells,” as it is commonly known, was released…
The 6th NTD International Piano Competition Revives the Glory of Classical Music
November 27, 2022
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The sixth NTD International Piano Competition concluded after the Future Stars Concert & Award Ceremony held at the Merkin Concert Hall – Kaufman Music Center in New York City on Nov. 2, 2022. Pianists from more than 20 countries across four continents met in united effort to revive the glory of classical music. Thirteen made…
Schumann’s ‘Frauenliebe und Leben’: A Woman‘s Journey Through Love and Life
“Since first seeing him, I think I am blind, Wherever I look, Him only I see.” These words open one of Robert Schumann’s greatest song cycles for voice and piano, “Frauenliebe und Leben” (A Woman’s Love and Life”). From this initial phrase, the whole emotional climate of the cycle is set. This song cycle, composed…
Music for a Relaxing Holiday
Musical engagement can improve overall well-being and health, decreasing anxiety and improving mood. This is the conclusion of research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). The researchers found that music could prevent an estimated 800,000 avoidable deaths annually. They also found that engaging with music induces an emotional response that has a physiological component. Any…
Profiles in History: Jimmy Durante: The Man With a Nose for Show Business
Jimmy Durante (February 10, 1893–January 29, 1980) When Jimmy Durante was born into an Italian immigrant family in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, he was cursed and blessed with a physical curiosity: a bulbous nose. In his early years, he hated his nose because it was often the center of ridicule. One day, several bullies beat…
Programming Alert: NTD Thanksgiving Special Program—Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra Concert
NTD Television will broadcast a Thanksgiving special program: Shen Yun Symphony Orchestra concert on the NTD East, NTD West, and NTD UK channels. The 90-minute program will air on Nov. 24 and 25 via cable, satellite, and over-the-air (find your local channel here). The program will also be streamed through www.NTD.com, the NTD app, Roku, Apple…
Orchestras, Choirs, Bands Make Resilient Children
November 23, 2022
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An Australian study has suggested that joining a music group in a school or community choir, orchestra, or band could be the answer to developing children who are empathetic and resilient team players. Researchers from the University of Tasmania examined musicians aged from 14 to 25, and collected comments from managers, conductors, and teachers from…
Tchaikovsky’s ‘Valse-Scherzo’ in C Major, Op. 34: A Mainstay of the Violin Repertoire
November 20, 2022
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote music for more than ballets and operas. The famous Romantic composer also completed numerous instrumental pieces that continue to be interpreted and recorded today, as is the case with “Valse-Scherzo” in C Major, Op. 34 (circa 1877). The piece requires a performer’s virtuosity; that, as well as its shimmering quality, makes…
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