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Daily Bow: Paralyzed Music Student Plays On

Daily Bow Logo A massive brain tumor and four major surgeries have been no match for 21-year-old piano student Paul Murray, who refuses to let paralysis end his dream.
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Daily Bow: Explaining Creativity

Daily Bow Logo What do Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma, David Byrne, animators at Pixar, neuroscientists at MIT, an amateur bartender in New York, entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, and Israeli army reservists have in common? They’re all topics of discussions in Jonah Leherer’s latest book, “Imagine: How Creativity Works,” which takes a fascinating look at a process close to […]
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Daily Bow: Concerts, Delivered

Daily Bow Logo Classical music is heading back to its intimate roots–but it’s forcing musicians to get creative about getting paid.
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Daily Bow: Why So Serious?

Daily Bow Logo It’s getting hard to get a good laugh in the classical music world these days. It wasn’t always like that–why is it now?
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Daily Bow: Detroit Symphony Gift Honors Civil Rights Pioneer

Daily Bow Logo Last Wednesday, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra announced a new endowment to further their commitment to African-American artists.
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Daily Bow: Rachel Barton Pine Fears No Paganini

Daily Bow Logo Rachel Barton Pine performs all 24 Paganini caprices without fear–and manages to have fun at the same time!
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Daily Bow: Two New Gems on the Cello Classics Label

Daily Bow Logo Independent record label Cello Classics is issuing two new albums this spring that feature Julius Klengel and Keith Harvey.
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Daily Bow: Zap Your Way to Better Focus?

Daily Bow Logo Research suggests that a small electrical current can jolt the brain into a state of flow–is this a short-cut to “the zone”?
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Daily Bow: Pacifica Quartet to Begin IU Residency

Daily Bow Logo This week, Indiana University announced that the Pacifica String Quartet will become their first string-quartet-in-residence 50 years.
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Daily Bow: Musical Dreams in Afghanistan

Daily Bow Logo Ahmad Sarmast, director of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, has big dreams for his students, his art, and his country.
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