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"It’s all about the music in the end." (an interview with Dorothy Chan)

"It’s all about the music in the end." (an interview with Dorothy Chan)

The raw song itself is like the narrative, and the production is like pictures that help tell the story.

Interviews, MusicChristina ImAugust 31, 2016dorothy chan, the narrative, michael giacchino, lady gaga, sundial

Music and the Social Etiquette of Teatime

Music and the Social Etiquette of Teatime

Polished china and an array of delectable pastries, the gazebo and rose garden, a small orchestra playing classical music.

Music, History, Personal EssayMargaryta GolovchenkoAugust 24, 2016ed sheeran, he is we, history, owl city

Socialites & Champagne: a 21st Century Opera

Socialites & Champagne: a 21st Century Opera

The evening was much like a modern fairytale, all glass and light and tremors of hundreds of vocal chords warming up,

Music, Personal Essay, History, TheatreMargaryta GolovchenkoJuly 18, 2016

“I make music for the insatiable urge inside me.” (An Interview With The Woodlands)

“I make music for the insatiable urge inside me.” (An Interview With The Woodlands)

In songwriting, memory is a potent element. It is everywhere inside you.

Interviews, MusicChristina ImJune 30, 2016anthony doerr, jean craighead george, john steinbeck, mary oliver, per petterson, the woodlands, willa cather

Introducing Issue II: Saudade

Introducing Issue II: Saudade

The skipping pulse has calmed; the escape slows as we speak.

Announcements, MusicTopaz WintersMay 26, 2016

From the Editor: The Allegro Issue

From the Editor: The Allegro Issue

The music in a fever dream, skip-stumbling pulse, breath searing so sharp it feels nearly soft.

Announcements, From the Editor, MusicTopaz WintersMay 15, 2016

"I think I am a part of every photograph I take." (an interview with Ilana Newman)

"I think I am a part of every photograph I take." (an interview with Ilana Newman)

I love capturing the essence of a person in that moment.

Art, Interviews, MusicChristina ImMay 12, 2016ilana newman

The Allegro Letters: a selection

The Allegro Letters: a selection

I remember allegro the way I remember adagio, in my bones.

Music, SelectionsTopaz WintersMay 10, 2016love letters

I: Allegro | Silver-Tipped Swallow: “Brief Hazardous Encounters”

I: Allegro | Silver-Tipped Swallow: “Brief Hazardous Encounters”

I am not a person who gets angry often.

Columns, Music, Personal EssayTopaz WintersMay 9, 2016ac/dc, alt-j, def leppard, elvis presley, guns 'n roses, led zeppelin, metallica, silver-tipped swallow, wolfgang amadeus mozart

I: Allegro | Searchlight Song: "Reason to Begin"

I: Allegro | Searchlight Song: "Reason to Begin"

Today I sat at the piano and played Chopin and felt vaguely as if I were about to cry.

Columns, Music, Personal EssayChristina ImMay 4, 2016searchlight song