The Mighty Nine: Reflections on Beethoven’s Symphonies

By |2025-12-17T11:56:11-06:00March 25th, 2025|Categories: Andrew Balio, Beethoven 250, Joseph Pearce, Ludwig van Beethoven, Mark Malvasi, Michael De Sapio, Music, Stephen M. Klugewicz, Timeless Essays|Tags: , , , |

Please enjoy this symposium on the nine symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven, with contributions from our distinguished panel, including composer Michael Kurek and Principal Trumpet of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Balio. Clicking on the CD cover art next to each symphony will guide you to a listening recommendation on Spotify; at the bottom of [...]

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Saving Classical Music: A Return to Tradition

By |2025-01-25T18:00:47-06:00January 24th, 2025|Categories: Andrew Balio, Conservatism, Music, Timeless Essays|

Classical music is born of the accumulating wisdom of the ages, with a canon that represents, like all canons, the mind of a civilization. And yet we have not learned to articulate our own defense. Or rather, like our compatriots, we have forgotten how to articulate it. I founded the Foundation for the Future of [...]

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