As the year closes, we here at FMQ wish to raise certain issues that have become important, or increasingly important, in this extraordinary year. All of...

“There is a solemn atmosphere at concerts in 2020, held with social distancing. Nothing, it seems, can be taken for granted any more. Circumstances may change...

“During the previous year of my studies in Utrecht I had added theory of music and composition to my curriculum. I knew I wanted to be...

Violinist Maria Puusaari writes to the FMQ readers about music that is significant for her, and about the role of music in her life during important...

What has music meant to you at times of crisis in your life? What piece of music gives you strength? What has it been like to...

Why does music prompt such a powerful emotional response? How does music reach our emotions and play on them? Music psychology researcher Suvi Saarikallio discusses the...

“A certain material, tone combination or chord is nothing on its own, but in the context of a work, it and its significance reaches beyond itself....

“Nature exposes the artifice of art, the craftedness of it, the smallness and egotism of it before the vastness of creation. To invoke nature is to...