Reviews of Concerts in Boston and at Tufts

Originally from Long Island, New York, I am a graduate student of Musicology at Tufts. As an undergraduate at Tufts, I majored in English and music to pursue my interest in music journalism. I began Suzuki violin lessons when I was five years old and went on to participate in Portledge School’s Classical Ensemble and in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of New York. I have been a member of the Tufts Symphony Orchestra for four year and have traveled annually with the ensemble on performance tours to different countries. I uncovered my interest in classical music journalism during my first year at Tufts. Listening to classical music has always been a hobby and a pleasure for me and I consider writing my best creative outlet. This combined interest has led me to choose classical music journalism as a field to pursue. I designed this independent study so I would have an opportunity to review live performances in Boston and on campus and get a sense of freelancing as a journalist. I selected a variety of music, performers and composers, from classical baroque to jazz, from Opera Boston to Tufts’ Opera Ensemble, from Mozart to Tufts’ own composers. I hope this blog will make Tufts’ students aware of the exciting and diverse musical resources we have available to us in Boston and on our very own campus