Notes With Silence

In his essay "Music and I," Haruo Kato shares with us how his interest in music survived extremely difficult conditions during World War Two in Japan. Maple Klockgether has written an entertaining essay, "Science and Music," about her experiences at a symposium dealing with the neuroscience of music. Nadine AuCoin, who is a songwriter as well as a fiction writer, shares in the essay "A Little Piece of Heaven" her views on the creative process, on what role music plays in her life, and more. Jytte Rand, who has been singing in choirs and playing the piano since childhood, writes in the essay "A Tribute to the Music" about the excitement of participating in live music performances. Adrian Lavelle has written a captivating short story, "Screamers," inspired by bizarre real-life events. Roman Trend's classic novella "Harpsichord" is a riveting, playful tale in which love, theater, and the devotion to music all contribute to an escalating series of dramatic events.