201 The Soundtrack of Life

AMDG.  Join us for the second in our multi-movement reflection on music.  Carl Hasler and Olivia Knuffke visit with Bonnie, Steven, and Jordan about how music can be a kind of beauty that stretches your soul; the way that “classical” music can build stamina, attention, and the ability to sit with something new—but also the way that “classical” music can be a misnomer; reminiscences of the first time each of them heard various pieces; and the ongoing exchange between what a piece of music brings to you and what you bring to it. 

Kolbecast episodes mentioned & relevant: 

• 186  Full Circle (of Fifths), part 1 of this conversation 
• 194 Visual Literacy with Amanda Shepard 
• 28 A Pessimist with Hope featuring Dr. Anthony Esolen 
• 191 A Window into the Ancient World with Mike Aquilina 
• 36 A Beauty-Linked Life with Dr. Carol Reynolds 

Other resources mentioned: 

• Anthony & Debra Esolen’s Word & Song Substack  
• Hymn suggestions in Faith & Life teacher manuals 
• Laudate Listening Guide from Kolbe bookstore 
• Dr. Hank Reynolds’s Friday Performance Picks on the blog at ProfessorCarol.com 

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