Sarah Wallin Huff

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Thoughts on ‘Threnody’

I recently received a lovely email from a student in Canterbury, UK: 
I’m conducting some research on Penderecki and his use of “emotive” titles for some of his works, taking Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima as a key example…I’m particularly interested to know exactly when Penderecki changed the title of this work and why, so any further [...]

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New and Updated: Essays and Study Outlines

Be sure to check out my newly updated Additional Reading page!! Now featuring the essay RAVEL’S DAPHNIS ET CHLOÉ: A Miracle in the Making, and 6 Study Outlines on composers, their lives, and specific featured works, including:

Lully
Boccherini
Hindemith
Messiaen
Penderecki
Ravel

I have one more essay (of which I am VERY proud) – an in-depth study on Leonard Bernstein’s Second Symphony [...]

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Virtual Music Library!!

I just stumbled across this AMAZING collection of virtual music, and I’m hooked on the idea!
For a mere $20 each, one can purchase, for example, the complete string quartets (score and parts) of Beethoven and Brahms! Or Haydn or Mozart! Or the Ultimate Collection of Violin Sonatas, Violin Concertos, Violin Solos and Duets, or Violin [...]

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Recent News

The biggest news in my life currently is that, after a recent audition, I am now an official member of the Orange County Symphony! I am sincerely looking forward to growing under the current music director, and working with the orchestra on the fantastic selection of music they have planned for the coming year. Stay [...]

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ASTA Results

Hooray for Marissa John, who placed Second, and for Sharon Tang, who placed Third in the ASTA Recital/Competition this past Saturday!!!
Now we await the helpful comments from the judges…