Essays by Edward Kelsey Moore ~ page 1
Below are links to a collection of short essays on the theme of music
which were commissioned by Your Classical / Minnesota Public Radio.
Click on each red link to open a new page where you can enjoy reading them for free!
The Perfect Sentence to Describe a Feeling: A three-and-a-half-hour musical gig provided E.K.M. with a phrase that he still uses to express his relief upon reaching the end of a bumpy stretch in his life.
The C Major Suite and Me: E.K.M. explains why the third cello suite is his favorite of the six Bach suites. He also shares two stories of performing the piece which tell a lot about his life as a young classical musician.
I'll Have a Blue Christmas, Thank You Very Much: E.K.M. describes how a first-grade teacher inspired his love for sad holiday songs, and mentions some of his seasonal favorites.
The Diana Ross Project: E.K.M. grew up admiring musicians like Isaac Stern and Jacqueline du Pré, but he is also a huge fan of Diana Ross. In this essay he explores the power of fan letters and explains why he's writing a letter to her.
Crying in the Concert Hall: E.K.M. shares three stories that illustrate music's power to articulate feelings
we can't express in words.
we can't express in words.
Bonus! The cellist on the bestseller list: M.P.R. Digital Producer Luke Taylor interviewed Edward Kelsey Moore for this interesting author profile. Edward describes entering (and not entering) a local NPR writing contest; he also shares how music provided much of the narrative structure for his novel The Supremes At Earl's All-You-Can-Eat.
Minnesota Public Radio liked the essays above so much that they commissioned another series
of short essays by E.K.M. -- click here to read them for free!
But wait, there's more -- Moore!
You can find links to a few additional essays written by Edward Kelsey Moore
(including one for the New York Times) -- click here!
You can find links to a few additional essays written by Edward Kelsey Moore
(including one for the New York Times) -- click here!
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