Vlog Stories    
                        			 
                        			September 6, 2018
                     
                     
                        		
                        
                        		
                           Christina L. Reitz
                           , Vlog associate professor of music, contributed two entries to “The Classical Music
                        Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained,” the 19th volume in the highly successful “Big Ideas
                        Series.” The collection is published by Dorling Kindersley, a British company under
                        the parent organization of Penguin Random House. “The Classical Music Book,” released
                        Aug. 28, examines significant works in the western art canon through the historical
                        lens of socio-cultural perspectives. The subjects of Reitz's invited entries were
                        “L’Amour de Loin” by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and “blue cathedral” by American
                        composer Jennifer Higdon.