Classical music can be intimidating to newcomers and frequent concertgoers alike, even more so, new contemporary music. Host Thomas Kotcheff discusses this topic with the help from his guests, Musicologist Lance Brunner and composer Veronika Krausas, on finding meaning and confidence in the process of listening to classical music.

SHOW NOTES / CREDITS:  
Thomas Kotcheff, host 
Thomas Kotcheff, producer 
Louis Ng, recording engineer  

OJAICast theme by Thomas Kotcheff and Louis Weeks  

Music used in this episode: 
Rachmaninoff - Isle of the Dead performed by Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis 
Glass - Glassworks, Opening (Reworked By Christian Badzura) Performed by Víkingur Ólafsson 
Knut Nystedt/Johann Sebastian Bach - Immortal Bach performed by Maulbronner Kammerchor, Benjamin Hartmann