Letters, articles and the Thursday email

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What we write about classical music and the people who play it and go to hear it: our music notes, articles, and every Thursday email, as it was sent.

Letters and articles

October 15, 2026 · Article
Playing with others again: a guide for Boston’s adult amateurs
Community orchestras that welcome adults, coached chamber music, reading parties, rooms to rent, and how to ask someone to play. Written for the Boston Musical Intelligencer.
October 12, 2026 · Music notes
Two violinists, one car, and Beethoven 5
Our first music note: TwoSet Violin’s car sketch, the two symphonies behind it, free livestreams, and why nobody claps between movements. Plus two new things on Rhapsodate: meeting other members, and a daily game.

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Each city’s concerts for the week, our picks, and livestreams and radio from anywhere. Here is every issue as it was sent.
Thursday, October 8, 2026

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