by Mackenzie Patel Listening to the overwhelming beauty of Debussy’s Pagodes is like leaping into a timeless Impressionism canvas, the splotches of greens and natural blues and vivid yellows constructing themselves into a perfect meadow with beautiful Black Eyed Susans and tranquility. Hearing Scheherazade for the millionth time is no less gut-wrenching or spine-chilling than the… Read More


by Mackenzie Patel Hello World Travelers! Another month has casually slipped by, the hours and days and weeks melting together to create a truly spectacular and action packed month. These last three months have been such a tumultuous but amazing whirlwind of accolades, events, friends, and surprises; they’ve also been way more momentous than my… Read More


by Mackenzie Patel   Hello world travelers! A few nights ago, I was lucky enough to attend the Russian Extravaganza, an event in which a series of pieces by Russian composers was performed by the Florida Orchestra at the Mahaffey Theater. I had never been to a proper symphony before; YouTube was pretty much the… Read More