Miss Music Nerd

Columnist, The Morton Report

Covering Nerdy Music

Miss Music Nerd is the nom de net of Linda Kernohan, composer, pianist and music journalist. Her music has been played across the U.S. and Europe, and she has performed in a wide variety of venues, from a West Hollywood nightclub to the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican. She also writes at missmusicnerd.com and grammy.com.

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Articles From Miss Music Nerd

Friday Jul 22, 2011 15:00 PM ET

Classical Cover Controversy: Steve Reich's WTC 9/11

Cover art for recordings of classical music doesn't usually generate controversy, but that changed this week when the Nonesuch label released the cover art for composer Steve Reich's *WTC 9/11*, to be released September 6, in time for the tenth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack that the piece is about.

Friday Jul 8, 2011 35:00 PM ET

Lone Geniuses or Remix Masters?

The other day while perusing the ol' Facebook feed, I came across a video link that had my fellow music nerds jumping up and down, responding with comments like "Yes, yes, yessss!!" It was definitely an "I'll have what she's...

Friday Jul 1, 2011 15:00 PM ET

The Sensitive Ear

English composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Musicians proposes fines for concertgoers who fail to silence their cell phones. He may be a bit cranky, but musicians can't help being extra sensitive to sound--their brains are built for it!

Friday Jun 24, 2011 35:00 PM ET

Nerdy Music in the Great Outdoors - Wenham Street Brass Trio

Miss Music Nerd has been trying to incorporate more exercise into her life of late. While taking a brisk walk the other day, I heard the sound of brass instruments wafting through the trees... Nerdy music follows me everywhere I go!

Friday Jun 17, 2011 10:00 PM ET

Classical Composers Can't Get No Respect!

No one ever said the life of a classical composer was easy...It's a depressing reality of the artistic genius biz that one of the best career-advancing moves you can make is kicking the bucket!

Friday Jun 10, 2011 15:00 PM ET

A Riot in the Concert Hall!

Classical music performances are typically rather formal and understated affairs, with an unwritten code of etiquette that the uninitiated or non-compliant breach at their own peril, risking disapproving looks and murmurs from fellow attendees. Every once in a while, though, classical decorum breaks down, and chaos ensues.

Saturday Jun 4, 2011 10:00 PM ET

Surround Sound Goes Old School

Did you know that surround sound dates back as far as the sixteenth century? It's true, but of course, it was done a bit differently back then.

Friday May 27, 2011 12:57 AM ET

Music in Paradise!

It's funny how music follows me everywhere I go, even when I'm supposed to be taking a break! I arranged to practice the piano at a local church, because music never sleeps and I have playing to do when I get home!

Friday May 20, 2011 55:00 PM ET

Your Swanky Playlist for the End of the World

Whenever I'm tempted to throw up my hands in disgust at the absurdity of "this ever-changing world in which we live in," I turn to music to make it all better. Here, then, are some classical selections to help us appropriately mock, I mean, mark, the occasion!