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Miles Hoffman continues his discussion about the birth and evolution of the overture.

Miles Hoffman discusses where the word "Overture" comes from and the earliest iteration of the overture.

It is a holiday tradition, beloved by the children who dance in it, the parents and grandparents who come to see it and, says Melissa Schoenfeld, executive artistic director of the Western Arkansas Ballet, River Valley regulars who count on it to kick off the Christmas season.

It is a holiday tradition, beloved by the children who dance in it, the parents and grandparents who come to see it and, says Melissa Schoenfeld, executive artistic director of the Western Arkansas Ballet, River Valley regulars who count on it to kick off the Christmas season.

Listen • 1:00 / When discussing acoustics it’s important to remember that there’s no absolute standard, and that different kinds of music may be better served by different acoustics. A piece for solo cello, for example, might sound wonderful in the richly reverberant acoustics of a cathedral, while a string quartet or piano in the same space would sound like mush. It’s also worth remembering that while acoustics naturally affect the listener’s experience, they also determine how the music sounds to the performer, and they can even affect the quality of the perf...