Maria Thompson CorleyThree Heart Riddles (song cycle texts)I’m publishing this because my song cycle has made it into a music history class, and I was asked where one can find the poetry. It isn’t…Apr 23, 2023Apr 23, 2023
Maria Thompson CorleyThe Beauty in my BlacknessNote: this poem was written for mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis, as the text to an art song for which I also wrote the music. I’m posting…Sep 23, 2022Sep 23, 2022
Maria Thompson Corley“Whatever Kind of Music You Enjoy”: A Conversation with Maria Thompson CorleyBY PETER J. RABINOWITZAug 30, 2022Aug 30, 2022
Maria Thompson CorleyMy very last GOAT post for the forseeable futureHow about this — I have no idea. At the very least, no more pontificating until Nadal and Djokovic have retired!Jun 1, 2022Jun 1, 2022
Maria Thompson CorleyThe hardest part of loveMy daughter started talking about moving out shortly after she graduated from college. Actually, she started talking about it in her senior…Apr 23, 2022Apr 23, 2022
Maria Thompson CorleyLiving Things Grow and Change; Classical Music is no Exception (originally published on…I recently read a blog post* that attempted to put a wall around classical music by defining what it “should” be. Attempts to stem the tide…Sep 17, 2021Sep 17, 2021
Maria Thompson CorleyMaybe Heaven is Integrated?I am the organist for a predominantly white church. My congregation has treated me and my children like family since the beginning, about…Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Maria Thompson CorleyIs Lover’s Rock Oversexualized?During a recent ZOOM chat with friends, I mentioned how much I’d enjoyed Lover’s Rock, episode two of Small Axe, Steve McQueen’s…Dec 26, 2020Dec 26, 2020
Maria Thompson CorleyBig Yellow TaxiI wrote the poem on which the song at the end of this post is based when Notre Dame was actually burning. The song was written in May…Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
