It is a medical axiom that if a doctor doesn’t bring their humanity with them to work, they won’t find it on the way home. Where doctors find their particular brand of humanism—the kind that drives them toward suffering—is a mystery. But many have looked for it in music. Edward Jenner, discoverer of the smallpox […]
Author Archives: J.R. Patterson
J.R. Patterson is a Canadian writer. His work has appeared in The Walrus, The Guardian, and The Washington Post.
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What Gets Us Through
Angela Hewitt needs her audience. While she may be the inheritor of Glenn Gould’s status as Canada’s preeminent classical musician, she declares herself his opposite: “It would be sad,” Hewitt says, “to give all these concerts and not enjoy the interaction with people.” Her approach to her audience—personal and generous, and giving with her time—is […]