PinnedPriya ParrottainQ.E.D.Men Who Doubt InfinityIn Oxford, the moon shines with a particular intensity. At least, it certainly seemed that way to me. Every evening, once darkness had…Oct 19, 20177Oct 19, 20177
Priya ParrottainMusic & the Earth InternationalThe Red Violin — SoundtrackListen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_miS8YuWWo.Nov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Priya ParrottainMusic & the Earth InternationalShetland — SoundtrackListen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEfLkUxhBCINov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Priya ParrottainMusic & the Earth InternationalLife of Pi — SoundtrackAs the sun sets and the mystery of darkness takes its place, I wonder about the places I have never been to. I wonder about this world…Nov 4, 2021Nov 4, 2021
Priya Parrotta“Random,” by Priya ParrottaOnce upon a time, on a frosty day in January, I was on a domestic flight from one city in the United States of America to another. I was…Jun 28, 2019Jun 28, 2019
Priya ParrottainMusic & the Earth InternationalEndolphinsDo you recall that scene in Titanic when, in rhythm with the film’s billowing soundtrack, a dolphin jumps into the air, eliciting whoops of…May 30, 2018May 30, 2018
Priya ParrottainMusic & the Earth InternationalThe leaves play music, tooMusic does not come from us alone. To say that it does is hubristic and false. Music comes not only from our bodies and our instruments…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
Priya ParrottainMusic & the Earth InternationalSoundscapes After HoursMusic, environmentalism, and islands. Enter these three words into a Google search field, and you will encounter a variety of results. Most…Apr 17, 2018Apr 17, 2018
Priya ParrottainListening to IndiaThe Caves of AjantaBetween the second century BCE and 480 CE, Buddhist monks cut and painted twenty-nine caves on the rock faces of Ajanta. Today, the Ajanta…Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018
Priya ParrottainListening to IndiaHome HeritageThe landscape on the drive to Ajanta is absolutely beautiful — bucolic, mild, rolling fields that remind me of the central Italian province…Feb 7, 2018Feb 7, 2018