PORTICO MLA is a new and developing personal creative project; small business; and educational meeting place for lovers of classical music, literature, and art. The essential components are a blog, online lectures and courses, and a concert series.
Portico is rooted in the belief that the cultivation of beauty—through observation, immersion, study, or practice—is a key to being fully alive. Beauty can ignite curiosity and provide infinite opportunities for its exercise; it can help us bear sorrows and heal from them; and it can lead to experiences of joy that transcend pleasure or even happiness.
Concert pianist and Salt Lake City native KARLYN BOND holds three degrees in piano performance, including a DMA from the University of Southern California, and is now Professor Emeritus at Westminster College, where she taught for twenty-five years. Her principal academic interests are music history and interdisciplinary studies in the arts, particularly those uniting music and literature. She established Portico MLA as a learning community for readers and lovers of the arts.