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During these trying times of COVID-19, we can often experience worry, frustration and fear, but rest assured we are not the first. Throughout history, humans have faced crises like disease, plague, war, strife, turmoil and uncertainty, and composers have risen to the cause to create music that can comment, relieve, distract, aid our understanding and lead us to be more optimistic and hopeful for the future. This series will look back over music history to see and hear how previous generations used great music to face, and eventually conquer crises.

Rick Phillips was affiliated with CBC Radio for 30 years, working in Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary, and Toronto in a career that spanned production to management to on-air. For 14 years, he was the Host and Producer of SOUND ADVICE, the weekly guide to classical music and recordings heard across Canada on CBC Radio One and CBC Radio Two every weekend. As well as broadcasting and webcasting, Rick is a busy freelance writer and reviewer, speaker, panel moderator, consultant, musical tour guide, and concert host. He's often a juror in the classical music categories for the Juno Awards, and is the author of "The Essential Classical Recordings--101 CDs," published by McClelland & Stewart. Rick delivers music history and appreciation courses at a range of institutions and organizations across the city. He holds a B. Mus. from McGill University and an M. Mus. from the University of Toronto.

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