Emily A. Sprague

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. A towering upright piano fit snugly into the living room of my childhood home, the smell of its old wood combined with hot food cooking for a holiday meal, family gathered around the piano like a shrine, a sacred place to sing, laugh and share joy. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Ironomi, 琹の葉 Love Is Yes, Love Is Yes Spiritualized, Lazer Guided Melodies These albums are wonderfully done and never fail to remind me what I love most about music: the magical power contained in sound to make us feel at once our most quiet and profound feelings, regardless of production, genre, or moment in time. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Piano 1” "Piano 1" marks a meaningful personal moment for me. I feel the music captured my emotional state of walking forward instead of circling in place. The song reminds me that music always finds a way to shine through the cracks and illuminate my path.