Earlier this month, classical music fans were surprised by the announcement that Jeffrey Kahane would be returning to San Antonio to lead a new orchestra, Harmonium of Texas. Kahane had resigned from ...
When people think of great American orchestras, they often think of the coasts. Some of the most important chapters in America’s musical story were written in the heartland. This week on America 250: ...
There’s one movie subgenre name that we’ve never fully understood and that’s space opera. This term is used to describe ...
Classical music has a reputation as old, elite and maybe not for younger audiences. But the radio show "From the Top" is trying to change that.
We have high fidelity vinyl and home audio systems that rival the quality of the sound systems at the local movie theater and we even have high-quality recordings that we can listen to on our ...
How can electronic music best be scored, music that's made not from staves, clefs and notes on the page but by physical ...
A lakefront garden in Toronto compliments the city skyline as a tribute to music. Here, you can find live music, trails and ...
We name seven of the greatest pieces by that melodious Baroque genius, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi ...
For thirty minutes a day, I would sit down at a piano and play — or attempt to play — music by the great composers of the ...
Many of the actors doing the dramatic readings for Chamber Music Plus Southwest productions can draw some connection to classical music. Examples: Shirley Knight ("Remembering Amy," 2007) studied ...
A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and everything in between. By Mitchell Kuga The origins of what we think of as Western classical music date back to the 10th century, with the development ...
With ear-splitting excess, flamboyant virtuosity and a talent for transgression, where classical music has led, metal has followed. Let’s hope the Philharmonia’s Metal Orchestrated concert turns it up ...