The French composer, Claude Debussy, is known as the first impressionist composer. He was born in 1862 and is often referred to as one of the most influential composers of the time. Some of his most ...

The idea that classical music has a “cutting edge” might seem like a contradiction in terms, but every year this astonishing festival reminds us there are indeed classical composers who are boldly ...

With the possible exception of tty much writes itself. Mahler's the only artist who some might argue belongs on the B list or lower. The rest are ironclad. Here's my B list, which is much more ...

Members of Sphinx Virtuosi, shown above in performance, are wrapping up the group’s spring tour. From songbook to performers, the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization — via its touring ensemble Sphinx ...

Only a few living composers have created an expressive world which is both instantly recognisable and spacious enough to contain surprises. The enormously distinguished American composer John Adams is ...

The year 2024 was an emotional roller coaster. Wars kept rampaging, a tortured election season further divided an already polarized nation and climate change served up the most scorching summer on ...

Opus 216 was founded by violinist Ariel Clayton Karas in 2012 to expand the boundaries of classical music and its audience, performing music that blended folk, jazz and world music with classical ...

Two Philadelphia musicians are headed to Los Angeles for the 2025 Grammy Awards, where their collaborative album has earned a nomination for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album. "Florence Price has been ...

As readers of this blog know, I often tag my posts with the subject area categorization of Creativity because, after all, music is an art form and a creative endeavor. As a result, I was recently ...

The soundtrack to The Lord Of The Rings trilogy has been voted the nation’s most popular film music for the third year in a row, according to Classic FM’s Movie Music Hall Of Fame. The music chart, ...

Born in 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, and violist. His work included solo music, choral pieces, instrumental concertos, and many keyboard music. Some of ...