We take a look at the arias, movements, songs and dances whose fame has outshone the larger works in which they first appeared ...

On Friday, November 4, the prestigious Atlanta Symphony Hall was the site of an unlikely, but beautiful collaboration. Rick Ross and the all-Black ensemble Orchestra Noir teamed up for an ...

Crystal Lake’s Raue Center for the Arts will host Classical Blast’s Dark Side of the Yule on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 7 p.m. Known for blending classic rock with holiday music, the group will ...

If you’re tired of hearing the same cheerful holiday songs on repeat since Nov. 1, Classical Blast is here with a classic rock-meets-Christmas experience. Formed in 2012, Classical Blast is known for ...

We'll head into the woods during our music this evening with Schubert's Night Song of the Forest, and Joaquim Raff's Symphony No. 3, In the Forest. Tune in at 8 pm on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music ...

Kurt Weill: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2; “Lady in the Dark” -- “Symphonic Nocturne” Marin Alsop, conductor. Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. (Naxos) THIS has been a banner year for conductor Marin Alsop.

Dressed in sombre black ties, the players preceded the main programme with the national anthem and a minute’s silence, out of which emerged the chalky darkness of Sibelius’ Fourth Symphony. The ...

The Jacksonville Symphony’s mission is to enrich the human spirit through music, and as we celebrate Black History Month, it is important to know that Black history is American history. The ...

After graduating from the Osaka College of Music in 1988, Yoko Shimomura was torn between career paths. Classically trained since the age of 3 and raised in a family of piano players, Shimomura had ...

Adolescents who are yanked off to symphony concerts by culture-maddened parents often conceive a permanent dislike for symphonic music. Symphony boards of directors have long wondered how to make ...