The title composer-in-residence does not just entail writing music. It also means being an educator, mentor, consultant, and curator. In an industry where fewer than 2 percent of classical musicians ...

A few months before the coronavirus pandemic made even the smallest gatherings seem quaint, the composer Caroline Shaw asked her audience at the Kings Place concert hall, in London, to hum in B-flat ...

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Her university’s vast collection of albums, scholarly essays and other ephemera helped establish rap as a course of serious study on a par with classical music. By Alex Williams When Marcyliena H.

Fort Worthians speak naturally of “our” symphony—and that sense of ownership showed Tuesday night in the rapt, coughless, almost breathless engagement by the audience. At first glance, a program made ...

Classical music, under assault from the woke Left, is searching for a savior. Is King Charles III it? While his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, was a fan of the comedian... The year 2020 marks the 250th ...