Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...

Finding inspiration in both the literal wellsprings around him in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, and in the figurative sense as “an original and bountiful source of something,” Danville-based trumpeter ...

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sara Bareilles, Joshua Henry, Jeanine Tesori, Jason Robert Brown and New York Times writers and editors pick 13 songs to seal the deal. Some of the best music I’ve ever heard was ...

With the possible exception of Victor Herbert, only one U. S. composer was ever so inventive of melody and rhythm that a full evening of his work could attract vast crowds to a concert. Four times ...

Ira Gershwin never saw himself as the main attraction: Brother George Gershwin was so inventive, so quick, that for quite some time Ira simply could not keep up, failing to find enough words, or the ...

This celebrated theatrical event is a celebration of American jazz, and will run for five performances only, from May 23–25, 2025, at The New Vic in downtown Santa Barbara. Tickets are expected to ...

Until George Gershwin, serious American orchestral composers were predominantly influenced by the European schools of music but, by composing original musical works based upon the rhythms, melodies ...

The satire was — comparatively — mild. But the point was clear: Politicians and their handlers will do anything to get elected. The keynote song "Mine," with its two contrapuntal melodies and its two ...

On January 26, the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance and the UM Gershwin Initiative presented a centennial concert of works by George Gershwin and his lyricist brother Ira ...

A handful of classic songs and musical arrangements are entering the Public Domain this year. This means their copyright either expired due to age or has not been renewed by the copyright owner. These ...

So one evening Ira Gershwin and his wife, Lee, have another couple over for drinks, when Mrs. Gershwin suggests they repair to a popular restaurant for dinner. Ira replies that it’s late and that they ...