classical music

Open any classical music collection and you'll find an extensive list of male composers. In fact, there was numerous more male than female composers in the history of classical music, but it's not like there aren't any composers. It's…

The announcement followed the announcement of the withdrawal of Anna Netrebko, the Russian soprano, from the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Alexander Malofeev, a Russian pianist, has been banned from several concerts in Canada.Mr…

Grass Valley, Calif. – Young composers could hold the key to the future of classical music. Seventeen young composers from the “InConcert Sierra Composers Project with Mark Vance” will…

Mate in 2, Jacob Funk, 1925 (See diagram)In the elite world of chess problem composition, an unsung Manitoban who died half a century ago is still considered one of Canada's finest practitioners.Jacob Funk perfected the technique of the…

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The Florida Chamber Music Project will present a concert featuring all-female composers on March 20 — a first for the group. The concert is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at the Beaches Museum Chapel in Jacksonville…

Cobra Kai composers open up about creating a villain score for Terry Silver's return and attempt to tap into his '80s villain through classical music. Cobra KaiThe composers talked about…

The "Karate Kid" films are heavily influenced by their soundtracks and scores. Through each slice, the score offers a very clear delineation between each character. It feels like you've brought a lot to the show as a…

Classical music enthusiast John Alrey spoke at the Bishopsteignton Probus Club about great Russian composers, starting with Mikhail Glinka, who was born in 1804 and had only limited musical training. The first of his two great operas was…

Debbie Rawson/SuppliedJenny Wollerman is a professional vocalist in the lineage of Western classical music, and voice teacher and lecturer in classical voice at the New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington.Aotearoa…

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When is a classical music composition not really classical? That's the conundrum that's now at the heart of a heated row over which songs are shortlisted for the Grammys, the annual awards that will be handed out in weeks to recognize…

Historically, black composers have too often been excluded from the classical music narrative. But orchestras across the country recognize that has to change. The Canton Symphony Orchestra is among those who have worked to make classical…

SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The Emerging Black Composers Project is a 10-year program from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music that shines a light on early-career black American composers. “Being a composer is a difficult task, whatever the…

The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts presents Bridge to Everywhere, considered one of Southland's most compelling new chamber music ensembles, on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at 7:30 p.m., at the Bram Goldsmith Theatre. The…

EXTENSITY Concert Series has announced WOMEN NOW, a month-long flagship festival dedicated to the work and achievements of living female composers. To coincide with Women's Month, WOMEN NOW will take place March 5-26, 2022.The dynamic…

February 4, 2022, 10:09 Bach Spotify. Image: Spotify If streaming had existed during the lifetime of these classical…

It was something of a miracle when Florence Price shook the classical world by becoming the first black…

Why wait? Although the Olympics opening ceremonies won't take place until tomorrow, NBC is getting a head…

Growing up in Romania with a Romanian mother and a Nigerian father, I was always familiar with Romanian music, but knew very little about African classical music. Encouraged by my musical partner at the time, Julian Lloyd…

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JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania - This concert will transport you around the…

Latin American music is not only festive.Away from the fiesta vibes and heart-pounding beats, there is a body of folk songs recounting the turmoil and heartache the continent has endured over the centuries.Some of these works will be…

By Daniel Gewertz The talent of Club Passim's Nanci Griffith evening represented at least two generations: it was a nice understated tribute to the singer-songwriter, who often performed in the venue in the mid-1980s. The late Nanci…

US-based Guyanese and classical guitarist Hubert George is on a mission to preserve Guyanese folk songs through classical lead guitar arrangements. His guitar playing, which started as a hobby in the 1970s, became complex and the classical…

I I guess most people, even those with considerable knowledge of world music, listening to this CD without any information, would have no idea where it came from. "Drinking Song (Friends)" The first three tracks, a…