Great Composers Chamber Music Series premieres 11th season with a tale of two 19th century heroines"Ahead of Their Time" entwines the lives of two trailblazing artists - German composer Clara Schumann and Italian actress Adelaide Ristori - in an afternoon of music and monologue at the Harris Center. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Violinist with ties to the area makes his debut at the Mondavi CenterOctober 9, 2024 | Jennifer ReasonRandall Goosby, who has connections to Sacramento and Davis, is at the forefront of a new generation of classical violinists.
Women in Music: Jessica BejaranoApril 3, 2024 | Jennifer ReasonJennifer Reason continues the celebration of Women’s History Month with a Bay Area conductor who is breaking down barriers in the classical world with an orchestra founded on the idea of inclusivity.
Women in Music: Starr ParodiMarch 12, 2024 | Jennifer ReasonCapRadio's Jennifer Reason kicks off Women’s History Month with a multi-faceted California native; one who is changing the game for composing and producing in the film world.
Sacramento’s ‘Music At Noon’ concert series to celebrate thousandth performance in MayFebruary 20, 2024 | Jennifer ReasonThe series was started in 2002 by Brad Slocum, an organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church, and has solidified itself as an institution in the musical culture of Sacramento.
'Maestro' chronicles the brilliant Bernstein — and his disorderly conductNovember 22, 2023Actors Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan give warm, deeply sympathetic performances as wide-ranging musician Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn, in a biopic directed by Cooper.
Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera fills long awaited Principal Conductor roleNovember 17, 2023 | Jennifer ReasonThe 2023-24 season continues with a new leader at the baton, and one that is no stranger to Sacramento.
Trebinje locals bring their appreciation to the Music and More SummerFestAugust 15, 2023 | Jennifer ReasonCapRadio’s Midday Classical Host and Pianist Jennifer Reason is touring the Dalmation Coast as part of the “Music & More SummerFest.” She writes to us from Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina about the city’s rich cultural heritage.
Remembering André Watts, the American pianist who opened doors of possibilityJuly 17, 2023The pianist, who died last week, was an inspiration to a generation of Black and brown pianists who followed in his pioneering footsteps.
Kaija Saariaho, the composer who explored color and light, has died at age 70June 5, 2023Saariaho, who battled a male-dominated educational system in her native Finland, forged a strong and singular voice in contemporary music.
