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.
After Steering Stockton Symphony Through Tough Times CEO Kenworthy Stepping DownJune 23, 2014 | Paul ConleyAfter serving as CEO of the Stockton Symphony for six years, Jane Kenworthy is resigning. She came to Stockton at the height of the Great Recession and managed to keep the artistically acclaimed symphony solvent through turbulent financial times.
An Opera Remembers The Tragedy Of An Asian-American SoldierJune 17, 2014Army Pvt. Danny Chen fatally shot himself in Afghanistan in 2011. The real-life tragedy has inspired a new production by the Washington National Opera with a libretto by playwright David Henry Hwang.
A Song You've Heard A Million Times Dates Back To A Talking Dove From GodJune 13, 2014A medieval chant found it's way into some of the most famous scene of modern cinema and all throughout music history - and this video tells the incredible history of the "song of death."
The Concerto: A 400-Year-Old Recipe That Still CooksJune 13, 2014Composers worldwide paint colorful pictures with soloists and orchestras.
Rafael Fruhbeck De Burgos, Versatile Spanish Conductor, Dies At 80June 11, 2014The widely admired Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos died this morning in Pamplona, Spain at age 80.
A High School Band Where Everyone's Voice Can Be HeardJune 11, 2014One New York special education high school's orchestra has added some new 'instruments' to its sound - the iPad. Find out who's making this happen and which apps are helping to spread the love - and making - of music.
NPR Tiny Desk Concert: Simone DinnersteinJune 10, 2014Watch the celebrated pianist play Bach's Two-part Inventions, which can zing with the speed of a sewing machine, or unfold slowly like a gentle aria.
How Do You Get Latino Kids Into Classical Music? Bring The ParentsJune 9, 2014"If they hold an instrument, they will not take a drug. They will not hold a gun," says Santa Cecilia Orchestra conductor Sonia Marie De Leon De Vega. "It's that powerful."
Kent's Classical Picks: Sumer Is Icumen InJune 9, 2014 | Kent TeetersAs temperatures climb and our thoughts turn to beach day and barbeques, our own Kent Teeters has a classical playlist to compliment the hottest of summer days.
Composers At War: Ralph Vaughan Williams, pt. 1June 9, 2014 | Cale WigginsClassical host, Cale Wiggins, explores the life of composers who fought in World War 1 and kicks off the series with Ralph Vaughan Williams.
