Classical MusicClassical Music Playlist, July 15, 2024Leonard Bernstein premiered his Chichester Psalms on July 15th, 1965. Composed on a commission from the Chichester Cathedral in England, the work is an uplifting prayer for peace with texts of Psalms sung in Hebrew. It's today's Midday Masterpiece.
Classical Grammy Nominees 2015December 5, 2014Grammy nominees were announced today and we have the list of Classical performances and recordings that made the cut.
Play It Again, Sean: Symphony of 1000 Telecasts AnnouncedDecember 3, 2014 | Al GibesOctober's historical gathering of 1,000 musicians performing at Sacramento's Memorial Auditorium is available for viewing three more times in the coming weeks.
Bookspan: It’s Not Just Kids Stuff – Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff And RavelNovember 24, 2014 | Kent TeetersThe December 2014 edition of Looking Back to Bookspan’s “101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers” explores the music of Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Ravel.
Musicians' Brains Really Do Work Differently — In A Good WayNovember 21, 2014Watch a great little TED-Ed video that lays out the scientific evidence.
Uncovering The Heart Of Chopin — LiterallyNovember 18, 2014It sounds like something out of a Dan Brown novel. But a secret group of 13 gathered earlier this year to exhume the preserved heart of one of the world's most beloved composers, Frederic Chopin.
Metropolitan Opera Expands Audience With Live Broadcasts To TheatersNovember 16, 2014 | Donna ApidoneThe Metropolitan Opera has found a brilliant way to expand its worldwide audience. Several times each season, The Met broadcasts its live Saturday matinees to hundreds of movie theaters around the world. That’s right, hundreds of theaters.
Competition And Concerts Fill FeNAM's Final WeekendNovember 14, 2014Student and festival composers and performers compete in events wrapping up the 37th Annual Festival of New American Music. Performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday at Sac State conclude the festival. MORE DETAILS >>
Fidelio Trio Caps FeNAM Wednesday ScheduleNovember 12, 2014Fidelio Trio will play at 8 p.m. in the Music Recital Hall. The concert will be live webcast on the FeNAM site, and will include: Charles Wuorinen Piano Trio, John Harbison Piano Trio No. 2, Elena Ruehr Blackberries, and Evan Ziporyn Typical Music.
FeNAM Continues With Mohammed Fairouz Keynote; Performances And ClassesNovember 10, 2014The 37th Annual Festival of New American Music continues Monday with a Noon keynote by composer Mohammed Fairouz and performance by the Del Sol String Quartet. The 8 p.m. performance features Michael Norsworthy, clarinet, and David Gompper, piano.
Festival Of New American Music Features Diverse Performers And ClassesNovember 7, 2014The 2014 Festival of New American Music opens today with a gala performance featuring the New York based new music ensemble loadbang, pianist Lara Downes, and the Rootstock Percussion Trio. The festival continues through Nov. 14 at Sac State.