In musical terms, this means writing for the orchestral instruments as they currently exist, adding new voices and techniques at the peril of being relegated to special “new music festivals” meant to ...

Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford and the American Classical Orchestra, New York City's leading period instrument orchestra, will present Genius, a chamber music concert at Carnegie Hall's ...

Close your eyes for a moment and think about the most memorable movie scenes you've ever watched. Chances are, you're not just seeing the visuals. You're hearing the music. That sweeping orchestral ...

Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra (ACO), New York City's foremost period instrument orchestra, in a program of much-loved Bach cantatas at the ...

When mellow cellos harmonized the “Baby Shark” theme, giggles of surprise and recognition rippled across the concert hall. When the bold trombone section grooved along on Neil Diamond’s “Sweet ...

In the heart of Kinshasa, the frenzied capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, classical music has found an unlikely band of heroes. Past the noisy, gritty markets and the cacophony of the city’s ...

Benji Watson has grand aspirations, pushing himself past his limits to achieve the sound he wants. Benjamin isn’t trying to ruffle feathers, but he’s quick to answer for why he was first drawn to the ...

Few instruments in Indian classical music possess the distinctive timbre of the santoor. For decades, the hundred-stringed ...

When you say you like classical music, nine out of 10 people assume you mean stuff written by dead white guys. If you claim that you love contemporary classical, they'll probably assume you're talking ...