There was a time not long ago in the classical music world when melody was considered passé. Young composers making their way through academia were encouraged to leave hummable tunes behind in favor ...

Jean Barraqué is a 33-year-old French composer who detests daylight, the concertgoing public (“Asses! Imbeciles!”) and his own music. His ambition in life, he explains, is “to live 60 years, more or ...

Composer Gabriela Ortiz has paid some dues — and now she's collecting. Earlier in her career, she walked out on sexist professors, rebuffed condescending musicians and once waited hours to meet with a ...

With a varied and substantial body of work which spans classical music, film scores, and video game soundtracks, Sergey Nesterov, perhaps better known by his stage name Sergey Neiss, has established ...

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It was right here in this house," Kevin Puts says of the phone call that changed his life. We're sitting in the kitchen of his rangy Arts and Crafts home in a leafy corner of Yonkers, New York. It's ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Spotlight Lisa Streich, an artist on the rise who has found success in Europe, is having a rare American showcase this week in New York. By ...

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