Michael Kurek is an classical music composer and professor at Vanderbilt University. Born in 1955, Professor Kurek earned his doctorate in composition from the University of Michigan and is a past ...

Abigail Chai-oon, 15, performs during “A Spooky Symphany,” featuring beautiful and scary music by The Greater Miami Youth Symphony and the Alhambra Orchestra. CW Griffin Miami Herald file photo Here’s ...

The dramatic opening credits sequence of “Game of Thrones” has become one of the most recognizable on television, thanks to the intricate, gear-wound map that comes to life and the sweeping strings of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Thinking outside the canon, and finding the gritty and the beautiful, within it. By Joshua Barone and Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim JOSHUA BARONE Few ...

The pianist said he had an individual education plan at school. “I was uninterested in most school subjects, falling behind. I often felt different from my classmates, and playing the piano gave me ...

I was playing classical music in a café when something beautiful happened. What started as a simple piano performance gradually transformed the atmosphere of the entire room. Conversations became ...

After graduating from the Osaka College of Music in 1988, Yoko Shimomura was torn between career paths. Classically trained since the age of 3 and raised in a family of piano players, Shimomura had ...

Calming classical music to inspire focus and set you up for the day ahead. Presented by broadcaster, author and counselling psychologist Dr Sian Williams. Show more Calming classical music to help you ...

But, counterintuitive though it might seem, I don’t think sound is always a helpful way to understand genre. I’m a composer and conductor in the field that’s broadly known as Western classical music, ...