American pianist and composer Chloe Flower is on a mission to get young people into classical music. She’s doing it by ...

The 42-year-old, modern classical composer Joseph C. Phillips Jr. is a self-described “late-bloomer.” Now one of the brightest new lights on the modern classical scene, he studied music at the ...

Everyday, contemporary composers are making their mark on the sonic palette of classical music. Throughout history, there have been incredible examples of music, artforms, and creative cultures forged ...

Whether you have a favorite seat at the symphony or you aren’t quite sure of the difference between a violin and a viola, the sound of contemporary classical music can elicit feelings of discomfort.

The ongoing growth of modern classical music, a cause long championed by Columbus community leaders Jack and Zoe Johnstone, led to the creation of the Johnstone Fund for New Music. Since 2008, the ...

A church’s acoustics can make a concert feel grander or more sacred. And last night for the first event of German Music @ SXSW 2024 — a series put together by the German Music Export and Initiative ...

You use Apple Music to listen to your favorite tunes, and, for the most part, it’s a good experience. However, have you ever tried searching for classical music on the service? It’s kind of a ...

British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage says that his musical compositions do not get “played much” on classical music radio ...

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A critic unpacks the month-long program featuring 430 artists and presenting more than 70 pieces of music for the very first time, most by Illinois composers. Like a blue moon, a festival with a ...

The trope that “classical music is boring” often comes from those outside of the performance field. So, it might come as a surprise that this phrase was the title of a Wintersession workshop held on ...

Classical music was popular—and productively evolving—for centuries. Why do we hate the modern stuff so much? And can that change? New Yorker music critic Alex Ross argues in The Guardian that it can; ...