Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

Find out why a live classical concert changes you completely. Your brain, body, and emotions react differently than you ever ...

In recent years, a number of books have lamented the impending death of classical music as orchestras struggle financially and musicians urgently seek new audiences. In “Language of the Spirit,” Jan ...

A length of shiny metal, curled back on itself into an oblong whorl, ending in a flared bell. A mouthpiece. Some round, buttonlike keys on top. We all know what a trumpet is. Duh. But that trumpet, ...

I'd like to respond to Tim Page's statement in his list of recommended classical music recordings ("A Classical Education," Aug. 25) that in regard to "La Boheme," "you can't do better than the ...

The music of Mozart, Brahms and other composers has been around for centuries, but many find it inaccessible. The Foothills String Quartet aims to change that attitude by educating audiences about ...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Thank goodness you don't have to understand classical music to enjoy it. Melodies, after all, particularly professionally arranged and beautifully played ...

It’s that time of year again when I start chewing my nails and stop caring about what I look like when I leave my room. For me, the gap between Thanksgiving break and our winter siesta is undoubtedly ...

Listen Imagine Compose Primary is a three-year project that will see BCMG work with children, teachers and composers in six Birmingham and three Bristol primary schools to better understand how ...

In recent years, a number of books have lamented the impending death of classical music as orchestras struggle financially and musicians urgently seek new audiences. In “Language of the Spirit,” Jan ...