Being a composer is a solitary gig, even in the best of times. And that feeling of isolation can be exacerbated for people of color working in classical music’s predominantly white spaces. But amid ...

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, ...

When Kedrick Armstrong ponders his future, the podiums he might climb as his career as a conductor continues its meteoric rise, he admits it’s hard to envision a particular place. “The dream has been, ...

Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky and Borodin article by Larry Slater, published on February 6, 2026 at All About Jazz. Find more Radio & Podcasts articles ...

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Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz had a breakout night at the 68th Grammy Awards — winning one statuette in her own name and sharing two more.

You may not know the name Teresa del Riego, but maybe you should. The Spanish/English composer wrote more than 300 ballads. Her music was performed routinely throughout her long lifetime (she lived ...

Jessie Montgomery is having a moment. Several moments at once, actually. In the past several years, the 40-year-old composer and violinist has rapidly become a poster child for the shifting classical ...

Members of Sphinx Virtuosi, shown above in performance, are wrapping up the group’s spring tour. From songbook to performers, the Detroit-based Sphinx Organization — via its touring ensemble Sphinx ...

Every seat in the Missouri History Museum’s Lee Auditorium was filled Friday night for a gathering that honored the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by celebrating Blackness through the lens ...

The record business, despite sensationalized reports, is not dead, not the classical record business anyway. I have, piled in front of me, stacks of CDs -- actual physical CDs, some lavishly packaged, ...