The Cuban quartet makes its Music of the Americas debut with a program featuring music by Leo Brouwer and other Cuban ...
An intensifying confluence of factors is taking classical music from the cultural mainstream. Next Sunday: A classical comeback? By being entrepreneurial and creative, organizations across the country ...
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Erika Wilson, Monet Royal, Tai Davis and RaGeen Washington came together in 2023 to form Blck Bird Strings. Erika Wilson first picked up the violin thanks to her grandfather. He worked long nights as ...
If you explained what the American String Project does — rearrange chamber music pieces for a string orchestra — the first two logical questions would be “Why?” and “For whom?” The best way to answer ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In Sunday’s Arts & Books section, I explore the storied history of ...
It's been around for centuries, musicians still play it and audiences love it, so classical music must be pretty awesome, right? Hell yes! That doesn't mean that the average Joe can dive right into ...