The fusion of synthesizer sounds and violin harmonies in space opera “Star Wars” inspired Joe Trapanese to score for films like the ones he loved as a kid. Film composer Trapanese studied classical ...

Rev up those speakers – original compositions by UCLA music students just dropped. The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music hosted a livestream of the Spring Undergraduate Composers Concert on Tuesday.

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Weijun Chen, a composer who blends the worlds of classical music with contemporary ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The new Apple Music Classical is an extension of Apple’s existing ...

Keeping Score explores classical music compositions in the context of the composer's biography, the historical era in which it was first presented, and the present moment at which it is played and ...

Nancy Galbraith has been publishing her orchestral musical compositions since 1979. But even four-plus decades is a drop in the bucket, compared to the centuries’ worth of classical music written over ...

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, ...

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 ...

Ghosts and witches go hand in hand with violins and orchestras. For centuries, composers have loved using the power of music to frighten and thrill audiences. Here is a list of CPR Classical’s ...

Ravel’s depiction of an enchanted garden is so simple and wistful, I never want it to end. By David Allen George Frederick Bristow, born 200 years ago this month, struggled to find American champions ...

As the season of Nutcrackers, Messiahs, Scrooges and Santas begins, here are some novel ways to enjoy the holidays, including a poetry weekend and a Coltrane tribute. By Erik Piepenburg It is not only ...